Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Chance to see Axl and the boys but it'll cost you dearly
REBEKAH DEVLIN, CANDICE KELLER, NAOMI JELLICOE & LEITH FORREST
19 April 2007
The Advertiser (South Australia)
1 - State

THAT'S a bit rich. As great as rockers Guns N' Roses are, (Confidential) was stunned to hear the prices being asked for the latest tour.

Nikki, who's a member of booking agency, Ticketek, told us she was offered pre-sale tickets at the low price of $170 for gold tickets and $119 for silver. Nikki says an extra $20 premium access fee was added to make sure you got the best seats before everyone else.

The band hasn't had a new hit since 1993. Original members Slash and Duff aren't even coming. Axl Rose is but we're not sure he's worth $170. The band plays the Entertainment Centre, on Wednesday, June 13. We're hanging to go but no one should be paying that much.

What a bunch of assholes.? Is Australia really poor or something?? That doesn't seem like too much money for an evening of hard rock to me.

thats fuckin expensive.

thats shitloads!

Yes, how dare those assholes criticize the price of tickets!

170 US or 170 Australian $?

even I wouldnt pay 170$ to see GNR...
the whole band giving me a lap dance isnt worth a 170$ ticket.

i think its australian $

i paid ?35 for my standing tickets at Hammersmith London pre-sale so it seems like so much more than what the rest of the word (certainly england) were paying

Can someone please post the conversions on that? Thier money is a lot different then US dollars. I know that for a fact!

that is pretty pricey but i'd pay it for a memorable night :yes:

thats nothing compared to the Rolling Stones their tickets were $750 a seet :o

when i heard that i almost shat myself.........

I did a check and thats 142 US and 99 US. I little high but you are talking the good seats. I have paid more!

I seriously doubt the band has any saying in how much the tickets and fees would be.
Blame it on the promoters.

its $142 in U.S. dollars.

I payed $150 per ticket for the shows at The Joint here in Vegas.   well worth it.  Payed about half that for GREAT seats for the last show in Los Angeles.  also well worth it.   Ticket sales seem to be doing fine so clearly the demand is there.

 this is what I could find....

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

170.00 Australian Dollar = 141.787 US Dollar

119.00 Australian Dollar =  99.25076 US Dollar

And as for the 20. Thats the ticket agency. The band has nothing to do with that. And we get ripped off by thoughts agencies also.

It's the promoter who sets the ticket prices as far as I know.

You have two options, either you go or you don't.



Red Hot Chili Peppers are charging 140 AUD for the best tickets for their Sydney concert.

Gwen Stefani in Perth is 105 AUD.

Pink in Brisbane is 90 AUD.

Beyonce in Melbourne is 130 AUD.


Maybe you should save your money for the next tour then. Or go to the Pink show since it's cheaper....




/jarmo

Thats only ?70 and ?49 British pounds, the UK shows were around ?45 to ?50 for a standard ticket last year so it isn't too bad really.

a GNR show is well worth every penny.
I wouldn't pay $75 for rolling stones. :hihi:


Wednesday, April 18, 2007

1 US Dollar = 1.19930 Australian Dollar

1 Australian Dollar (AUD) = 0.83382 US Dollar (USD)

Where is HBK to say:

MORE EXPENSIVE GUNS N' ROSES SHOW EVER
LAS VEGAS HARD ROCK 12-31-2001
VIP Balcony: $300 + fees (USD)
Floor: $200 + fees  (USD)

*SOLD OUT*

 :D Sorry for offtopic, thought that would cheer you up..

You can't really compare ticket prices between different markets like that.

Australia is huge.

They get five shows.

If that was in the USA, that same land area would probably get 30-40 shows!





/jarmo

That's bullshit, and that's only for the VISA presales
The standard ticket prices are roughly $120 for Gold and about $80 or $90 for standard seats
Compared to other bands of the same stature particularly who have played the Acer Arena in Sydney, that is actually one of the more cheaper concerts they're staging.

Tickets for Rolling Stones at Hampden Park in Glasgow last year were ?140 British pounds ($335 AUD) last year for a seat away up with the Gods, it was a similar amount to see Jon Bon fuckin' Jovi, stop bitching and enjoy the show! And thats coming from a tight arsed Scotsman as well!!!

Five hours when you count all the waiting!   :smoking:

Totally worth it.

