US Live Earth is Ready

after seeing waters in 99/00 a few times, i don't think i'd go to these recent tours considering you're going to get mostly the same stuff at a much higher price tag.

Originally posted by floyd:

Originally posted by bizou311®:
Was it just me or did anyone else think that the concert was going to be free?

I thought the same thing. Now they don't say how much it is and you have to buy through Live Nation or Ticketmaster. I think the whole thing is kind of funny.

From the Post

"Tickets to the Giants Stadium concert will go on sale Monday. Pricing hasn't been set, but Wall estimated that they'd "average around $100 or $125." Had Live Earth been staged on the Mall or at the Capitol, admission would have been free, he said. Ticket revenue will help cover the facility fee at the Meadowlands sports complex."

If the swamp is that expensive to rent, I've got a bridge to sell you.

Let the comment floodgates open.

thats sad that they're charging people money for this show.

Originally posted by bizou311®:
thats sad that they're charging people money for this show.

why?

maybe i was spoiled when i went to live 8 in philly a few years ago, which was free. do you think the other live earth shows are going to be charging people?

i believe that these types of shows should be free to the public.

i wouldn't mind paying $20-30 to cover facility fees, but $100+ is just gouging. there is no way it costs that much to operate the facility for one day. where is this extra money going? $100 x 100000 people (at least*) = $10,000,000.

the UK show will not be free either: ALL TICKETS FOR LONDON WILL BE PRICED AT £55 EACH (about $110 USD)

* football capacity is 80k in the stands, i'm sure they'll fit at least 20k on the field.

EDIT: furthermore, the article mentioned "A lot of cities were competing to get this show, and the state of New Jersey and the city of New York opened up their arms and said to come here." = sponsorship, tax breaks, incentives, etc…

I thought I'd hear more complaints about the fact these aren't likely to be real sets, you're looking at 5-6 songs max for big names and perhaps 15-20 minute medley's from others.

As far as the pricing, if the majority of the proceeds aren't going toward some type of environmental related charity/fund, this is indeed a hoax and we shouldn't collaborate…though on the surface the cause is just.

Originally posted by sweetcell:
i wouldn't mind paying $20-30 to cover facility fees, but $100+ is just gouging. there is no way it costs that much to operate the facility for one day. where is this extra money going? $100 x 100000 people (at least*) = $10,000,000.

I'll bet 20% of those seats are behind the stage and not sold. And they're not going to cram 20,000 onto the field. It's not the 9:30 Club. :eek:

Originally posted by slappy:

Originally posted by floyd:

Originally posted by bizou311®:
Was it just me or did anyone else think that the concert was going to be free?

I thought the same thing. Now they don't say how much it is and you have to buy through Live Nation or Ticketmaster. I think the whole thing is kind of funny.

From the Post

"Tickets to the Giants Stadium concert will go on sale Monday. Pricing hasn't been set, but Wall estimated that they'd "average around $100 or $125." Had Live Earth been staged on the Mall or at the Capitol, admission would have been free, he said. Ticket revenue will help cover the facility fee at the Meadowlands sports complex."

If the swamp is that expensive to rent, I've got a bridge to sell you.

Let the comment floodgates open.

They gotta boost the price to cover costs to keep Jimmy Hoffa's body in tact underneath all that turf.

I agree. You're taking out the whole populist/activist slant if you're charging a large admission fee.

Originally posted by bizou311®:
maybe i was spoiled when i went to live 8 in philly a few years ago, which was free. do you think the other live earth shows are going to be charging people?

i believe that these types of shows should be free to the public.

Originally posted by bizou311®:
maybe i was spoiled when i went to live 8 in philly a few years ago, which was free. do you think the other live earth shows are going to be charging people?

i believe that these types of shows should be free to the public.

Oh, they're charging alright. Like a motherf**ker.

US $53.00 - US $348.00


Internet Onsale Info
Onsale to General Public:
Mon, 04/16/07 10:00 AM EDT

$350 for a primo seat???? I'm cool on that . . . My interest in going (which aside of Roger Waters & 3 - 5 other acts wasn't all that high to begin with) has suddenly just decreased threefold . . . BOLLOCKS!!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by sweetcell:
where is this extra money going?

To help pay Al Gore's residential power bill?

That's exactly where it's going.

so aren't all these bands going to be playing like a 20 minute set at the most? i think i'll pass.

perhaps its going to Roger Waters and Billy Corgan.

lets not jump to conclusions that its the promoters fault alone.

perhaps these bands didnt want to play for free. Al Gore doesnt have the same pull as Geldof!

and lets not forget that Giants Stadium is a HORRIBLE place to see a concert!

Originally posted by IMAmoose24:
That's exactly where it's going.

You're paying for the privilege of being preached at for a few hours by a bunch of self righteous celebrities who once read the synopsis of a book.

Isn't it worth $350 to be within a hundred feet of Leo?