Not right for charging 100+ premium for NY area shows
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The shows in NY are over 100 dollars per good seat more then last year's show..and its 100 more then or at the other shows accross the country. 375 is just pure greedy, especially when it only.250 in Florida or detroit. Plus its impossible to get seats on ticketmaster so go the real fans have to pay even more...not feeling the love here
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Drinktomemacca:
The shows in NY are over 100 dollars per good seat more then last year's show..and its 100 more then or at the other shows accross the country. 375 is just pure greedy, especially when it only.250 in Florida or detroit. Plus its impossible to get seats on ticketmaster so go the real fans have to pay even more...not feeling the love here
These whole "hot seat" packages are outrageous. Just fleecing the fans, don't buy them.
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It is ALL overpriced. Every single show in every single country. Is it worth it? Well, that's all in the eye of the beholder. But there is no denying the fact that Paul, by no means, has to allow these outlandish prices. He has had no problem doing it for many, many years now. It is disgusting.
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The whole thing is out-of-control. Ticket prices are ridiculous, and the added fees even more so. Do away with all the special effects and bring the prices down!
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In some ways, the higher priced face value gives the true fan a better chance to obtain tix, as the re-sellers are less likely to be able to turn a profit when they incur a significant upfront cost. That being said, the top-tier acts continue to sell tickets at higher and higher prices. Until the buying public refuses to pay these prices, I expect they will continue to test the limits.
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$375 a ticket?? Thats more than The Beatles got paid with their early gigs.
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$375 a ticket ?!? Does that come with dinner with Mr. McCartney?
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Thisbe211:
The whole thing is out-of-control. Ticket prices are ridiculous, and the added fees even more so. Do away with all the special effects and bring the prices down!
You are right that the WHOLE thing is out of control. They don't even care to make the "fan club" sale easy for us.
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The problem is, the people who don't mind being used and are gladly paying 2000 bucks for a "paid privilege" time after time are feeding this. Sky is the limit.
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Shows are so expensive to put on now, and we are paying for it. That's why I say, just give me Paul on a stage performing; keep all the bells and whistles, I don't need them. It's Paul I want to see!
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WixRocks!:
It is ALL overpriced. Every single show in every single country. Is it worth it? Well, that's all in the eye of the beholder. But there is no denying the fact that Paul, by no means, has to allow these outlandish prices. He has had no problem doing it for many, many years now. It is disgusting.
Yes it is and that is another reason I would not see him again.
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tonymasiello:
In some ways, the higher priced face value gives the true fan a better chance to obtain tix, as the re-sellers are less likely to be able to turn a profit when they incur a significant upfront cost. That being said, the top-tier acts continue to sell tickets at higher and higher prices. Until the buying public refuses to pay these prices, I expect they will continue to test the limits.
Unfortunately, there are people who will always pay such crazy prices because they are at the "in" concert. I sat in the 2nd row of a Broadway show this weekend with my wife and it cost us $220 combined.
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tonymasiello:
In some ways, the higher priced face value gives the true fan a better chance to obtain tix, as the re-sellers are less likely to be able to turn a profit when they incur a significant upfront cost. That being said, the top-tier acts continue to sell tickets at higher and higher prices. Until the buying public refuses to pay these prices, I expect they will continue to test the limits.