You're so funny.  ::)


GN'R will have two or three bands opening for them so you'll get a whole evening of rock n' roll.






/jarmo

Last week happened the Aerosmith + VR show here in Brazil.
The cheapest ticket price was R$ 160,00 = USD 79.00.

:: Vicente ::

The $20 pre sale per ticket fee was a bit extreme.

But for $150 which regular fans can pay on the 26th, you are getting one of the greateat Austraian R&R bands of all time, one of the biggest late 80s hair metal acts of all time, and then the greatest hard rock band of all time. Not bad.

Quick head count; Raise your hand if you're going to one of the shows and you're unhappy with the ticket price.





Anyone?




Okay, voting is closed. Turns out, people who aren't going to the shows are very unhappy about the prices they aren't paying for the tickets they aren't buying. Come on GNR, FIX THIS NOW!

I go to alot of gigs in Australia and I would say that the price for these shows is high but not outrageous. These days it is about the norm to pay atleast $100 for a quality gig in an arena.

I would have paid 270 to see them.....

Ticket prices are a big issue here in Australia. Promoters rape the fuck outta fans with the cost of tickets. Its not just Music Events either. Its Plays, Rugby League, AFL, Cricket ect. There was a huge story about it on A Current Affair.
I'm willing to pay whatever for any band I really like tho. It dont really worry me.
  I've been to a few big bands and the tix have varried a fare bit.

AC/DC 2001=$80
Pantera 2001=$45
Kiss+bus to sydney from Newcastle 2003=$180
Metallica 2004=$130 for entertainment center and $103 for Big Day Out
Alice Cooper 2005=$518 that included a meet and greet, t-shirt, Backstage Pass, and a seat in the first 2 rows.

So its all pretty costly but still totally worth it.


 :peace:

^^
Holy shit!? You got to meet Alice Cooper for 500 bucks?? Lucky you.

What was he like?? Really cool?

I'll bet he was really cool.?

I like it when he sings, "What have I got that makes you wanna love me?? Is it my body?"

All the world's poets could unite thier talents and still not produce a chorus as awesome as "Dead Babies can't take care of themselves.  Dead Babies can't take things off the shelves."

I spent well over 200 dollars when i saw them in cleveland after gas, hotel, and food.


would i spend that much to see them again ?


HELL YEAH

To me, what's really outrageous is that there are always some touts selling tickets twice or three times as expensive on auctions. they're like stealing good seats from real fans. Has the press ever Bitched about this?

No. It's probably the press core selling their freebies. If you find yourself seated between two guys with huge cameras and bad hair, I totally told you so.

The majority of australian press, especially major gossip columnists and writers etc, every last one of them are arrogant, uptight, stuck up, smartass bitches and bastards, the whole lot of them. I've seen and met these people, and they are so far up themselves its a disgrace. The entertainment writers and presenters in particular are fucking stupid. And these sorts of comments are fucking typical to cause a stir and they get off on the fact that they've generated this "talk".

Personally this is the best $180 I ever spent in my life. I'm not a rich person at all, I'm still paying off college fees from the last year or two, but this experience is going to mean alot.

And once again, they didn't bother to research the standard ticket prices for general sale, I can't remember where I saw this, but roughly $120 for Gold, and $80 or $90 for general tickets, which again, are not as expensive as other concert tickets for big name acts playing the same venue.

Sorry for the rant

The Eagles in late 04' was $500 :o :o   
  Brizzy Entertainment Centre

and they say the tix sales are poor when their sales are poor, i guess.
I haven't ever fed a tout. But I do see bad haired guys near me at any concert. :yes:

Is this show sold out ?

Or the general sales started yet.

He was a real nice bloke. Pretty short, thats a pic of me N' him in my avatar. The show is the best concert I've been to.
Dead babies rules.


 :peace:

General sales start next week.
I don't know how the pre-sale allocation was
But that was basically for people only with VISA cards, and only on the internet, so from what i have heard from people is waiting for general ticket sales either because they dont have a visa card, or dont like to pay on the internet, or aren't that desperate to get tickets, or can't be bothered.

We get Rose Tattoo and Sebastian Bach, so with GN'R it's probbaly like 4 hours of entertainment. Not to mention we may also get the chance of Axl jumping up on stage with Rose Tattoo to play Nice Boys! : ok:

Hey metallex how much were tix to VR in Sydney? I cant remember. All I remember is that I got a 2 for 1 deal when I bought a copy of the Album at JB HI-FI.


