Ticket Prices To High?

[JDA]

Anyone else think GN'R is pushing it with these ticket prices?  The 02' tour wasn't exactly a success and still with no release date I don't know if people , in the US, will be jumping to see them.  Don't get me wrong if they come around Minneapolis I'll be there but I would feel alot more comfortable with lower prices and an album out. I don't think they should have tickets for $79.  I just went to Bob Dylan and his ticets were $50 and I thougt that was a little high and tha's Dylan.  What do you think?

[BluesGNR]

I know what you mean.. but concerts aren't cheap.  Hell I'm paying $125 to see Aerosmith in Camden and I know that's a rip for sure.  GNR will sell and people probably wont complain too much...especially with the album dropping during the tour. 

[Chief]

its pretty standard really. they can't realistically charge much less than the normal going rate otherwise they are gonna lose a lot of cash.

the cheapest tickets btw are in the $35 range.

i just saw Tool and the prices they charged were comparable to GNR.

[EFISH]

the cheapest ticks are 40 bucks or so, thats pretty damn good if u ask me. 77 bucks to get up close which is what most of us will probably do.. i dont feel as if im being ripped off, hell if it was the only way i culd see them this year, id drop $250 per ticket

[RancidPunx]

With no album, they aren't getting a full house at the majority of these shows save for Toronto, NYC and CA. I think $75 is pushing it though. Pearl Jam , who at the moment are a lot more popular than Gn't charge a top ticket price of about $40.

[dave-gnfnr2k]

its not gnr charging that its ticketmaster

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

its pretty standard really. they can't realistically charge much less than the normal going rate otherwise they are gonna lose a lot of cash.

the cheapest tickets btw are in the $35 range.

i just saw Tool and the prices they charged were comparable to GNR.

Chief, you went to the Staples shows?  Thursday or Friday? 

By the way, GN'R tix are dirt cheap compared to other bands.  $450 will get you on the floor at a Rolling Stones show, while $75 will get you on the floor for a GN'R gig.

[Eclipsed107]

uh no, tickets are too expensive.

Unless there's a huge opener they should be 50 max.

Look at the last tour, half the shows were barley half filled and half of them weren't filled at all because of Axl's canceled dates.  There were few sell outs.

Concerts aren't cheap?  The most expensive ticket I ever paid was Gn'R in Philly when they didn't show up, now the most expensive i'll pay will be sometime during this tour.

I saw The Who for 50 bucks, AC/DC for 50, NIN (in a club!) for 40, the RHCP for 50... and Gn'R for 80 with no album out and only one orignial member.

Axl can't justify this price.

[jazjme]

Ha snothing to do with axl, and if you are refering to the ast tour, well that was euto thsi past summer. Ask those who went

BUt its venues and ticketmaster yesm thaty determine the prices, dunny though , you can see GNR in hammerstein for 60 bucks, but understand its the over head to runa huge venue thaty also cintributes to the high costs.

An in small venues, and clubs the over head isnt so bad, or as much when you have a bar .

[IndiannaRose]

Pearl Jam , who at the moment are a lot more popular than Gn't charge a top ticket price of about $40.

Pearl Jam's 'Greatest Hits' album, released in 2004 (sames year as GN'R's), went platinum in the U.S.A. while the Guns N' Roses 'Greatest Hits' album has gone triple platinum in the U.S. Your statement is not supported accurately. Clearly this is just your invalid opinion...

[bad obsession 4GNR]

if you think $79 is expensive the las vegas show are a $150 dollars a piece.

[Danny]

I really don't think so.  A couple of weeks ago I was talking to some friends about the a potential road trip to Minneapolis to see GNR and I warned them that tickets were probably going to be over a hundread bucks each.  I'm pretty happy with the 79 dollar "premium" ticket price.

Last spring my wife and I spent 250 bucks for a pair of Oasis tickets, and I can honestly say it was well worth every penny.

[holtzmn73]

With no album, they aren't getting a full house at the majority of these shows save for Toronto, NYC and CA. I think $75 is pushing it though. Pearl Jam , who at the moment are a lot more popular than Gn't charge a top ticket price of about $40.

Pearl Jam charges more than $40 for their top ticket, I paid almost $60 to see them in 2005 in THunder Bay and about the same to see them in Chicago earlier this year. PJ is still cheaper than most arena bands but they aren't as cheap as they used to be, they have come out saying that they finally want to make money touring this time around.

[Kitty]

It is, but it isn't. I'd say anything over 65 bucks is a ripoff, but I'm willing to pay it if its for a premium show. There are artists with much more expensive ticket prices out there right now. That being said, I go to concerts at least once a month, almost always big bands, and I haven't paid more than 45 bucks for a ticket in two years.

[Chief]

Pearl Jam here (in july) charged me about 60 or so and i had nosebleed seats!!!

With no album, they aren't getting a full house at the majority of these shows save for Toronto, NYC and CA. I think $75 is pushing it though. Pearl Jam , who at the moment are a lot more popular than Gn't charge a top ticket price of about $40.

[Chief]

i went to Friday, it really rocked!!! i think GNR needs to step up the light show

anyway here are a couple articles about ticket prices:
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/10/17/130709.php

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6432174/inside_clear_channel/

http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S01/18/72I40/index.xml

its pretty standard really. they can't realistically charge much less than the normal going rate otherwise they are gonna lose a lot of cash.

the cheapest tickets btw are in the $35 range.

i just saw Tool and the prices they charged were comparable to GNR.

Chief, you went to the Staples shows?  Thursday or Friday? 

By the way, GN'R tix are dirt cheap compared to other bands.  $450 will get you on the floor at a Rolling Stones show, while $75 will get you on the floor for a GN'R gig.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

My cousin went to the show on Thursday and he was amazed at the lighting as well.

One thing that bothered me was that he was impressed by their "perfect" playing.

[Eazy E]

I paid $40 to see Ziggy Marley... ?Paying less than that to see GN'R (albeit crappy seats), is definetaly not too high.

[Chief]

concert wise, pearl jam is definitely drawing in huge crowds.  this is well documented..

they just did 2 sold out shows at the forum in LA.  in 2002 for example, GNR originally listed 2 shows at the forum as well but the first one wasn't selling so they didn't even officially announce the second one.
it sucks but Axl's past unreliability hasn't exactly endeared the average concert goer to them.

Pearl Jam , who at the moment are a lot more popular than Gn't charge a top ticket price of about $40.

Pearl Jam's 'Greatest Hits' album, released in 2004 (sames year as GN'R's), went platinum in the U.S.A. while the Guns N' Roses 'Greatest Hits' album has gone triple platinum in the U.S. Your statement is not supported accurately. Clearly this is just your invalid opinion...

[Judy Rose]

All you motherfuckers that keep complaining bout the prices you need to zip it man cuase if gnr weren't  touring you'd al be like man when are they gonna tour and now that they're touring ur compling bout the prices? If u wished so much about them touring and they tour your obviously gonna go and not care for the prices of the tickets if you where real fans you would not be complaining, your all just a bunch double talkin jive motherfuckers!