Rhett Miller
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How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 07:52 PM UTC
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Not counting drinks, merchandise, and travel to the show (unless you want to include that separately).
My guess for myself: $200, though that may decrease now as I'm getting older and have a baby and wife at home…
Now that I think about it more, I'm guessing I'm probably in the $150 range…
walkonby
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 07:53 PM UTC
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i feel bad . . . i spent that in august alone.
nkotb
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 07:54 PM UTC
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That's a good question. I don't know off the top of my head, since I go in weird spurts. If I had to guess, I'd say somewhere around $300 - $400 on an average year.
I can't wait to see the Director & bnyce's tallies.
DeathFromAbove1979
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 07:57 PM UTC
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Last year I must have spent about…400.
This year…..probably close to 400 already, considering i paid 60 for White Stripes and 200 for V Fest plus other shows here and there. And I just got wind of like 5 to 10 shows I wanna go to. Plus traveling [Philly to see Justice].
TheDirector217
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 07:58 PM UTC
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Originally posted by nkotb:
That's a good question. I don't know off the top of my head, since I go in weird spurts. If I had to guess, I'd say somewhere around $300 - $400 on an average year.
I can't wait to see the Director & bnyce's tallies.
Let's just say it has 3 zeros behind it & leave it at that. Don't even make me think about including travel, drinks, merch, and the dreaded "et cetera" category. Only those fortunate enough to kick it with me a show know about that. Names are un-necessary.
And my yearly total is prolly a slow
quarter for bnyce. :D
danknugz
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:03 PM UTC
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i spent $150 on cure tickets for my girlfriend and i this year, and thats the most I've ever paid. i dont go to all that many shows a year, maybe 10 at the most. on average, i spend about $100-$150 a year. this year, i've probably spent about $300.
only 2 other shows i have to go to this year, Mono @ Ramshead, and Doug Stanhope @ Arlington Cinema Drafthouse. i dont think im going to any others. maybe DMST @ black cat and Megadeth @ 930. but those are maybes.
sonickteam2
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:10 PM UTC
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lets see, probably about $500 between me and the wife, she likes to go to some cheesy shows, which always seem to carry a higher ticket price. then add about another $150 for shows i go to without her, so i only have to buy one ticket.
i'll go with $650. (more if we pick a festival, of course)
and i would think the Bombay Chutney may have a lot of people beat too.
miss pretentious
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:14 PM UTC
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I wonder if I spend more on concert tickets or clothes to be quite honest.
As such, this year i've probably spent about $500 or $600… possibly heading upwards of $800 by the end of the year. And I didn't even have to buy Virgin Festival tickets…
demsrock
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:15 PM UTC
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I would say just under $1000. I wish tickets.com had a working order history.
skeeter
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:36 PM UTC
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Originally posted by le sonick:
and i would think the Bombay Chutney may have a lot of people beat too.
Probably not as many as you'd think. I don't go to very many "big ticket" shows or festivals and I don't go to nearly as many club shows as I used to. I spend way too much, but I'm sure plenty of folks here have me beat by an indie mile.
sweetcell
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:36 PM UTC
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i'm sure i'd be shocked if i came up with my exact annual spend, so i'd rather not find out. i'm definitely into the four digits too, on tickets alone - but one must consider i'm buying for two 90% of the time, since in this couple concert tickets are my responsibility. i/we do tend to go to a lot of expensive "big ticket" shows.
Originally posted by nkotb:
I can't wait to see the Director & bnyce's tallies.
i suspect that ixkpd-bk's total would be right up there with those two. boardee trivia: what do all three have in common? (other than an addiction to live shows, of course…)
joe marshmellow is probably on the same level as me - a step below those three, but still boardline insane :p
as thedirector said, it's an investment in my happiness. i have the income to support this habit, and this is what i chose to spend it on as it brings me the most happiness. for some it's shoes, for others it's cars, other it's financial investments… me, it's the unique high i get from a good performance. it does take on a "chasing the dragon" quality at times.
miss pretentious
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:40 PM UTC
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
I wonder if I spend more on concert tickets or clothes to be quite honest.
As such, this year i've probably spent about $500 or $600… possibly heading upwards of $800 by the end of the year. And I didn't even have to buy Virgin Festival tickets…
as an addendum to my previous comment, my new year's resolution was to shift my money from clothes to shows…
sweetcell
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:45 PM UTC
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i knew there was a good reason why i wanted you to spend more time with my girlfriend…
j/k :p
TheDirector217
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:47 PM UTC
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
I wonder if I spend more on concert tickets or clothes to be quite honest.
As such, this year i've probably spent about $500 or $600… possibly heading upwards of $800 by the end of the year. And I didn't even have to buy Virgin Festival tickets…
as an addendum to my previous comment, my new year's resolution was to shift my money from clothes to shows…
I don't even wanna think about the wardrobe budget. But then again, one must keep up appearances. Image is everything. :cool:
Funny this thread pops up. I remember a conversation with a certain boardie here who
until they opened their trap never made me even think about what I was spending on shows.
I wonder who it was . . . :mad:
Rhett Miller
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:48 PM UTC
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So they could experience their first overrated threesome?
Originally posted by sweetcell:
i knew there was a good reason why i wanted you to spend more time with my girlfriend…
j/k :p
sweetcell
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:50 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
So they could experience their first overrated threesome?
NICE.
one can always wish… :cool:
miss pretentious
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:52 PM UTC
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Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Funny this thread pops up. I remember a conversation with a certain boardie here who
until they opened their trap never made me even think about what I was spending on shows.
I wonder who it was . . . :roll:
skeeter
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:53 PM UTC
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
i'm sure i'd be shocked if i came up with my exact annual spend, so i'd rather not find out.
Ditto. I have no problem living in denial.
TheDirector217
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Re: How much do you spend on concert admission per year?
August 23, 2007 at 08:54 PM UTC
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Originally posted by sweetcell:
i'm sure i'd be shocked if i came up with my exact annual spend, so i'd rather not find out.
Ditto. I have no problem living in denial.
Man.
True story.