 :peace:

Most big international bands that tour Australia charge $100 or more, so $150 isn't too bad. And while paying $170 in the presale was a little steep, at least it guaranteed me a great seat! : ok:

I think VR were maybe around $75, I'll have to double check my ticket at home. But they played a much smaller venue and had one support band.

None of the above apply to me.

Sucks actually, I had to wait til Wednesday morning, which is when my pay from work goes through. Decided that I'd go "Silver Lower", and logged on to find the allocation for them sold out!!

Was gonna wait til general sale cause of the extra $20 ticketek was putting on tix, but then figured it might be hard to do it via the phone (have heard this sucks) from work, so was gonna bite the bullet and do the presale.

Ah well.

I'm really sorry if my message came through as discriminatory in any way, I didn't mean it like that, I was just honestly reflecting what I had heard from people

Articles like this really annoy me, and it's always the same. As it's pointed out here already, they didn't mention the standard prices that come into affect on General Sale day next week.

They also only ever mention the absolute highest price possible for tickets, and write the article based on that. Always do and it's frustrating.

When Paul McCartney was supposed to be touring in 02, I read in the paper about "500 dollar tickets" and figured I didn't have a fucking hope in hell being on the dole at the time. They conviniently didn't mention that $65 dollar seats were also available. Jagoffs.

Nah it didn't at all brutha!! Just adding to discussion!! :P

I dont see what these idiots are complaining about. As has been previously mentioned - Australia is really expensive for gigs. When I lived in SA - all the gigs I went to at the Entertainment Centre (where GnR will play) were about that price.  I saw the Chili Peppers there in the Gold Circle for prob the same price AND - the fuckers only played for just over an hour! (kind of fair enough actually as they were due to play the gig somewhere else but there had to be a venue switch at the last minute - but still)..  AND just before they came on - loads of people in GA broke down the barrier into Gold and about 2 hundred more people rammed in.

GnR are fkn great value for money (with a two hour + set each night) and worth every penny to see live.  If they think no-one should be paying that much they should talk to the promoters and not poke at Axl's worth.  :rant:

Keep into perspective that this is one comment from a nobody in what, the South Australian Advertiser? Probably audience of about 16 readers  :hihi:

I have seen nothing else in the press or media bitch about ticket prices. Weren't tickets for U2 like $200?

Everyone actually seems pretty hyped about GNR!

Axl turning up long before his set?
no chance lol

?49gbp is quite a lot. you can see many big names in the uk for ?30 or less. at the end of the day it depends what people are prepared to pay. my  personal opinion is its a lot, but im not a big gig goer anyway.


unfortunately i have to point out that yet again, there are people here trying to bully people with there definition of what it is to bhe a fan. i am still a real fan if i believe i am. it is my definition of that that counts to me and no one else's!!!

some of those same people seem to think its ever so clever to point out that i can go see someone else for less if i please - the implication beng that i wouldnt be getting as good a concert for my money. but that is a matter of opinion. i might like pink. or maybe there should be a sticky thread with a list of musical tastes that are unnacceptable here...?

Agreed ?49 GBP is no small sum of money to go to a gig but then again how much are you to go to other entertainments such as sporting events? Premiership games for instance can be as much as ?50 to ?70 GBP for a standard seat and I'd hazard a guess that people would be more willing to part with ?50 of their hard earned to see 2 and a 1/2 hours of GNR + support than they would be to see 90 minutes of football (soccer). All in all it comes down to how much you really want to go and see them and what your own personal financial situation is at the time. Just because you don't have enough money to see them doesn't make you any more or less of a fan than somebody willing to shell out thousands.

As far as comparing one band's gig price to another goes, this is totally unfair as you can't really place a munitary value on how much going to see a particular artist is worth, it's up to each individual to decide if they've received value for money.

Oh, and people can have as eclectic a music taste as they want and still be a GNR fan. Why block yourself out from so many different genres of music just because you have a particular liking for one genre in particular? Variety is the spice of life afterall!

i agree entirely with your last two paragraphs. but are you sure bout your view on soccer versus gnr? if you are talking bout people on his board, id say you're right. but if youre talkin bout the general uk population, id have to disagree. i dont like football, but i know many who wouldnt object to the prices you quote.

i wouldnt pay that much to even see elvis

Yes you can go see Pink if you prefer to pay less instead of seeing GN'R. It's your choice.

