Tom Waits (singer, ticket, favorite song, albums, discography)

Piss Me Off · 05-26-2008, 03:57 AM

Tickets for the only UK show Tom Waits is doing are £95 each. Does he stupidly overprice his shows in the US as well?

sl1ck · 05-26-2008, 07:44 AM

The ticket I got was 85 bucks or so. I believe all of the tickets were the same price. It's not THAT bad of a price, I paid 75 to see Bob Dylan.

sleepy jack · 05-26-2008, 02:48 PM

I'd say that's a pretty steep price. I've boughten weekend tickets for festivals cheaper.

sl1ck · 05-26-2008, 04:42 PM

Well gas prices are causing ticket prices to shoot up...but I still don't think 85 bucks to see Tom Waits at a small theatre is a bad price. Springsteen charges that much for nosebleed seats and he is half the songwriter that Waits is.

TheBig3 · 05-26-2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by sl1ck

Well gas prices are causing ticket prices to shoot up...but I still don't think 85 bucks to see Tom Waits at a small theatre is a bad price. Springsteen charges that much for nosebleed seats and he is half the songwriter that Waits is.

amen.

and I hope their expensive. I don't want any "i've heard Rod Stewart cover him" fair weather fanbase in attendance. He tours too infrequently to endure such...crime.

Piss Me Off · 05-27-2008, 03:46 AM

You can't justify his crappy ticket prices just because someone else does it as well.
As far as i'm concerned no-one is worth over £50 a ticket.

Loser · 05-27-2008, 02:30 PM

I heard the reason for higher ticket prices is because of gas prices riseing, so they increase ticket prices to pay for it. Not sure if it's legit, but it's what I heard.

TheBig3 · 05-27-2008, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

You can't justify his crappy ticket prices just because someone else does it as well.
As far as i'm concerned no-one is worth over £50 a ticket.

Yeah but you can't say its unjustified. If you don't think its fair then don't pay for it.

Piss Me Off · 05-28-2008, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Yeah but you can't say its unjustified. If you don't think its fair then don't pay for it.

Well i intend not to!
That said, his press conference for the tour was really pretty cool, worth a watch.

TheBig3 · 05-28-2008, 06:23 AM

I remember the first time I heard Phillapino Box Spring Hog. I had just as many words then as I do having watched that video.

Thank god for our heros.

05-26-2008, 03:57 AM	#191 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Tickets for the only UK show Tom Waits is doing are £95 each. Does he stupidly overprice his shows in the US as well? __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

05-26-2008, 07:44 AM	#192 (permalink)
sl1ck Wish Fulfillment Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 99	The ticket I got was 85 bucks or so. I believe all of the tickets were the same price. It's not THAT bad of a price, I paid 75 to see Bob Dylan. __________________ Last.FM RYM

05-26-2008, 04:42 PM	#194 (permalink)
sl1ck Wish Fulfillment Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 99	Well gas prices are causing ticket prices to shoot up...but I still don't think 85 bucks to see Tom Waits at a small theatre is a bad price. Springsteen charges that much for nosebleed seats and he is half the songwriter that Waits is. __________________ Last.FM RYM

05-27-2008, 03:46 AM	#196 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	You can't justify his crappy ticket prices just because someone else does it as well. As far as i'm concerned no-one is worth over £50 a ticket. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

05-28-2008, 06:23 AM	#200 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	I remember the first time I heard Phillapino Box Spring Hog. I had just as many words then as I do having watched that video. Thank god for our heros. __________________ I've moved to a new address

05-27-2008, 02:30 PM	#197 (permalink)
Loser The Professor Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 1,113	I heard the reason for higher ticket prices is because of gas prices riseing, so they increase ticket prices to pay for it. Not sure if it's legit, but it's what I heard.