Thought the responses to my original post were really good. Everyone made some great points. I also realize that there are different prices in different cities. NYC is the most expensive. However, there is a huge difference this time around in ticket sales. In NYC in past all McCartney tickets have sold out in hours. This time around he has two concert dates in NYC and days later you can get plenty of tickets for both nights. They just are too expensive. I saw 5 of his shows and I really admire him. But in todays world it is just too much. I have three daughters that I sent to college and all three have loans. Before I spend money on a concert I would have to help pay back their loans. By the way to the one poster, I was correct in that in Brooklyn the tickets three tiers up sell for $350. That is disgusting. Like I said, Lennon would sing, "how do you sleep at night". To the poster that said Lennon had a huge apartment and spent money on Yoko furs, that's alright. He still wouldn't do this to fans. I was always a McCartney fan and thought the person who sang about 'silly love songs' was a romantic at heart. I was wrong. He wrote songs pretty melodies that would sell. Lennon had the heart. Never thought I would think that.
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RE: Prices are HIGHER on this tour...
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I started this post and just to clarify. An artist like McCartney has absolute last say on ticket prices and any issue. As for the poster that says Billy Joel keeps ticket prices down for fans, I really respect that. To clarify, horrible seats, that don't even give you a full view of the stage sell for $175. Seats three tiers up sell for $375. Floor seats you need a mortgage. The Beatle of the people is not the Beatle of the elite. John would be singing "how do you sleep at night". I always liked McCartney's songs better but loved Lennon's values better. By the way, as he gets older he should charge less. Every year his voice loses more. At the Olympics he was horrible. Each appearance is worse. What you are paying to see is an ICON of the past. Like paying $1,000 to see the Mona Lisa up close. Paul, what the heck are you doing?
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RE: Prices are HIGHER on this tour...
I have been to 5 McCartney concerts since 1989. They were all great shows. Would have loved to see him in Brooklyn but he has completely priced me out. These concerts are now for those with bucks to burn and the elite. The price the tickets and the special packages are absurd. I paid top dollar for tickets when he played at Citifield last time and the seats were so bad I couldn't even see him when he played at the piano. But the prices now make those seats look good. You know the price is too high when the concerts don't eve sell out. McCartney is the greatest musician that ever lived in my book. But, it is clearly all about the money for him. Too bad, would have loved to seen my six concert by him.