It's also bullshit to compare Australia to England.

England got more shows in July alone than Australia. You don't think it costs more to transport everything from Perth to the other side of the continent compared to say from Newcastle to London?

It's been pointed out that GN'R isn't the most expensive act touring Australia. Or even the UK.





/jarmo

Only when tickets do not sell are they priced too high. If people buy them, which I am sure many will, prices are not too high. ?It is obvious it is worth the money to those people. Good point whom ever stated that its the people who aren't buying the tickets anyway that complain the most about the price. :) ?

I'm paying 154,4 AUS $ (128 US $) to see Metallica this summer, that's kinda expensive too. But as Jarmo says, either you go or you don't.

that is alot of money to pay :o

i have not made the comparison you think i have made. rather, i have compared the price of seein gnr in the uk to the price of seein other bands in the uk. becase that is where i am. iy, in practice, they charge less than 50? when they do come here, then thats ok. well, its ok nyway, as i probably wont go.

as someone posted before me tho, i guess theyre worth what people will pay. but it kinda depends what kinda audience3 you want. i would bet Maddonna has a very different audience. but these are people who can pay such huge prices. but alas, if it is worth it to them, and maddonna doesnt mind alieantaing the less rich from her gigs, cool. lets hope gnr never go the same way.

motley crue and kiss were 160-170 for the gold tickets too. at the same arena.

its expensive yeah but thats how it always is in australia.

u dont wanna know how much eagles or elton john tickets are here.

im really worried im gonna miss out on my favourite band simply because i don't have the money right now.

im thinking of copying that "will work for guns n roses tickets" picture somebody posted and put it on a shirt.

you don't wanna know how low i'll go to get money for those tickets.

 :hihi:

why is jarmo always mad?

Because despite the excitement that most of us have for the prospect of the future of Guns N' Roses, some people just can't let go of the past and keep interfering with that.

I for one, can't fucking wait until June to finally see them live in concert!!! : ok: :beer:

What do you know about it?

 :P


/jarmo

I think the point of the few (myself included) are just pointing out that those who printed their dissatisfaction over concert tickets in Australia have a right to do so.  Remember, these are the people who are most likely to attend the concert.  Myself and most people here are not going to be attending any concerts in the Southern Hemisphere (respectfully, the South American/Australian contingent are quite well represented on these boards), so our opinions really don't matter.  I just don't like seeing people called idiots and assholes because they may have a different opinion than yours. 

Whether I think $170 AU is expensive is of little consequence (I'm not going - though I do think it's steep).  But it's kind of like voting; you get to bitch so long as you vote.

Though, it should be remembered that these prices are for premium tickets; the general public can still nab a ticket for less than what's quoted.

Such is the consequence of downloading free music; an artist is going to get paid regardless.  It wasn't too long ago that the most you'd pay was $50 - $60 for the top ticket.  You can thank David Bowie and the Eagles for that one.

Cheers,

Andrew

because he is one of the few who has the balls to stick up for the current line up while 90 percent of the posters on the message board bitch and complain about stupid shit.

Good point jarmo. 

wait until next tour "Chinese Democracy Tour III".  I can hear the new songs on that tour.

but you have to look at the perspective of normal people.  they don't know that axl and dizzy are the only original members.  Most people don't know or care about chinese democracy.  They don't want to pay $170 to see axl and dizzy with no slash and duff. 

Don't get me wrong, I for one don't want a reunion yet.  I am enjoying the new gnr and also the new velvet revolver.  I think the new velvet revolver has great potential.

For me new gnr and velvet revolver = double the pleasure!

just being realistic.

I would  guess that is Australian $.
Generally speaking, Guns tickets  are very reasonable compared to other bands.
Recently, in Big D, McCartney was US $250+, Stones $400 for the best seats, Aerosmith $125, even the Police are going to be well  over  $100, I forget exactly but probably close  to $150 for  decent seats. So Guns prices  are not that  high, considering.

it seems as though rock has become a rip off.just about the money an not the fans anymore.screw that.

I think you're a bit wrong.

People go to concerts to hear/see a band perform the songs they love to hear. Some ticket buyers might not even be able to say who's in the band because all they know is "GN'R, the band who plays Sweet Child O' Mine and Paradise City".

