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Re: Ticket Prices - Just my thoughts...
I'm a veteran of so many shows I can't begin to count. In 25+ years of shows, I've seen and met more major players and artists than I care to remember.
I've seen pretty big acts in big arenas for like $7.99 I think I reluctantly paid 13.99 to see Black Sabbath and Vanhalen in like 1978. But at least it was good times then ya know and the bands worked hard and people there were cool.
But anymore, I'm wetting so friggin sick of shows... I really try to just see small hall stuff nowdays as I can't reason spending so much to see any large acts. Most people I like are small hall shows anyways now. Even those guys are getting pricey, like Slayer etc. Not likely that I'll pay over 50 bucks to see anyone unless it was with some interesting perqs.
There are only a few places here in Cleveland to see metal bands, and only one is any good, The Agora Theatre. Sadly, the last couple shows there had horrible sound. Seems to be what happens there as of late.
We have Smegmadeth coming Nov 8 to another small hall here, The Odeon, for 40 bucks, and I really don't think I'll go for that. You can hardly see the band hardly at that place. Parking sucks there, in a crap area, and you stand all night.
Seems in general shows just suck anymore period. Expensive, pain to get into, sound sucks, can't see, alcohol is outrageous priced and the cops are friggin hardcore into the bust. Thy monitor these shows like martial law.
Plus, I'm really starting to hate the humans at these shows. I seem to always have to throw the smackdown on some dumbass jakoff who invades our personal space with his usually drunken stupidity. Metalheads seem to have lost a lot of their upstanding qualities lately and seem to be real dikheads a lot.
I hate to be so negative, but, things have really gone downhill. I used to love to go see bands. Anymore, I'm sad when a good one comes, as I know what a pain it will be to get to see them.
When my band played shows, I busted my ass to make sure people felt the 5-7 bucks was well spent coming to see us. Always wanted people to get their moneys worth and they did. Burns my ass when bands are halfass, do short shows in crap halls with crap sound, and want all the money...
Wow, what a rant huh?
I'm a veteran of so many shows I can't begin to count. In 25+ years of shows, I've seen and met more major players and artists than I care to remember.
I've seen pretty big acts in big arenas for like $7.99 I think I reluctantly paid 13.99 to see Black Sabbath and Vanhalen in like 1978. But at least it was good times then ya know and the bands worked hard and people there were cool.
But anymore, I'm wetting so friggin sick of shows... I really try to just see small hall stuff nowdays as I can't reason spending so much to see any large acts. Most people I like are small hall shows anyways now. Even those guys are getting pricey, like Slayer etc. Not likely that I'll pay over 50 bucks to see anyone unless it was with some interesting perqs.
There are only a few places here in Cleveland to see metal bands, and only one is any good, The Agora Theatre. Sadly, the last couple shows there had horrible sound. Seems to be what happens there as of late.
We have Smegmadeth coming Nov 8 to another small hall here, The Odeon, for 40 bucks, and I really don't think I'll go for that. You can hardly see the band hardly at that place. Parking sucks there, in a crap area, and you stand all night.
Seems in general shows just suck anymore period. Expensive, pain to get into, sound sucks, can't see, alcohol is outrageous priced and the cops are friggin hardcore into the bust. Thy monitor these shows like martial law.
Plus, I'm really starting to hate the humans at these shows. I seem to always have to throw the smackdown on some dumbass jakoff who invades our personal space with his usually drunken stupidity. Metalheads seem to have lost a lot of their upstanding qualities lately and seem to be real dikheads a lot.
I hate to be so negative, but, things have really gone downhill. I used to love to go see bands. Anymore, I'm sad when a good one comes, as I know what a pain it will be to get to see them.
When my band played shows, I busted my ass to make sure people felt the 5-7 bucks was well spent coming to see us. Always wanted people to get their moneys worth and they did. Burns my ass when bands are halfass, do short shows in crap halls with crap sound, and want all the money...
Wow, what a rant huh?
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