Ticket prices have indeed gone way up everywhere, and the NYC market is always at a premium, but I haven't seen anything like Paul's prices. I guess it depends what exactly counts as top-tier, as I mostly look into tickets for older artists, but...[list] 1. Last week I bought a 2nd row ticket for Clapton at MSG in September for $500. It was more than I was planning to spend for him, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see him that close for maybe twice what I would pay for a mediocre seat. That seat would have cost $1250 at Paul's upcoming MSG show and, unlike today's routine, there was no Hunger Games-like quest to obtain it -- the tickets have been on sale for a little while already, but it was just there, no strings attached, and all the other available seats were visible too so I could easily compare my options. 2. Last year I was able to buy 2 adjacent front row tickets to Ringo in the NYC metro area for ~$300 each -- and that was through the secondary market about a week before the show! Note that all front row seats were publicly available too. The show was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Ringo is of course not Paul, and his shows are quite different from his, but you could also argue they're a better value in some ways because you've got several great artists in their own right performing their top songs. This was a much more intimate venue than Paul's shows, and when you factor in the constant interactions we were able to have with everyone on stage, I would probably value it more highly than any Paul concert experience I've had. It was especially great because, given the price and convenience of the venue, I was able to go with my Mom, a first-generation fan. I pull my hair out every time Paul shows go on sale debating whether I should try for a seat for her so I can share that up-close Paul experience with her, but it was moot this time because it was hard enough just getting single seats. 3. This past week I was examining ticket availability in the NYC area this year for multiple top classic rock artists, some of whom shared the Desert Trip bill with Paul. I was struck by the dramatic difference between them and Paul with regard to the venues, types of tickets available, and prices. 4. The theater-style venue where I saw Ringo last year also hosts people like Dylan, as well as countless slightly less big names. For half of what you might pay for a mediocre floor seat at a Paul show, you can get a front & center ticket for and *meet backstage* people like The Rascals and Graham Nash.[/list:u] I understand Paul is special, but the premium we pay for his shows has become somewhat incomprehensible to me. I appreciated the VIP packages in previous years when they provided the fairly straightforward option of getting a sound package as the best way to guarantee a great seat, but I don't feel like that's the case now, when soundcheck packages sold out at a couple of venues in what seemed like seconds. Even when packages are available, the seats in the less expensive VIP packages seem to be farther back, so for any guarantee of a great seat to the main show, you have to shell out the full price for a soundcheck whether you want to or not. I feel like the current system is untied to any usual notions of supply and demand. If the system were truly about pricing seats appropriately and letting people decide where their optimum cost/benefit price point lies, they would just say "Here are the precise seats/bundles that are available, and here's how much we're asking for them." Instead you've got 5 VIP packages and 3 presales going on at once and poor transparency about how things are priced within them. We don't even find out the prices ahead of time so we can properly weigh our options. I've been unfailingly optimistic in light of all the complaints among the Paul fandom in recent years. I'm so grateful he's still out there doing what he's doing -- I've been fortunate to see him many times already and am set to add on multiple additional experiences this fall, all of which I'm sure I'll enjoy, and I'm aware how many don't get that chance at all. However, I've watched over the years as Paul's fan club ticket advantages have declined, and now the VIP advantages, while the cost and complexity of the ticket buying seem to be growing exponentially, and I'm finding it harder not to become cynical about the Paul machine.
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And what's up with the $55.55 fee added onto the ticket price? For what??
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AcresOfFun:
1. Last week I bought a 2nd row ticket for Clapton at MSG in September for $500. It was more than I was planning to spend for him, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see him that close for maybe twice what I would pay for a mediocre seat. That seat would have cost $1250 at Paul's upcoming MSG show and, unlike today's routine, there was no Hunger Games-like quest to obtain it -- the tickets have been on sale for a little while already, but it was just there, no strings attached, and all the other available seats were visible too so I could easily compare my options. ....
Sorry I cut a lot of your post but I needed to highlight this...your description of buying Paul tix... Hunger Games-like quest
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I agree that they are ALL overpriced. But I was lucky enough to see him in Sacramento last year. Gold seat was $110 less and soundcheck $65 less. Considering it's almost a year later and NYC being a much pricier market than Sac, not that surprising really.
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oobu24:
AcresOfFun:
1. Last week I bought a 2nd row ticket for Clapton at MSG in September for $500. It was more than I was planning to spend for him, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see him that close for maybe twice what I would pay for a mediocre seat. That seat would have cost $1250 at Paul's upcoming MSG show and, unlike today's routine, there was no Hunger Games-like quest to obtain it -- the tickets have been on sale for a little while already, but it was just there, no strings attached, and all the other available seats were visible too so I could easily compare my options. ....
Sorry I cut a lot of your post but I needed to highlight this...your description of buying Paul tix... Hunger Games-like quest
My favorite line too!
