Re: San Sebastian Spain
Date: May 9, 2007 01:09
DREAMTIME Wrote:
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> How did everyone do on these tickets?
>
> I don't understand this stadium and pricing plan.
> Why are the $120Euro seats behind the $95Euro?
> (covered for rain/sun?) I understand the pricing
> for 'box' seats. And why is sec 8 on Keith's side
> still available when many other sections in the
> same pricing are listed as sold out or unavailable
> that are not as good?
You need to understand that the entire pricing structure for music events that take place in sports/soccer stadiums in Spain/Portugal is based on SPORTING EVENTS, not MUSIC EVENTS. It would appear that a greater value is put on seating high up in the stadium that actually affords the occupants a good all round (albeit distant) view of everything down below. That is in contrast to what we in US/UK/rest of Europe think ... which is that "the closer" you are to the action, the better off you are and the more costly your seat is likely to be. The bottom line is that they make no allowances for the fact that a music event in a stadium is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT to a sporting event in a stadium. For a typical soccer game, a seat high up in the stands that offers you a commanding view of the entire pitch is what's worth the most. They simply apply that rule to music events, instead of recognising that it SHOULD by and large be the other way round ... namely that the CLOSER you are to the action, the better it is.
Get it ?