Paris is like 4 shows in Bergen....

Paris would be difficult unless they cut by a third ticket prices. Someone suggested Lyon. Could be great. They have not play there for 20 years. I bet that Italy will get another one.

StonesLicks2002 Wrote:
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> Paris is like 4 shows in Bergen....

That is why Bergen was sold out so quickly

I agree.

Bergen is a city of 250.000 people. 1/4 million. No large cities anywhere near.
Paris is a city with 10 million people including suburbs nearby.
To cut a long story short. Paris area is 40 times bigger than Bergen.
I don't think people realize what selling out 20,000 tickets
in a city like Bergen really means. Take a look at the map.
I have to drive 8 hours to get there.
In 8 hours you can get anywhere in France.
If Paris would have the same sales as Bergen they would have to
sell out Stade de France 10 times.
It is important to have the proportions right when you compare things...




Bjornulf

You have a point there BV. But that means indeed that sales in Paris suck. It's THE event of the year for Norvegians probably. IMO it's easyer to sell 25.000 tickets in a city of 250.000 people than 500.000 tickets in a 5.000.000 people city.

I must agree with some points Matthijs mentioned.
The prices are way to high for what are you are going to see and hear. And please don't come with arguments like:'if you want to drive a Mercedes Benz, you got to pay for it.

For mediocore fans who like to see the Stones because they grew up with their music I can understand the price is to high. Only the hardcore fans are crazy enough to pay sky high prices. And not only in The Netherlands.
Who wants to pay that much to see them play satisfaction or Honky Tonk Woman? Yes, we are!

If The Stones wants to get a real Stones fever in Holland they have to do something special. Like a secret show where you just can win tickets on the radio. Make it special and people will not complain about the prices and you will see, all tickets are gone in a second

Bartman wrote :
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"If The Stones wants to get a real Stones fever in Holland they have to do something special".

BV wrote :
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".....If Dutch people are waiting for Ahoy to happen they will have to wait for a long time...... So adding a lot of shows in The Netherlands is probably not top priority for the Stones unless there is a demand."


So as apparently, nothing special is on the verge of happening and the demand do not seem to be there ( the worst sales the Stones face in Am.A), dutch people will get what they want : only 2 shows in their home countries.