Prices are HIGHER on this tour...
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LonelyRoad:
There's no reason for Paul to charge less as the place is always full when he gets there.
You're not wrong i suppose the only way to send a message to MPL is to not go and hopefully leave swathes of seats empty,but it seems there are plenty of new people who go to Paul's concerts and the eternal question of why so many Beatle songs may well be answered.
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The problem for me is that you not exactly seeing Paul at his peak for such high ticket prices. Living in the UK we generally pay a little less for top price tickets than the US, i think Paul's last shows here were £100 top whack, so i guess playing in the US is more lucrative. :
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BOYCIE:
The problem for me is that you not exactly seeing Paul at his peak for such high ticket prices. Living in the UK we generally pay a little less for top price tickets than the US, i think Paul's last shows here were £100 top whack, so i guess playing in the US is more lucrative. :
I see your point. I saw McCartney in 1976 for $9, in 1989 for $25, and in 1993 for $35. I am good with that!
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Rod Stewart makes a VERY interesting comment at 0:28:52:
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audi:
Rod Stewart makes a VERY interesting comment at 0:28:52:
So Rod claims he's keeping prices down.... but he really doesn't. Rod's still a $150 ticket before fees for his regular arena shows. (And Rod's still $250 a ticket for his "more intimate" Las Vegas shows). Paul is a $250 ticket before fees. I'd sooner give Paul McCartney $500+fees for a pair of tickets, before I spent $300+fees on a pair of Rod Stewart tickets. Neither performer is 'cheap', but I'd say Paul gives more of a 'show' for your money. Longer set, and music from the greatest catalog in history.... On the other hand, Rod is.... well, Rod. A great performer in his own right, but he's not Paul McCartney.
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Said the Paul McCartney fan on the Paul McCartney fan forum!
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I don't see why the board members can't get a break on seats.. After all , we are loyal fans who(in some cases) are the real fan base. TRUE?
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KingMacca:
LonelyRoad:
There's no reason for Paul to charge less as the place is always full when he gets there.
Agreed. He is the biggest name in music and can (and will) charge exuberant prices for his fans.
I think you mean exorbitant prices. He's going to charge what the market will bear. Unfortunately in places like NYC that means, for example, $65 more for a Gold Seat ticket than in any other market. And he's getting it. It matters little to him or the promoter if the tickets are bought by the brokers, scalpers or fans. He gets his payout at the end of the day. If the brokers or scalpers can't sell what they bought, that's their problem, their loss, but believe me they make it on the mark up of the best tickets. I'm not on the side of the brokers and scalpers or any of the after market sellers, but I have been seeing this happen since the early 1970s and little has changed. All you can do it try for a ticket and hope for the best. Unless they do what they did for Fun Club members in the 1990s (not likely; they are trying with CrowdSurge but that is much to be desired) there is not much hope for fans except for fans to try their best or blow a pile of cash on a ticket.
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gnome:
KingMacca:
LonelyRoad:
There's no reason for Paul to charge less as the place is always full when he gets there.
Agreed. He is the biggest name in music and can (and will) charge exuberant prices for his fans.
I think you mean exorbitant prices. He's going to charge what the market will bear. Unfortunately in places like NYC that means, for example, $65 more for a Gold Seat ticket than in any other market. And he's getting it. It matters little to him or the promoter if the tickets are bought by the brokers, scalpers or fans. He gets his payout at the end of the day. If the brokers or scalpers can't sell what they bought, that's their problem, their loss, but believe me they make it on the mark up of the best tickets. I'm not on the side of the brokers and scalpers or any of the after market sellers, but I have been seeing this happen since the early 1970s and little has changed. All you can do it try for a ticket and hope for the best. Unless they do what they did for Fun Club members in the 1990s (not likely; they are trying with CrowdSurge but that is much to be desired) there is not much hope for fans except for fans to try their best or blow a pile of cash on a ticket.
Yup.
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nag nag nag. SO what? I WANT Paul to be rich! I want his BAND and all his EMPLOYEES to be rich!! You people seem to think he walks out with every cent or that time should freeze just for you. wake up! Keep eating those sour grapes! I will keep voting with my dollar for Paul
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liverpoolbride:
I don't see why the board members can't get a break on seats.. After all , we are loyal fans who(in some cases) are the real fan base. TRUE?
Now let's not all start with the real fan stuff again. I know alot of huge McCartney fans that don't come to or post in this board.