Bands and that.

[gemsybobsy]

It really bugs me when bands 1. announce a tour and release tickets within 2 seconds of the announcement, meaning that we can't save up any money to buy one and 2. charge nearly £70. You're great, Muse, but you're not that great. I know nearer the time I'll be annoyed that I don't have a ticket, but right now I'm not arsed. I feel like I'm over paying to see bands. I've seen so many great shows over the years, and while I still love a good gig and all the adventures I've had with like-minded people... I think I'm done with being a fan. It's my turn to have fans. Haha. (And I do, too!) I am lucky in that I get to see lots of great bands while playing with DD, so it's probably easy for me to say as I'm still getting a 'fix' of sorts. But there's no way I could afford to pay that much for any show.

Unless it's Faith No More. Still not over missing that one.

We played in Brighton last week and had the chance to see 6 awesome bands, but we had to leave early because of work the next day; boo. I've been housesitting this week; I've been so busy! I've got a kitten on my lap right now. Awww.

Comments

[smurf-pop.livejournal.com]

The whole system takes the piss - you provide your card details for a lottery for tickets, and THEN there's a presale, and THEN there's a general sale? Whut? And the disparity in ticket prices (Madrid is £25 cheaper than London, for example). Ridic, the lot of it.

[thebarkside.livejournal.com]

Haha, I always joked that ticket sales were more like a lottery these days. Never thought they'd actually do it! Argh what balls.

[mmipanda.livejournal.com]

I'm over it too. I HAD to buy tickets for radiohead though, having never seen them. Scored 3 GA tickets and they're worth $700 on ebay each. So I wish I didn't care about them, i'd sell for $$$$

[escapedelusion.livejournal.com]

It's a fucking joke. Muse are playing the MEN in Manchester. For the Absolution tour it was £17 at the MEN and now it's almost £70. It's the same bloody venue.
All bands and their ticket prices are taking the piss now.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_pyromancer_/]

I won't pay those kind of prices for any band. I'll pay that for German festivals, where you get a couple of dozen top bands, clean, quality facilities, and a nice trip to Europe thrown in, but 70 or 80 quid for a band is ridiculous. I'd like to see Rammstein live, I'm told they are an awesome experience, but I have better things to do with the 80 quid it would cost.