[mchuckp]

Just picked up two seats in the Tacoma Dome for Dec 11. $201 per seat plus the ticketmaster charges.

After me bitchin' yesterday about prices and debating not even going, my wife surprised me by saying she thought the Tier 2 pricing was okay and she'd love to go.  So, on that note I bought 2 tix today ($289/pr) for Tacoma as well after being selected for round 2.

I'm sure it will be a REALLY cool show.  Just hard to stomach that kind of expenditure.  That could buy me another bass trap.

BTW, when I saw PF on the Division Bell tour, Tix were $35.

[boead]

After me bitchin' yesterday about prices and debating not even going, my wife surprised me by saying she thought the Tier 2 pricing was okay and she'd love to go.  So, on that note I bought 2 tix today ($289/pr) for Tacoma as well after being selected for round 2.

I paid that to see Martin Sexton at the Stephen Talkhouse in East Hampton.

 

[vinyl_lady]

Gotta distract people from the music somehow! Zing!!

To each their own. IMO, the best rock n roll band on the planet since 1980. I love their music and the depth of their lyrics. The Joshua Tree is a desert island record for me and I'm seeing them twice in June and I paid more than what I paid for the Roger Waters' tickets

[zybar]

Are there many other acts that can get people to fork over this much?  If it was just four dudes playing in a stadium I'd never consider it, but I'm expecting some high zoot production values for this one.  I've never really been to a really massive "showy" concert anyway.

A lot of the Rock megabands or acts (Eagles, Springsteen, U2, etc...) can and do charge these high prices.

Heck, I am probably going to pay $350 to guarantee getting in the first 15 rows to see Rush on their new tour.  While I have seen Rush perform a lot since the early 80's - this tour should be pretty cool as they are playing all of "Moving Pictures" for the first time ever.

George 

[pjchappy]

Qualified for the pre-sale and got a pair for the KC show.  $438 is damn pricey, but there's no way I'm going to miss this one!  I'll be somewhere in Section 1 or 4, Rows 1-21.

Can't wait!


Paul

[electricbear]

I qualified for tickets in St louis, somewhere in rows 105, 111 and 114  A thru P.
After fees ect they came out at $230 for the pair.

[Thump553]

I qualified for tickets in St louis, somewhere in rows 105, 111 and 114  A thru P.
After fees ect they came out at $230 for the pair.

Maybe I'm putting my grumpy old codger hat on, but that's more then the CAR cost that I drove to see a Pink Floyd show on their tour introducing Dark Side of The Moon.  I don't remember the ticket price, but I'm sure it was around $6 or so.

I avoid all these nostalgia megapriced shows.  I'll spend the money instead on a couple of three day festivals and/or two dozen folk concerts.  At this level its mostly a business and precious little art.

[acresm22]

Yep, definitely the grumpy old codger hat...

[woodsyi]

Since I only got 2 tickets, it's going to be me and my daughter out at Verizon Center.  We will have a nice dinner in Chinatown before the concert.  Some of you might remember that Rachel is a big fan of Roger Waters. 

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=34213.0

My wife says it's my turn to take her and who am I to disagree! 

[Kinger]

Just got my tickets for the Columbus show.  $75 each in the middle of the bowl height wise, but right across from the stage.  Looking forward to it.

[PMAT]

Paid $550 for the best seats and I don't care one bit even though I am in tough financial times. Mother's day dinner tab was $350  I had poor seats at the Dark Side concert and LOVED it.

[rajacat]

Maybe I'm putting my grumpy old codger hat on, but that's more then the CAR cost that I drove to see a Pink Floyd show on their tour introducing Dark Side of The Moon.  I don't remember the ticket price, but I'm sure it was around $6 or so.

I avoid all these nostalgia megapriced shows.  I'll spend the money instead on a couple of three day festivals and/or two dozen folk concerts.  At this level its mostly a business and precious little art.

I too would rather patronize our local concerts then pay $$$$$ to be shoved around in a stadium and confined to set seats. Make sure you wear ear protection. A lot of these mega groups are over rated anyway and rely on huge productions and fluff. A while ago we got some free tickets to a Jimmy Buffet concert and the band was just little dots in the distance backed up by giant tv screens. What a waste! Well....I did get the tickets for free. I suppose if I paid $500 I might get within 100 yards. Not exactly like a large nightclub which would be more suitable venue for this type of concert.


-Roy

[wushuliu]

and just to pile on, I love Roger but the guy's voice is shot so I assume he'll be lip synching which for me add insult to injury. All things come to an end. I'd rather spend the tix on floyd vinyl.

[BobM]

That's the one thing I'm truly worried about. He hasn't actually "sung" anything with a tune in years. He will be speaking all the words to the song, I'm sure. But there's also sure to be sexy female back-up singers to carry the tune.

[acresm22]

I too would rather patronize our local concerts then pay $$$$$ to be shoved around in a stadium and confined to set seats. Make sure you wear ear protection. A lot of these mega groups are over rated anyway and rely on huge productions and fluff. A while ago we got some free tickets to a Jimmy Buffet concert and the band was just little dots in the distance backed up by giant tv screens. What a waste! Well....I did get the tickets for free. I suppose if I paid $500 I might get within 100 yards. Not exactly like a large nightclub which would be more suitable venue for this type of concert.


-Roy

I would love to patronize a local concert, but none of the local bar bands are doing The Wall from start to finish, so I guess I'll just have to settle for Roger and put up with the over-rated fluff.

[droht]

I too would rather patronize our local concerts then pay $$$$$ to be shoved around in a stadium and confined to set seats. Make sure you wear ear protection. A lot of these mega groups are over rated anyway and rely on huge productions and fluff. A while ago we got some free tickets to a Jimmy Buffet concert and the band was just little dots in the distance backed up by giant tv screens. What a waste! Well....I did get the tickets for free. I suppose if I paid $500 I might get within 100 yards. Not exactly like a large nightclub which would be more suitable venue for this type of concert.


-Roy

If you are going to whine about free tickets then you definitely should not drop a few hundred on a Waters show.  Check out the jazz ensemble at the high school.  You can sit real close and it's free.  No video screens, reefer smoke, or fluffery.

And no, I have nothing against the jazz ensemble, it just isn't The Wall. 

[rajacat]

Well........... if there's no reefer smoke drifting around then it's not my kind of concert.

-Roy

[lonewolfny42]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bbQUDFkdsU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYDx3pBlgC4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZbM_MIz4RM&NR=1

[nathanm]

Lip syncing?  I cannot fathom how that could possibly work and not be painfully obvious.  If your voice is shot how is it NOT shot when you do the pre-recorded vocal?  Even if you did, the logistics of it seem impossible.  Pedal board with samples?

[ted_b]

I'm sure it will be spectacular (no, I don't mean his profits....although those too    ).  My problem with this type of concert is two-fold:
1) the venues are the huge indoor acoustically-sh$t arenas
2)  like Lonewolf's example above (2007) the presentation will take on a Broadway musical-style approach, with Roger handling the low notes and the female chorus doing the rest of his work. 

It will be spectacular, but may not be really authentic or genuine.  Oh well....My $.02