When did getting gig tickets become such a pain in the a**?
 

Hey everyone, long time on and off reader but a new poster to the forum! Thought I'd start a thread as this has been bugging me...

I used to go to a lot of gigs back in the day, and am trying to get back into it. But when did it become such a nightmare trying to get tickets without having to pay 3x the face value?

I've tried to use TickX and the like, but I don't really see the point of those sites when they don't even do a proper comparison.

Was wondering what other people's experiences have been lately, before I give up and just stick to watching local bands?

A few months after I saw a Melvins show, someone who also attended that I met later made a remark that the show was an expensive one for them, compared to some of their earlier ones.

Tickets were $16 bucks. Benefits of the indie scene.



But seriously, if you're paying over 40/50 bucks at all to see a single show, you're paying too much and the show most likely isn't worth it in the first place.

Muse says otherwise.

yeah

Seriously

Please.

Seems like there's a consensus here Violet. Sorry but your music taste sux ass.

But Muse has some great albums though... I stand with you Violet!

Muse has some really average music. I personally don't find any of their albums that great, but when I saw them live I did enjoy there show.

WTF, why have I lost 100 posts?

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I regret standing up for you

To return to the OP, this is not a new thing. I haven't been to gigs for about fifteen years now, even more, and when I did go you had to jump on tickets the moment they were announced on sale. Even if the gig was a year in the future (I like travelling to the future a lot) you had to go NOW, because they would sell out in often hours, sometimes minutes, depending on the popularity. A lot of them got block-booked, and if you went in with an intention to buy later you were ****ed.

When I was younger, you'd go to HMV (record store) queue up and get your tickets, go home and keep them ready. Try doing that today and you'll immediately be told "sold out". I remember one of the guys at work wanted to go to see Springsteen, but couldn't even get through on the ticket line, so for two or three hours we all took turns, hitting the phones like crazy. Eventually he got his tickets, but that was typical of the struggle to get tickets. I had given up long ago.

Oh, and if you don't have a credit card, good luck getting tickets.

Yeah, I remember having to physically go to a box office or music store to buy tickets. The fact that you can almost always buy them online now makes it way more convenient than it used to be.

I just want to know who pays £500 to see a concert where the original tickets costs £70 though?! Maybe it's different in the US, but here people seem to pay whatever on the secondary market.

I get supply and demand, but who's buying at these prices? Wonder what the most that anyone on here has paid is...

And yeah, it kind of puts it into perspective when you can go to a gig for $16 without any of the hassle!

And for what it's worth, I never really saw what the fuss was all about with Muse either :rolleyes:

Ticket resale sites are always going to be price gouging. Just buy from the venue.

I'm not sure I've ever gone to a show that cost $90 (£70). Expensive tickets like that usually mean it's at some awful venue where you can barely see the band. Most shows I go to are in the $10-$25 range.

I would pay $75 if it's a band that I feel I really must see live, like King Crimson. Otherwise it's usually at around Janzs's range.

Well it is and it isn't. When you had to buy physical tickets there was a whole lot less of the block-booking, and even then, they kept a small supply of tickets back. I remember my boss telling me that he was in line for (I can't remember, but he was a Bowie fan so let's say) a Bowie concert. The guy in front of him bought like ten tickets or something. Springsteen was playing as well but sold out. The guy says "I've just given you like a thousand quid (or whatever) over the counter: you got any Springsteen tickets?" The assistant reaches under the desk and takes out two tickets and lets him buy them. You just couldn't do that online. I guess that's the power of bulk buying, and it multiplies exponentially once you get to online ticket sales. As I said, these days if you don't get your tickets within a max of an hour after they go on sale, you're SOL.

Then move to a country where there's a concert more than twice a year.

Who are you talking to?

You, bitch!

First two records and The 2nd Law are great.

IDGAF, I can't get out to gigs anymore. Don't you know, once you reach 50 in Ireland, they affix a bracelet to you that sends a thousand volts through you if you come within a mile of a music venue? They don't want us oldies going near them!

Lmao no

Also no on the first two records. Quit kidding yourselves guys.

All Muse is bad Muse.

No Muse is good Muse?

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I think I remember when it became cool to shit on Muse (circa 2011) but really the 2nd Law is solid. But their last album, BH&R, and the album with Uprising suck cock.