Do you feel that at £200 Madonna is exploiting your fandom? If Yes, how much do you mind,not enough to still allow yourself to be exploited?
As a wider point, the cost of anything is irreconcilably related to your ability to afford it. If you're rich £200 might as well be £2. If you're poor £200 might as well be £2000.
I am not a fan of her new song but as an entertainer she is second to none. her shows are fantastic and energetic. We are going dressed as 80's Madonnas. I can not wait!!
I saw Eric Clapton, Jean Michel Jarre, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Prince, Bobby Brown and Live Aid in a field in Derbyshire with a big screen.
Oh and Party in the Park and a couple of out of the way festivals..
(Fairport Convention Reunion)
Not all to my taste but cracking events. I do remember them 20 years later.
I also remember they didn't seem to cost that much. But times have changed.
£200 I think is outrageous for any gig, I haven't been to a gig for years because of the spiralling cost. I used to be a big concert goer back in the 80's and 90's, maybe do 2 or 3 a week and never paid anything like what they are now.
Looking through my old ticket stubs the most expensive was £36 for Roger Waters in 2002, but most were about £6.50 or thereabouts, £8.50 for Pink Floyd at Wembley stadium in 1988. Even Donington festival was cheap and the most expensive one I have is £17.50 for 1988.
Even with inflation I think fans are being exploited, it seems that artists are using cheap CD's to promote massively expensive concerts whereas in years past it was the other way round where the concerts were cheap and used to promote the CD etc.
I've heard that the fact she can't really sing shows in her concerts, so you might be wasting all that money. Unless the show she puts on is more important.
£200 for a Concert seems a lot. Sign of a very greedy artiste.:rolleyes:
I've never paid more than £75 for a Concert ticket (Paul McCartney who i'd imagine is a far bigger commercial draw than Madonna and could easily command higher...but doesn't).
£45 got me right at the very front for Shania Twain in Hyde Park. Brilliant concert and uninterrupted view throughout.
I saw Eric Clapton, Jean Michel Jarre, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Prince, Bobby Brown and Live Aid in a field in Derbyshire with a big screen.
Oh and Party in the Park and a couple of out of the way festivals..
(Fairport Convention Reunion)
Not all to my taste but cracking events. I do remember them 20 years later.
I also remember they didn't seem to cost that much. But times have changed.
£200 for a Concert seems a lot. Sign of a very greedy artiste.:rolleyes:
I've never paid more than £75 for a Concert ticket (Paul McCartney who i'd imagine is a far bigger commercial draw than Madonna and could easily command higher...but doesn't).
£45 got me right at the very front for Shania Twain in Hyde Park. Brilliant concert and uninterrupted view throughout.
Paul McCartney is no way a bigger commercial draw than Madonna.
£200 I think is outrageous for any gig, I haven't been to a gig for years because of the spiralling cost. I used to be a big concert goer back in the 80's and 90's, maybe do 2 or 3 a week and never paid anything like what they are now.
Looking through my old ticket stubs the most expensive was £36 for Roger Waters in 2002, but most were about £6.50 or thereabouts, £8.50 for Pink Floyd at Wembley stadium in 1988. Even Donington festival was cheap and the most expensive one I have is £17.50 for 1988.
Even with inflation I think fans are being exploited, it seems that artists are using cheap CD's to promote massively expensive concerts whereas in years past it was the other way round where the concerts were cheap and used to promote the CD etc.
In this digital download era it is the concerts where the money is now made.
£200 I think is outrageous for any gig, I haven't been to a gig for years because of the spiralling cost. I used to be a big concert goer back in the 80's and 90's, maybe do 2 or 3 a week and never paid anything like what they are now.
Looking through my old ticket stubs the most expensive was £36 for Roger Waters in 2002, but most were about £6.50 or thereabouts, £8.50 for Pink Floyd at Wembley stadium in 1988. Even Donington festival was cheap and the most expensive one I have is £17.50 for 1988.
Even with inflation I think fans are being exploited, it seems that artists are using cheap CD's to promote massively expensive concerts whereas in years past it was the other way round where the concerts were cheap and used to promote the CD etc.
Album sales have dropped tremendously since those days, now there is very little money in physical sales for most artists so touring is the way they make their money.
He's a fantastic singer - but I think £250 is bordering on greed... It's partly why I'm in two minds about my madonna tickets
To be fair that was for two tickets. And it would have been cheaper if I had gotten them earlier direct from the venue. Ended up having to go through a ticket agency though. And I paid for my sister's ticket as well since she is not a huge fan like me.
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As a wider point, the cost of anything is irreconcilably related to your ability to afford it. If you're rich £200 might as well be £2. If you're poor £200 might as well be £2000.
I paid £250 to go and see Leonard Cohen a couple of years ago so...
I am all for watching Rising Damp but £250 to go and see him. YOu must be mad:rolleyes:
and he is dead:(
Driving to work on Monday listening to Heart FM. Their news round-up covered the fact that she'd done the Superbowl.
That was it. They didn't even report the result of the global event she was a bit part player in.
"NFL final supports Madonna gig......" FFS.
Haha - well then there are quite a few mad folks around cos he sold out a world tour.
I wouldn't pay anything like that kind of money for anybody else though.
I've got loads! Many an amazing moment in my life has a sound track to it because of what CD (or cassette) was playing at the time.
I saw Eric Clapton, Jean Michel Jarre, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Prince, Bobby Brown and Live Aid in a field in Derbyshire with a big screen.
Oh and Party in the Park and a couple of out of the way festivals..
(Fairport Convention Reunion)
Not all to my taste but cracking events. I do remember them 20 years later.
I also remember they didn't seem to cost that much. But times have changed.
Looking through my old ticket stubs the most expensive was £36 for Roger Waters in 2002, but most were about £6.50 or thereabouts, £8.50 for Pink Floyd at Wembley stadium in 1988. Even Donington festival was cheap and the most expensive one I have is £17.50 for 1988.
Even with inflation I think fans are being exploited, it seems that artists are using cheap CD's to promote massively expensive concerts whereas in years past it was the other way round where the concerts were cheap and used to promote the CD etc.
I paid a couple of hundred to see him a couple of years ago, he sang for 3hrs and was worth every penny.
You weren't at the O2 were you - July 17th ? Stoatie was there too although we didn't hook up.
I saw him at Liverpool and Manchester. I paid that cash twice :eek:
Oh my !! Twice. Wow you lucky thing.
I've never paid more than £75 for a Concert ticket (Paul McCartney who i'd imagine is a far bigger commercial draw than Madonna and could easily command higher...but doesn't).
£45 got me right at the very front for Shania Twain in Hyde Park. Brilliant concert and uninterrupted view throughout.
it was brilliant - I wasn't even a little bit interested in the superbowl itself zzzzzzzzzz
Wings????!
Oh please...
Paul McCartney is no way a bigger commercial draw than Madonna.
In this digital download era it is the concerts where the money is now made.
Album sales have dropped tremendously since those days, now there is very little money in physical sales for most artists so touring is the way they make their money.
He's a fantastic singer - but I think £250 is bordering on greed... It's partly why I'm in two minds about my madonna tickets
To be fair that was for two tickets. And it would have been cheaper if I had gotten them earlier direct from the venue. Ended up having to go through a ticket agency though. And I paid for my sister's ticket as well since she is not a huge fan like me.