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| From | "Franke, Dan" <dfranke@proficientdata.com> |
| Subject | Re: $350.00 later... |
| Date | Tue, 3 May 2005 09:17:43 -0500 |
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My first reaction was "what a rip-off". Part of that reaction comes from
the fact that he's coming to Milwaukee and I can't bring myself to shell out
that kind of money. Part of it is that IF I was going to shell out that
kind of money, I'd want to be there with a group of friends to make it more
enjoyable...so I have to find 2-3 or more people willing to shell out. Part
of it is that he's a nostalgia act...I saw him on "Flowers In The Dirt" and
it was all nostalgia then - The Wings stuff rocked...The Beatles songs
sounded like a cover band (maybe because I've heard cover bands do them so
much or maybe b/c it was a cover band backing up the original lead
singer)...the solo stuff is good when it's good.
If "supply & demand" is the issue (which I suspect it is) or even if it's
the implied "costs of touring" (which I think some people here are putting
too hefty a price tag on), why not play a week's worth of shows in any given
city? The shows WILL sell out & the crew and other members of the tour will
be able to work a little less with the
set-up/tear-down/drive/set-up/tear-down/drive/set-up/tear-down/drive, the
sound would be dialed into perfection by the 2nd or 3rd night and presumably
they could charge less for the tickets.
That said, I think most of the animosity here about ticket prices is from
people who would like to go, but can't justify the cost (or can't get
tickets because of brokers & pre-sale scooping them all up).
My de-valued American two-cents.
Dan
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