Gazza wrote on May 25
th, 2015 at 6:41pm:
Ian Billen wrote on May 24
th, 2015 at 5:49pm:
Is it me ...or has the American public been duped?? I have some questions here .. ......
Americans have been paying over four figures for good Stones tickets since 2012 and you reckon that that it's
the design of the stage that they should be concerned about most when it comes to being possibly ripped off?
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When did I say they should be concerened 'most' about that? The very first thing I brought up when this tours tickets prices were announced was that the prices are beyond rediculous and uncalled for. I voiced my opinion on that a few times here (and other places).
You say these obseen ticket prices have been occurring on their tours <since 2012?> Well Guy .. it is only 2015 ... lol and that was only last time out for them here... yikes lol?? The reason I bring it up now is bc 2012 was a sort of special 50th Anniversary event with top notch guests at only major cities and the biggest markets and only at at arenas (which was still too high priced even at that). This tour is at stadiums. You see, The Stones and their people want the same return in the same league on this tour as if they were doing 40 or 50 or 60 stadium shows as their past stadium tours of North America is what this is all about. To achieve this ...they must charge three times as much. To me ... its not only unreasonable ....it's sort of sick to be that greed minded on their behalf if you ask me.
Why am I bringing up the stage design right now? ..>>> Well because
1. I am just seeing it right now like everyone is .. When do you want me to bring it up or talk about it.. ?
2. The stage design of what was reported by their people is not the stage design I am seeing...? We were clearly, and purposefully mislead. The stage is the same .. there was no facelift lol and the thrust is the center catwalk that was always there .. .. (we were purposefully mislead into thinking we were getting an even better set than was in Europe/Aust. ...not that we deserve one better .. but at the same time ya cant claim we are in order to push the tour and sell tickets and then NOT deliver it???... what the fuck??).
3. *Most importantly, In my opinion ... if you have the nerve and audacidy to charge by far the most outrageous ticket prices for a stadium tour ever dreamed up you could at friggin least, have everything the most top notch, without cutting any corners, and sparing absolutely no expense considering each ticket to get in to be in the hundreds of dollars. Call me crazy but that is a double slap in the face in conjunction with the most extreme ticket prices this time out.
The only thing I could compare it to is paying $10,000 a plate for the best dinner cooked by some of the best chefs in the world ... Id say $10,000 a plate is way way over-priced for any meal .... though the food would surely be fantastic ... however, they promoted the dinner in saying your dining experience would be special and changed compared to the meals of the past .... So they pulled the silver and served your meal with plastic silverware instead ... (it is basically the same concept).
I think I have a pretty legitamate gripe or two here. See my points?
Ian