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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 29, 2024 15:41:17 GMT
Yeah I see a lot of acts are using seat filling services because they've really overestimated how popular are in relation to the ticket price.
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Post by cubby on Aug 29, 2024 16:25:49 GMT
Jesus, we saw Interpol at Ally Pally for 20 years Turn On The Bright Lights, that was 2022. I'm trying to find what I paid for that but I can find Suede the year before at Ally Pally and that came to £91.50 for 2 tickets total, and I'm fairly sure Suede charged more.
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Post by elstoof on Aug 29, 2024 16:29:48 GMT
Suede and MSP did a double header at Ally Pally last month, 80 quid a ticket
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Post by motti82 on Aug 29, 2024 16:30:21 GMT
They haven't suggested a pair of shoes. Millions of middle aged dads are gonna be in footwear limbo. :/ If my social media is anything to go by, it's dusting off the adidas Samba or Handball Specials. |
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Post by elstoof on Aug 29, 2024 16:36:17 GMT
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Post by elstoof on Aug 29, 2024 16:38:10 GMT
The more mature fans can wear a proper shoe, the crepe sole Bridgeport Hush Puppies
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Post by Dougs on Aug 29, 2024 17:37:23 GMT
Suede and MSP did a double header at Ally Pally last month, 80 quid a ticket Fair imo. Suede was £45 a ticket on Pompey last year. |
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Post by wunty on Aug 30, 2024 10:16:52 GMT
It depends on the band / artist I suppose. I took the wife and son to see Maiden last year which was over 200 quid for the three of us. Didn't even blink at that though and bought me and the boy tour t-shirts as well. I don't think music earns money the way is used to with streaming, rising travel costs, more restrictions, venues taking most of merch profits etc so I can fully understand acts wanting to make as much profit as possible to make this and future tours viable. Even then I do have a top end and would never pay over £100 for a single ticket, no matter who it was. My sweet spot is around 50 quid. I accept the days of paying 15 quid for three metal bands touring from the US are long, long gone.
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Post by wunty on Aug 30, 2024 10:21:51 GMT
IN non-music ticket and more personal news, I have rowing races this weekend. As does my boy. I am shitting myself, he is not. What is nice though is they have a generational double race so we have entered that. I just hope I don't fuck it up for him (although this one is just a bit of fun). I'm also racing in a single for the first time ever, which has been going well in practice, and also very much NOT well in practice. So fuck knows. I'm also racing the pair in an open category, so expect to get absolutely annihilated in that one.
I have three races tomorrow and five on Sunday. Plus 2.5 hours travel in the morning tomorrow getting up at half four. I'm going to be a tired wunty on Monday.
Regardless of how I do, I hope the boy enjoyes his races. He's had a patchy year with it due to illness so I'm hoping this puts him in good stead. What is nice is that he's been signed on to a development project with Scottish Rowing which has just begun so over the next few years he's going to pretty much be moulded into a proper rowing athlete.
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Post by rftp on Aug 30, 2024 11:27:28 GMT
It depends on the band / artist I suppose. I took the wife and son to see Maiden last year which was over 200 quid for the three of us. Didn't even blink at that though and bought me and the boy tour t-shirts as well. I don't think music earns money the way is used to with streaming, rising travel costs, more restrictions, venues taking most of merch profits etc so I can fully understand acts wanting to make as much profit as possible to make this and future tours viable. Even then I do have a top end and would never pay over £100 for a single ticket, no matter who it was. My sweet spot is around 50 quid. I accept the days of paying 15 quid for three metal bands touring from the US are long, long gone. I'd have less of an issue with the ever rising ticket costs if I believed that the bands were the ones making the money... but they're not (with perhaps a tiny percentage of exceptions). Just like with everything else, there's a massive queue of people who have to get their slice. Most of the cost is the venues and promoters and ticket agents. |
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Post by wunty on Aug 30, 2024 11:42:32 GMT
The venues have already begun to cream most of the merch profits but the difficulty is they too are subject to costs associated with hosting acts. Bottom line is that it's all just tied together and the larger and more established the act, the more people need paid so the higher the costs. It's shit, but everything else is going up anyway so can we be surprised when a premium is charged for some bigger acts. You've got to weigh up yourself if it's worth it. I never bothered to see Rammstein on their stadium tour because for that money, being so far away and effectively watching them on a screen was pointless. I weigh up how close I can be to the stage (realistically - I'm not 18 again) and if it's actually worth spending that money given what the experience is likely to be. I also think that if people want to pay the big scary prices because they can afford it then fair play.