This band plays some things a little different than what you might expect (for example, there's three guitarists on stage), but you can't say it's a lot different. It's not like they're doing polka versions of the old songs.


Certain fans might prefer certain musicians to be there, but the general concert goers mostly care about hearing the songs....

People who say "I miss so and so" are usually ones who go to the show with the attitude that it can't be any good because somebody decided not to be part of the band ten years ago.

Then there's a shitload of people who go to the show with that attitude and are still able to admit that it indeed was awesome....


Some of us don't care that some members from the old band aren't there, since they chose to leave.




/jarmo

You'd have to be pretty ignorant to not know who's in the band if you're getting tickets for the Aussie shows. All the Australian press releases state very clearly who's in the band these days. The posters may not mention it, but all the ticketing websites state it's a different lineup.

If I was paying $170 for any other band, I'd be making sure I knew exactly what I was in for too.

Im willing to pay that - but if Axl cancells or walks out of a show - then Ill be pissed.

jarmo dude... this was one of the most nicest respond you've ever given. Without anger o (let's say) "power" of being site owner... Awesome man.

Shit, I just read today that top tickets for Kenny Loggins (!!) are $150. Kenny Loggins!! The guy had some good songs in the early 1970s and then wrote 3 songs for soundtracks for God's sake. I would gladly pay US$ 100+ to see Guns, as long as the concert was not cancelled or some kind  of other shit.

I dont give a shit how much the tickets are I am going... But if they cancell I will probably kill myself!! Concert tickets are always expensive here in Aus. My friend is a tight ass and he is coming and happily paid for gold floor tickets for $150.00.  The media here are total assholes. I guess we should be thankful the Gunners are coming here in the first place!!

   (please get well soon Tommy!!!, I dont wanna die!!) :rofl:  : ok:

 :hihi: HBK moment,

HBK*


The Date is "by Confirmed"  :rofl:

No shit?

Haha - I have no idea who the hell that is!!!!!!! :P

Oh God, I'd pay $170US to see that. Three accordian players?

Dude ... they aren't assholes ...

That's an obscene amount of money for a concert ticket.

Totally agree. 

Way to go Jarmo.  I agreed with what you said too.

I scored 3 premium tickets in the Adelaide presale - for the price of $170 bucks I will be seated 10 rows backs in a section closet to the stage. Did I say seated? For the same price, the presale also had on offer general admission tickets - I'm too tiny to stand in a crowed mosh pit for 2hours!! By the time the ticket sales become open to the general public, Im pretty sure that the only tickets left will be standing room only!

The golden seats that I bought will give me a clear unobsrtucted view of the stage and most importantly, Axl. Well worth all the hype - should be a rockin' good nite!!

Sorry to burst your bubble but there is a limited amount of tickets that go on presale. When it says "allocation exhausted" it means that the presale tickets are sold out. There will still be tickets from all areas on sale to the general public when it goes on sale this Thursday :)

My bubble is still intact! Can't see there being any seats closer to the stage available - judging by the venue map. I paid an extra $20 bucks per ticket to secure premuim seats and that's what I got. There is a second presale for the Adelaide concert today. My point is that I am happy to spend that kind of cash on this gig. Gold premium seats to Roger Waters doing Dark Side of the Moon were over $300!! Whether standing or sitting or getting knocked around in the mosh pit - I hope we all have a bloody good time. Peace man!

Further to the Adelaide ticket situation. All gold reserved seating is now sold out. Good on ya Adelaide!! We just need to fill up the giant mosh pit in the floor area......

Really??

In Melbourne, my mates said their gold tix cost em $200??

And your point is?.......

sorry, man....sounds like you have great seats to a show featuring "The Nothing."

Sorry dude, I don't quite get your sarcasm.....
p.s. my bubble aint popped yet!!  :love:

I'm glad home for me is either Austin or Los Angeles. Thats pretty expensive but I guess if it was the only chance to see a band if I liked them enough I would try to work the show or maybe even pay that much.

No point - I'm just suprised that the prices would be so much different between two cities like that.

Apparentley there were 4 different pricing tiers for the Waters concert - Gold premium, gold, silver and bronze. Kinda shows how out of touch Roger Waters is - and why the rest of the band won't do a gig with him.  : ok:

Ahhhhhhhh gotcha - maybe my mates had the lower gold ones. Sorry for the misunderstanding there.

I dunno though - I would have paid top dollar in a second once the show started - farken incredible I thought.