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    Not right for charging 100+ premium for NY area shows

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      admin last edited by

      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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        admin last edited by

        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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        • WixRocks
          WixRocks last edited by

          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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          • Thisbe211
            Thisbe211 last edited by

            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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              admin last edited by

              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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                JoeySmith last edited by

                $375 a ticket?? Thats more than The Beatles got paid with their early gigs.

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                  JoeySmith last edited by

                  $375 a ticket ?!? Does that come with dinner with Mr. McCartney?

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                  • oobu24
                    oobu24 last edited by

                    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. : It took me an hour to get my ticket (for Chicago).

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                    • nobodytoldme
                      nobodytoldme last edited by

                      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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                      • Thisbe211
                        Thisbe211 last edited by

                        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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                        • yankeefan7
                          yankeefan7 last edited by

                          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.

                          Maybe I'm amazed !!

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                          • yankeefan7
                            yankeefan7 last edited by

                            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.

                            Maybe I'm amazed !!

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                              AcresOfFun last edited by

                              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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                              • Thisbe211
                                Thisbe211 last edited by

                                And what's up with the $55.55 fee added onto the ticket price? For what??

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                                • oobu24
                                  oobu24 last edited by

                                  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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                                  • kitty55d
                                    kitty55d last edited by

                                    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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                                    • Nancy R
                                      Nancy R last edited by

                                      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!

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