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Post by Dougs on Aug 30, 2024 11:45:32 GMT
IN non-music ticket and more personal news, I have rowing races this weekend. As does my boy. I am shitting myself, he is not. What is nice though is they have a generational double race so we have entered that. I just hope I don't fuck it up for him (although this one is just a bit of fun). I'm also racing in a single for the first time ever, which has been going well in practice, and also very much NOT well in practice. So fuck knows. I'm also racing the pair in an open category, so expect to get absolutely annihilated in that one. I have three races tomorrow and five on Sunday. Plus 2.5 hours travel in the morning tomorrow getting up at half four. I'm going to be a tired wunty on Monday. Regardless of how I do, I hope the boy enjoyes his races. He's had a patchy year with it due to illness so I'm hoping this puts him in good stead. What is nice is that he's been signed on to a development project with Scottish Rowing which has just begun so over the next few years he's going to pretty much be moulded into a proper rowing athlete. Love this - the pair of you must be fit and hench as fuck! Enjoy! |
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Post by wunty on Aug 30, 2024 12:17:34 GMT
Ha, anything but. He will be on this programme. I on the other hand just have the ageing decline to look forward to! But thank you, will be good fun I think. Forecast isn't awful as well. Might even see some sun.
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Post by Frog on Aug 30, 2024 14:25:28 GMT
Wunty can crush a can of corned beef with his buttocks.
Man is built like the terminator
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 30, 2024 15:07:19 GMT
I don't remember that bit in The Terminator...
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Post by Frog on Aug 30, 2024 15:13:52 GMT
"I need your coat, your boots and that can of corned beef"
Clearly not paying attention Jambo
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Post by puddleduck on Aug 30, 2024 15:17:19 GMT
IN non-music ticket and more personal news, I have rowing races this weekend. As does my boy. I am shitting myself, he is not. What is nice though is they have a generational double race so we have entered that. I just hope I don't fuck it up for him (although this one is just a bit of fun). I'm also racing in a single for the first time ever, which has been going well in practice, and also very much NOT well in practice. So fuck knows. I'm also racing the pair in an open category, so expect to get absolutely annihilated in that one. I have three races tomorrow and five on Sunday. Plus 2.5 hours travel in the morning tomorrow getting up at half four. I'm going to be a tired wunty on Monday. Regardless of how I do, I hope the boy enjoyes his races. He's had a patchy year with it due to illness so I'm hoping this puts him in good stead. What is nice is that he's been signed on to a development project with Scottish Rowing which has just begun so over the next few years he's going to pretty much be moulded into a proper rowing athlete. Dude you're already winning by getting out there and doing it! I bet your son will love the memories of shared time with you, where you finish doesn't matter  |
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Post by Ulythium on Aug 30, 2024 15:17:51 GMT
No matter how glum I may be feeling, you funny fuckers never fail to raise a smile.
Much love all 'round.
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Post by JonFE on Aug 30, 2024 15:18:29 GMT
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Post by puddleduck on Aug 30, 2024 15:20:04 GMT
It's the only way to keep the men out. If he can snap it, they leave him alone.
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Post by rftp on Aug 30, 2024 15:31:03 GMT
Wunty can crush a can of corned beef with his buttocks. Man is built like the terminator Full, or empty? |
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Post by Ulythium on Aug 30, 2024 15:37:40 GMT
Full before; empty after.
It's sort of like this, but with corned beef instead of spinach (and buttocks instead of biceps):
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Post by elstoof on Aug 30, 2024 15:43:05 GMT
Terminator shits like Wall-E
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Post by robthehermit on Aug 30, 2024 16:00:46 GMT
Ms Hermit visited for a few days, while she was here she stumbled across my old wii. Told Mrs Hermit she was thinking of getting one to play Mario Kart, so Mrs Hermit gives her mine and Mario Kart.
And Metroid Collectors Trilogy and Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn and my Club Nintendo Famicom controller.
All told she's probably given her about £500 of games and whatnot which you know she's going to dump round her mates house and let their shitty ankle biters wreck the lot.
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Post by puddleduck on Aug 30, 2024 17:08:33 GMT
Can you retaliate by giving away something of hers with similar value? I'm pretty sure the only option now is to enter an ever escalating war with each other.
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Post by LegendaryApe on Aug 30, 2024 17:36:31 GMT
Great stuff wunty. Good luck in the races! At least you can both proudly call yourselves racists now |
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Post by mikeck on Aug 30, 2024 17:42:04 GMT
Ms Hermit visited for a few days, while she was here she stumbled across my old wii. Told Mrs Hermit she was thinking of getting one to play Mario Kart, so Mrs Hermit gives her mine and Mario Kart. And Metroid Collectors Trilogy and Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn and my Club Nintendo Famicom controller. All told she's probably given her about £500 of games and whatnot which you know she's going to dump round her mates house and let their shitty ankle biters wreck the lot. Bloody hell. I'd be going round and getting it all back asap. |
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Post by Reviewer on Aug 30, 2024 17:49:30 GMT
I think you need to go around there smash her back door in and get your stuff back.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 30, 2024 17:50:20 GMT
Great stuff wunty. Good luck in the races! At least you can both proudly call yourselves racists now The best racists are Father and Son racists. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Aug 30, 2024 17:51:20 GMT
I think you need to go around there smash her back door in and get your stuff back. Errr Incest Innuendobot anyone. |
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