Now these are good ticket prices...

http://platinumentertainment.us/creamtickets.html

Can I get in on this scam?

HOLY SHIT

That isn't far off from what Stones' tickets are going for on eBay, and Cream is a lot rarer a show than the Stones.

But this is not the e-bay price. So imagine what these would be on e-bay.

Originally posted by Sir HC:
But this is not the e-bay price. So imagine what these would be on e-bay.

Those are broker prices, so it's essentially the same as eBay prices.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:

Originally posted by Sir HC:
But this is not the e-bay price. So imagine what these would be on e-bay.

Those are broker prices, so it's essentially the same as eBay prices.

i always thought that broker prices were higher than ebay … because lazy rich people go to broker's, so they can charge these lazy rich folks more than industrious people who create a market price on ebay … if they're not charging more than ebay prices, then they should

Cream are one of the few 60s dino acts that I'd like to see, but not if the tickets will be at or near what the Stones are charging…. phooey on baby boomers who only go to three shows a year and can afford to pay those prices

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
i always thought that broker prices were higher than ebay … because lazy rich people go to broker's, so they can charge these lazy rich folks more than industrious people who create a market price on ebay … if they're not charging more than ebay prices, then they should

They are roughly the same since brokers often list the stuff on eBay at the same inflated prices. Just look up Stones or McCartney tickets. All the high-priced ones have no bids on them because they are asking $2500-$3000.

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
Cream are one of the few 60s dino acts that I'd like to see, but not if the tickets will be at or near what the Stones are charging…. phooey on baby boomers who only go to three shows a year and can afford to pay those prices

I don't think the shows have even been announced yet, so, in theory, you would still have a chance to get tickets at face value when they go on sale.

when i first clicked, i thought those were the face values. yikes

i realize that the face value will be lower, but will be they be $100 or less? above $100 and it's not worth it… would rather see Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce with another less well known guitar player….

FYI for those of you who want to see Cream live, for some reason, this is a post I got today from another group:

From today's issue of Variety magazine:
———
Rhino Home Entertainment is unleashing a series of
musical DVDs this fall. Oct. 4, it will release the
two-disc "Cream Live" May 25 reunion concert at Royal
Albert Hall in London…

"The Ramones Video Box," with never-before-seen live
and behind-the-scenes footage, and the 1977 "It's
Alive" New Year's Eve concert at London's Rainbow
Theater, will hit shelves Sept. 27.

"The Concert for Bangladesh" will bow Oct. 25.
———

Related note, also via Variety: Rhino (the record
label) now officially takes the place of Warner
Special Products as the keeper of the Warner Music
vaults (they've been co-owned by WMG for a while now).
So we should see more cool releases from the Warner
Bros. / Reprise / Atlantic / Elektra / Asylum / Atco /
Cotillion etc. etc. etc. group of labels.

god bless rhino … that would be a fun place to work …

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
i realize that the face value will be lower, but will be they be $100 or less? above $100 and it's not worth it… would rather see Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce with another less well known guitar player….

I highly doubt it. Maybe the nosebleed seats will be $89 before service charges.

Originally posted by edbert:
"The Ramones Video Box," with never-before-seen live
and behind-the-scenes footage, and the 1977 "It's
Alive" New Year's Eve concert at London's Rainbow
Theater, will hit shelves Sept. 27.

<drool>

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
i realize that the face value will be lower, but will be they be $100 or less? above $100 and it's not worth it…

Gotta disagree with you here kosmo. The Cream reunion is easily worth a couple hundred dollars. Especially if it's a handful of shows and not a megatour. I wouldn't count on any tickets being less than $100.

I'd pay Stones prices to see Cream.

"It's Alive", easily one of the best live records ever recorded. What a show.

Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
I'd pay Stones prices to see Cream.

Ditto.

regardless of the price it would be a last minute ticket purchase anyway… it will be one of those karma shows

Quite often the front rows are full of industry people who got their tickets for free. I think we got more than a clue as to who might be sitting front and center over in the Sony thread and it's none of us.

Even if they do tour here, it will probably be so far out of my budget that I'd have to miss it. Damn, I'd LOVE to see that show.

The one thing I would be concerned about is Eric's attitude about how he plays his guitar. He has often stated that he won't play the way he use to in the old days because he thinks it's so egotistical. Damn it, Eric! If you're playing with Cream and we're paying that kind of money, you better damn site put every ounce of ego into it! None of that lame-ass crap you've been putting out for the past couple of decades. Show it off!!!