Ticket Prices

emmanuel wrote:
Since I am in Baltimore, I often compare Philly and DC shows, although mostly in terms of set times and days, since the prices are not terribly different. Philly seems to be a bit cheaper on average, perhaps just because of the local taxes?

Franz Ferdinand in Philly was half of what it cost in DC…

Miss Cleo Science time for bands that have played both FSS and 930

Mastodon was 3 dollars less this time around the 930, with a Fillmore show booked in between, which was more, but included Opeth.

Portugal the Man - cheaper at 9:30 I think, though not Zoo cheap

Minus the Bear - cheaper at 9:30, before fees come into play

Didn't bother when Lotus did Fillmore, I think they were 9:30 this time around too.

2Chainz has gone back and forth, haven't paid too much attention there, asides from his latest classic, Netflix.

Coheed and Cambria seem to be rotating as well. samish price

Manchester Orchestra - basically same, though unavoidable ticketmaster fees.

Anymore of note?

Purely anecdotally, breaking Indie/synth bands seem to commanding a higher price than I remember. Then you have of Montreal, going 2 9:30 shows > 1 9:30 > 2 U Street Music Hall > Ottobar. Oversatuation, bad new material, or fickle indie crowd?

drats…science..

;D

I am glad people still care about going to shows.  They cost more than they did 10 years ago, or 20 years ago, but so does everything else.  Just a sign of the times. 

I would love to not have 15 bucks added on to the price of my ticket, but what can I really do about it?

Pearl Jam tried to battle ticketmaster all those years ago, and it was a pain in the ass to get those tickets.  Now they're right back to getting LiveNation or Ticketmaster to handle the tickets for their tours.

Does it suck that it costs so much?  Yes.  Do I miss out on a bunch of shows because I have to be more choosy now?  Yes.  But, that's just the way it goes.

robovampire wrote:
Anymore of note?

the venues are roughly the same size (fillmore is slightly bigger, IIRC), yet we only could name a handful of comparisons over it's 3 year existence.  leads me to believe you're comparing apples to oranges here…

K8teebug wrote:
I am glad people still care about going to shows.  They cost more than they did 10 years ago, or 20 years ago, but so does everything else.  Just a sign of the times. 

I would love to not have 15 bucks added on to the price of my ticket, but what can I really do about it?

Pearl Jam tried to battle ticketmaster all those years ago, and it was a pain in the ass to get those tickets.  Now they're right back to getting LiveNation or Ticketmaster to handle the tickets for their tours.

Does it suck that it costs so much?  Yes.  Do I miss out on a bunch of shows because I have to be more choosy now?  Yes.  But, that's just the way it goes.

I am sure a lot of those service charges go back to the venue.  Ticketmaster/Live Nation has been losing a lot of money so its not like they are getting rich off of you. 

stevewizzle wrote:

robovampire wrote:
Anymore of note?

the venues are roughly the same size (fillmore is slightly bigger, IIRC), yet we only could name a handful of comparisons over it's 3 year existence.  leads me to believe you're comparing apples to oranges here…

1200 vs 2000 person capacity is only slightly bigger to you?  That is closer to twice as big.

престижний wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:

robovampire wrote:
Anymore of note?

the venues are roughly the same size (fillmore is slightly bigger, IIRC), yet we only could name a handful of comparisons over it's 3 year existence.  leads me to believe you're comparing apples to oranges here…

1200 vs 2000 person capacity is only slightly bigger to you?  That is closer to twice as big.

i thought it was 1500 for some reason. 

900 downstairs, 300 up.