And I thought people had no money!!!

SillyNanny321

If I was fit enough & younger I would pay to see Status Quo. Seen many many times but had to stop gig going when Rheumatoid arthritis hit badly! Worth every penny I’ve spent seeing them! Best band ever!!!

I saw them once when they came here and played outside - for some reason it was free, we just wandered down through the park!

This is the sort of thread that makes me ponder on why I bother with GN 🤷‍♀️

It has gone the way of so many lately, judgemental of others who have the nerve to spend their money as they wish!

Wow. That's almost twice as expensive as good seats at Covent Garden.

Oh I’d have loved to have seen them, saw the Rolling Stones and the Animals in the 60s (House of the Rising sun)
can't remember how much? not a lot I’m sure, I was a student nurse
Would not pay these over the top prices they do today though
Not in a million years, I’d only pay the original ticket price
It’s daylight robbery… 😳

GrannyGravy13

This is the sort of thread that makes me ponder on why I bother with GN 🤷‍♀️

It has gone the way of so many lately, judgemental of others who have the nerve to spend their money as they wish!

I know, it's quite sad how these threads always seem to descend into the same old debate.

GrannyGravy13

This is the sort of thread that makes me ponder on why I bother with GN 🤷‍♀️

It has gone the way of so many lately, judgemental of others who have the nerve to spend their money as they wish!

I think some of the posts were tongue-in-cheek, GrannyGravy13

I’m sorry no I would not pay outrageous prices. It is ridiculous I think!!

There will always be those who will pay though🤷‍♀️

Fae1

I'm one of the lucky ones who wouldn't be interested in going no matter how much I was paid to be there!

I am too

Of course there will be, just as there are people who pay for things THEY enjoy.
Everything today is outrageously priced compared to when you could get a night at the cinema, a bag of chips, your bus fare home and still have change from two bob.
Or one bob... not sure how bobs work.

Steady on Casdon 🤦🏼‍♀️!! Remember we all need a wee nowadays 😂!!

Grantanow

Wow. That's almost twice as expensive as good seats at Covent Garden.

Oasis are at Covent Garden as well?

Actually how lovely that all can go, do, see as we please.

I have seen no shortage of money with people. Some covered in tattoos i was shocked at how expensive they are. Young people, lots seem to have far away holidays, at 65 im still waiting. Queues everywhere for coffees, meals out tables all booked. Etc

Good for them.

We paid £150 each to see Roxy Music in Glasgow last year and it was worth every penny, it was their 50th anniversary tour.

It's not just the cost of concert tickets. Sooo many people who complain about the price of gas/petrol, groceries, etc. etc. are still packing restaurants every night. Priorities~~~

I have been to dozens of concerts over the years but if I was given seats for Oasis I would chuck them away in the street so if anyone saw them who actually wanted one they might find it free of charge. I have never paid for a concert on this modern dynamic pricing system, in factI went to so many Eric Clapton concerts that the management company would advise me in advance and ask me how many tickets I would like.

Everyone is different.
One persons priorities aren't another's.
The music some enjoy doesn't appeal to everyone else.

I'm surprised this needs explaining...

Allira

SillyNanny321

If I was fit enough & younger I would pay to see Status Quo. Seen many many times but had to stop gig going when Rheumatoid arthritis hit badly! Worth every penny I’ve spent seeing them! Best band ever!!!

I saw them once when they came here and played outside - for some reason it was free, we just wandered down through the park!

Some friends wanted to see Status Quo so we joined them. Unfortunately our seats were very close to the some very big speakers, it was very noisy, I think the show was called Heavy Traffic and my DH had problems with his hearing for about ten days afterwards. Then there was the UB40 show with a very strange smell all around us, DH and I didn’t know what it was but somebody enlightened us.

I, personally, would not pay those deliberately inflated ticket prices (dynamic pricing), no matter how much I liked a group. They should be sold at the original price quoted, not then inflated “due to demand” once you reach the top of the queue. It’s profiteering greed by the organisers, pure and simple.

UB40 were excellent live, when I saw them.
Have also heard only good reports about Quo.

30 years ago, I got tickets for DH and me to see Michael Jackson. Unfortunately, work got in the way and he couldn’t go, so I advertised the tickets at face value - £32.50 each.
I agreed to meet the first person who rang about them in Newcastle and couldn’t really understand why she was absolutely amazed that I didn’t want to make a profit on them.
She even offered to pay my petrol and car parking. I was just pleased to get rid of the tickets.

I have no problem with how other people choose to spend their money, by the way. I just feel that this “dynamic pricing” is profiteering, and won’t go along with it.

Bryan Ferry Jane43. Lucky you - still an attractive man.

MissAdventure

UB40 were excellent live, when I saw them.
Have also heard only good reports about Quo.

Yes UB40 were very good, it was before they split into two groups. I have to say my opinion of Status Quo went up after the concert. Neil Diamond and The Everly Brothers will always be my favourite concerts though.