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Concert tickets. How much would you pay?

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Kate1949 Wed 27-Oct-21 10:25:56

My sisters would never miss Rod. However money is a bit tighter for them now. I'm wondering how good he will be live now that he's 74 or 76 or something. I'm sure he will be. I saw him live once (my daughter won tickets). He puts on a good show but still.

MissAdventure Wed 27-Oct-21 10:25:30

I've seen tale that.
I didn't pay for the tickets though, luckily.
It's an enduring memory; my girl, my mum, and me.
Sitting next to a woman with a face like a smacked arse and a bit of tissue in each ear. grin

GrannyGravy13 Wed 27-Oct-21 10:22:43

If you really enjoy the artist performing and you can afford it I cannot see why you wouldn’t go.

I have seen Rod Stewart, he was fabulous as was Michael Buble and Take That.

(we should have gone to see Robbie Williams a couple of years ago, front row seats curtesy of my gorgeous DiL unfortunately it was just after the Manchester bombing and we chickened out so went to a spa overnight instead)

Josianne Wed 27-Oct-21 10:19:40

guess you pay whatever it is worth to you. I've paid around £100 for The Nutcracker this Christmas and about the same for André Rieux 2022. I like big performances rather than single artists but I know some of them are icons and can therefore probably charge sky high prices.

MissAdventure Wed 27-Oct-21 10:19:09

I was just thinking the exact same thing! shock

Sago Wed 27-Oct-21 10:18:15

I would pay anything to hear Freddie Mercury sing.

MissAdventure Wed 27-Oct-21 10:16:27

Lucky I'm not going, then.
It is a lot, but worth it, to my mind, if someone floats your boat, musically.

Galaxy Wed 27-Oct-21 10:13:00

They are £80 or £192shock missadventure.

BigBertha1 Wed 27-Oct-21 10:10:11

We usually pay about £50 for a classical concert but have paid more for Covent Garden (only been once) or the Festival Hall - again only been once.
For a pop concert I would pay up to £100 UNLESS its was Eric Clapton or The Eagles.

MissAdventure Wed 27-Oct-21 10:06:05

How much are Michael Buble tickets this year, though?

Kate1949 Wed 27-Oct-21 10:02:05

We saw Michael Buble in 2019. We were so close we could have touched him. It was £90 and he is a big star. I think Rod is taking the whatsit.

tanith Wed 27-Oct-21 10:00:27

No, like your sisters I’d probably draw the line at £100. £174 is just way OTT. What a shame for them.

MissAdventure Wed 27-Oct-21 09:59:19

Yes, I think I would.
Music is such a gift, and the memories last forever.
There are lots of people on here who can remember back years ago, seeing their favourite band, the atmosphere, the sheer pleasure.
That's priceless.

Luckygirl Wed 27-Oct-21 09:59:14

Silly money! Just madness. Presumably people pay it though.

Kate1949 Wed 27-Oct-21 09:56:11

My sisters, who are in their 60s, are life long Rod Stewart fans. They have seen him every single time he has come to Birmingham since the 1970s when he was with The Faces, usually in small venues. Once the tickets were £1 each.
In latter years they have gone with their husbands and, as the tickets were over £100, you can imagine it was an expensive night with parking etc. Still, they love Rod and went. He is coming back in December next year and the tickets are in sale tomorrow. At £174 for reasonable seats. For the first time they can't (and won't) go. How sad. Would you pay?