are The Police ticket prices a joke?

Or you can join the fan club for $100 to access the presale. Are you kidding me?

I think there were some pre-recorded backing tracks during their performance last night. And obviously Sting can't maintain the high octaves anymore.

According to Best Buy advance code offers, this will be the order:

Seattle, WA 06/06/07 Key Arena
Denver, CO 06/09/07 Pepsi Center
San Jose / Oakland, CA TBD
Phoenix, AZ 06/18/07 US Airways
Los Angeles / Anaheim, CA TBD
Miami / Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Las Vegas, NV 06/15/07 MGM Grand
Dallas, TX 06/26/07 American Airlines
Tampa, FL TBD
Columbus, OH TBD
Detroit, MI TBD
Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN TBD
Hartford, CT TBD
New Orleans, LA 06/30/07 Arena
St. Louis, MO 07/01/07 Scottrade Center
Washington, DC TBD
Chicago, IL TBD
Boston, MA 07/28/07 Fenway Park
New York City, NY 08/01/07 Madison Square Garden
New York City, NY 08/03/07 Madison Square Garden

Okay, this fan club thing. A friend just explained how the Stones do it – " you know, what i'm not clear about is whether you can buy the membership when you buy the tickets. in other words, you don't have to pre-buy the membership, you can wait till the onsale time and see what tickets come up. they just would tack on $100 to the whole price of the tickets. that's what the stones have done."

Okay, if that's the deal, that is the downright shittiest thing I have ever heard. That is NOT about the fan club, that is about charging $100 for early access. YUCK.

I am appalled, and those of you on here who kinda know me know that I'm willing to throw money at shit to make it work or easy, but that is just NASTY.

Forget it. If I miss 'em I miss 'em, even though they were my very very favorite band from 14 to 24. Even more than the Smiths in college, or Foo Fighters now. Still, I cannot condone that shit.

>rant over<

Yeah - that's how the Stones did it too. But I think that's the normal cost for a Stones fan club membership anyway - tour or not.

My guess is you can still get decent seats for $90. Yeah - The best Who tix are about $200, but you could get good 100-level seats for $100.

When tickets go on sale, just immediately go for the $90 seats - not "Best available". They probably won't be too bad.

That is the deal. You can fork over the additional $100 at the time of purchase if you so choose.

From the J. Freedom Grammy chat…

"Could happen if they play a large enough venue. FedEx Field, for instance. Or, I don't know – something a little bit more unconventional, like Pimlico. If they do smaller venues, though – Nissan or Merriweather, for example – then forget it because, you're right, the scalpers are going to wind up asking for the title to your car."

V-Fest anyone?

V-Fest anyone?

Thank god I'm going to Madison Square Garden. I wouldn't want V-fest to be my only show.

heh, i beat you to the VFest guess :)

i like the police, but i'm not willing to pay $100+ for a mediocre seat. having them at vfest will be a good middle ground for me - pay about the same amount for the police but also get 2 dozen other bands and DJs.

I've been hearing bigger rumors about V-Fest that will blow the Police out of the water.

I'm in. Not overjoyed about $225, but it's the Police. Sometimes there is a scientific phrase which applies to this situation:

Fuck it.

P.S. 703, do tell. Don't hog the unconfirmed truths to yourself.

callat: start spilling them beans about VFest rumours, or i'll make your gig tomorrow night… unpleasant :eek:

seriously though, would love to hear. festival rumours are, in my opinion, a billion times more interesting than hollywood gossip (but unfortunately just as reliable).

i'm not one to spread rumors, so I'll remain vague for now. but if what I've heard is true, the early '90s could be well represented.

but if what I've heard is true, the early '90s could be well represented.

Pumpkins or Rage?

There went my interest in the tour!

Ditto.

Worst possible scenario:

The DC/Baltimore stop is at the Al Gore Global Warming benefit on July 7 and we get The Police along with sets by Don Henley, Aerosmith, Black Eyed Peas, etc…

Can someone please just answer the question of whether or not these ticket prices are a joke or not? Because if they are, if the Police are joking, its not funny. I just don't find any humor in it whatsoever. If they are not a joke, then these ticket prices are very, very high and I won't be able to attend.

i _MIGHT_ sit through 1-1.5 hours of the police if someone is willing to pay me $225. is that the going rate? it would still be torment, but i think i could stick it out for ~$100/hour in compensation.

For the love of crap can we just get The Police at Verizon Center and be done with it??

Verizon Center date does not look likely if they won't announce the details; its one of the only dates on the tour in which they will not announce additional information.

If you want to see them at a real venue, you might want to head up to MSG; they'll play at least 4 shows there.

Can someone please just answer the question of whether or not these ticket prices are a joke or not?

no, it's not a joke; yes, those are the real prices. go to ticketbastard.com and search for "the police". select any date and look at the "price" pull-down menu. any time old dinosaurs like the police, the eagles, the who, the stones, etc decide to roam the earth, they charges such ridiculous prices. so while i really wouldn't mind seeing them, i'm not a big enough fan to pay those prices. $100+fees for 2 nose-bleed uppers? $500 to take the lady out one night? no thanks.