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The line in the article that makes me laugh is ...........

"The Rolling Stones were a relative bargain, charging $137 (£69) for entry to their stadium gigs"

Relative bargain ? Eh ? Me thinks there's a bit of "creative accounting" goin' on here !

ok,

honestly said my two front row seats for 60 pounds have been a bargain, but the rest.....


see you next year

robert from austria

i think they left out a few words: "charging an average of $137 (£69) for entry to their stadium gigs"
that sounds plausible to me, taking the whole tour into account.

They're a bargain no matter what the ticket price is! The many golden moments justify the price. A concert ticket is worth whatever the audience is willing to pay. Market economy is here to stay!

I can't wait to start emptying my wallet again :-)

Tralala Wrote:
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> They're a bargain no matter what the ticket price
> is! The many golden moments justify the price. A
> concert ticket is worth whatever the audience is
> willing to pay. Market economy is here to stay!

The many golden moments may justify the price for some or many, but calling it a bargain is perhaps stretching it a bit too far!

>> calling it a bargain is perhaps stretching it <<

well but look at the context in the article Paul gave a link to:
"Among the most costly concerts were Madonna's Confessions tour, where the average ticket price was $184 (£93),
and Streisand's comeback tour, where fans paid an average of $298 (£152)."

but even without the context ... ~*YEAH!*~
for the glory, baby - for the glory :E

paulywaul Wrote:
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> [news.bbc.co.uk]
> tm
>
> The line in the article that makes me laugh is
> ...........
>
> "The Rolling Stones were a relative bargain,
> charging $137 (£69) for entry to their stadium
> gigs"
>
> Relative bargain ? Eh ? Me thinks there's a bit of
> "creative accounting" goin' on here !


the average ticket price for the first part of the Stones American tour, which ended in March '06 was $167. (50% higher than what Cohl stated in the press conference announcing the tour..I wouldnt fancy having him as my accountant...)

How you work out the average for the autumn leg is a bit trickier because the face value on the tickets would have been considerably higher than what they went for as there were quite a few firesales and giveaways...


There was quite a bit of variety in prices outside North America, although average for the UK was about £95, which was considerably higher than the rest of Europe. The most expensive average tickets when meaasured against average national income were actually in Mexico, believe it or not.

Tralala Wrote:
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> They're a bargain no matter what the ticket price
> is!

Sychophantic Nonsense



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-12-29 14:23 by Gazza.

Tralala Wrote:
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> They're a bargain no matter what the ticket price
> is! The many golden moments justify the price.

Right on. I would sell my soul to see them live.





Gazza Wrote:
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> I wouldnt
> fancy having him as my accountant.

Not if he makes 50% more money for you than he states? I bet you would.

JumpingKentFlash

JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
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> Tralala Wrote:
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> -----
> > They're a bargain no matter what the ticket
> price
> > is! The many golden moments justify the price.
>
> Right on. I would sell my soul to see them live.

why would you feel the need when you see them quite easily? Slight exaggeration



> Gazza Wrote:
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> -----
> > I wouldnt
> > fancy having him as my accountant.
>
> Not if he makes 50% more money for you than he
> states? I bet you would.

I doubt that he did in this case. They got their guarantee, one way or the other.

Gazza Wrote:
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> JumpingKentFlash Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Tralala Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > They're a bargain no matter what the ticket
> > price
> > > is! The many golden moments justify the
> price.
> >
> > Right on. I would sell my soul to see them
> live.
>
> why would you feel the need when you see them
> quite easily? Slight exaggeration

I don't feel the need. It's just that if I had to, I would. When push comes to shove, how would one feel?





> > Gazza Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > I wouldnt
> > > fancy having him as my accountant.
> >
> > Not if he makes 50% more money for you than he
> > states? I bet you would.
>
> I doubt that he did in this case. They got their
> guarantee, one way or the other.


Yeah of course. All in good fun man.

JumpingKentFlash

Tralala Wrote:
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> They're a bargain no matter what the ticket price
> is! The many golden moments justify the price. A
> concert ticket is worth whatever the audience is
> willing to pay. Market economy is here to stay!

The many golden moments may justify the price for some or many, but calling it a bargain is perhaps stretching it a bit too far!

>> calling it a bargain is perhaps stretching it <<

well but look at the context in the article Paul gave a link to:
"Among the most costly concerts were Madonna's Confessions tour, where the average ticket price was $184 (£93),
and Streisand's comeback tour, where fans paid an average of $298 (£152)."

but even without the context ... ~*YEAH!*~
for the glory, baby - for the glory :E

we like going in circles :E



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-12-29 15:45 by with sssoul.

Upon spying the article and reading "The Rolling Stones were a relative bargain, charging $137 (£69) for entry to their stadium gigs" - out of sheer interest I merely tried to reconcile that statement with my own personal expenditure on fall 05 and 06 USA tickets, which was as follows:

MSG $450
Giants Stadium $180
Albany $350

Atlantic City $450

I wish I'd gotten away with an "average" of $137, mine for those 4 shows weighs in at $357.50. But I do fully accept that the figure quoted in the article is worked out as an average of total sales, which obviously includes all those zillions of cheaper priced tickets. Still, it's a little misleading, seeing as I'm sure I'm not alone in having opted for the more expensive seats at all the shows I attended - hence "averaging out" at far more than $137.

Statistics ? What would we do without them eh ?

Gazza Wrote:
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> paulywaul Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> [news.bbc.co.uk]
>
> > tm
> >
> > The line in the article that makes me laugh is
> > ...........
> >
> > "The Rolling Stones were a relative bargain,
> > charging $137 (£69) for entry to their stadium
> > gigs"
> >
> > Relative bargain ? Eh ? Me thinks there's a bit
> of
> > "creative accounting" goin' on here !
>
>
> the average ticket price for the first part of the
> Stones American tour, which ended in March '06 was
> $167. (50% higher than what Cohl stated in the
> press conference announcing the tour..I wouldnt
> fancy having him as my accountant...)
>
> How you work out the average for the autumn leg is
> a bit trickier because the face value on the
> tickets would have been considerably higher than
> what they went for as there were quite a few
> firesales and giveaways...
>
>
> There was quite a bit of variety in prices outside
> North America, although average for the UK was
> about £95, which was considerably higher than the
> rest of Europe. The most expensive average tickets
> when meaasured against average national income
> were actually in Mexico, believe it or not.


Yeah your Right Gazza, I just looked at my Mexico ticket stub they were 308 dollars or 3020 pesos. That gig was expensive for Mexico,but there was'nt an empty seat in the house.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2006-12-29 22:45 by stonesfrk.