#41 Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Some of the west coast went on-sale to the general public with some east coast outlets starting on Monday. Some had pre-sales that were a day or so, a couple of them only lasted 10 am - noon. Picked up some lower levels near the stage, so I'm stoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdelma Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Like to see him, Saw him in toronto twice. Will be out here in southern cal, but in the process of relocating to the SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Congrats. I got my tickets yesterday and am very happy with the seats. I saw him three years ago and he was great. You are really going to have a great time -- especially if you are a Beatles fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranDaMan Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 I saw him on the "Wings over Europe" tour in Munich way back in '77 at the Olympic hall. Awesome then and maybe even better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCBillsFan Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Did you get the emailed tickets? I did that for the Velvet Revolver concert coming up May 5th in Raleigh and it was so easy and convenient. They give you a bar code that will be scanned at the concert. It's pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#41 Posted April 23, 2005 Author Share Posted April 23, 2005 Getting them mailed. Still dig having the stubs to tack up somewhere. I keep it old school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMCBillsFan Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Getting them mailed. Still dig having the stubs to tack up somewhere. I keep it old school. 314178[/snapback] I hear you. I still have my first Kiss ticket stub from 78 when I was 9 years old. My Uncle took me and I've loved Kiss ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Some of the west coast went on-sale to the general public with some east coast outlets starting on Monday. Some had pre-sales that were a day or so, a couple of them only lasted 10 am - noon. Picked up some lower levels near the stage, so I'm stoked. 313850[/snapback] I saw him about fifteen years ago or so at RFK Stadium in DC on the 4th of July...hot as blazes that day but one of the best concerts I've ever seen! Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdelma Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Hope he plays some songs that he hasn't played before. The last album was average at best. Come-on Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Wheels Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 With the decent tickets going for $250 at the BankNorth Garden, I won't be going. How much weathier does this guy need to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 With the decent tickets going for $250 at the BankNorth Garden, I won't be going. How much weathier does this guy need to be? 314245[/snapback] Well, Michael Jackson did rob him blind with the rights to all those Beatles songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#41 Posted April 23, 2005 Author Share Posted April 23, 2005 With the decent tickets going for $250 at the BankNorth Garden, I won't be going. How much weathier does this guy need to be? 314245[/snapback] His cars probably take premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 With the decent tickets going for $250 at the BankNorth Garden, I won't be going. How much weathier does this guy need to be? 314245[/snapback] I understand your point, but I would rather have him get than the scalpers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMan Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I understand your point, but I would rather have him get than the scalpers. 315743[/snapback] Exactly. When concert tickets first started getting real high-priced, my initial reaction was to think they were being greedy, but after thinking about it, I realized they're only asking for the same $$$ the scalpers will get. When tickets were more affordable, the scalpers would buy up hundreds of thousands of seats and sell them at inflated prices. The management, promoters, and artists figured they would just cut the middle men and sell for directly to the fans, since they were often paying high prices anyway. The upside is that the fans can more easily buy tickets for premium shows through the box office, since they're not all horded by the scalpers. At least when you give this money to McCartney, The Stone, Eagles, etc...you know a lot of the money is used to produce a monstrous extravaganza of a show. I don't doubt that scalpers often funded their drug trade with this money. I haven't seen McCartney since the '92 shows, but I hear his last tour a couple of years ago was great. His band was much more lively and rockin' then his tour band during the '89-'92 shows. That band was technically competant, but they show have hid themselves in the studio. They acted like they bored with the whole thing. The keyboard player (Wix) is the only member to still be on board from the band 15 years ago. It's possible the old band was somewhat restricted by the limited talents of McCartney's late wife Linda, whom McCartney liked to have at his side in the band. Thinking about catching the show her in hot 'lanta. I hope he'll revive some numbers from the archives that he hasn't played in the past. His "magic piano" and Hey Jude schtick is getting old. ("ok...everybody on this side...na na na na-na-na-na") Alright Paul, we get it. Next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMan Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Exactly. When concert tickets first started getting real high-priced, my initial reaction was to think they were being greedy, but after thinking about it, I realized they're only asking for the same $$$ the scalpers will get. When tickets were more affordable, the scalpers would buy up hundreds of thousands of seats and sell them at inflated prices. The management, promoters, and artists figured they would just cut the middle men and sell for directly to the fans, since they were often paying high prices anyway. The upside is that the fans can more easily buy tickets for premium shows through the box office, since they're not all horded by the scalpers. At least when you give this money to McCartney, The Stone, Eagles, etc...you know a lot of the money is used to produce a monstrous extravaganza of a show. I don't doubt that scalpers often funded their drug trade with this money. I haven't seen McCartney since the '92 shows, but I hear his last tour a couple of years ago was great. His band was much more lively and rockin' then his tour band during the '89-'92 shows. That band was technically competant, but they should have hid themselves in the studio. They acted like they were bored with the whole thing. The keyboard player (Wix) is the only member to still be on board from the band 15 years ago. It's possible the old band was somewhat restricted by the limited talents of McCartney's late wife Linda, whom McCartney liked to have at his side in the band. Thinking about catching the show her in hot 'lanta. I hope he'll revive some numbers from the archives that he hasn't played in the past. His "magic piano" and Hey Jude schtick is getting old. ("ok...everybody on this side...na na na na-na-na-na") Alright Paul, we get it. Next. 315999[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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