o2 fleetwood mac - rip off prices

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enoxy

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I noticed that the minimum ticket price for this concert in october at 02 is over €86 but in London and other UK venues it's £45 stg.

I wonder what excuse do the promoters have for this shocking price discrepancy?
 
Heard a repeat of one of Matt Cooper's interviews this morning, where he discussed concert ticket prices with a journalist and a promoter.

Promoter offered as an example the insurance costs for the Beyoncé concert this week - O2 in Dublin cost €13500, Belfast venue £200. Audience sizes were similar enough (10 000 ish).
 
gipimann said:
Heard a repeat of one of Matt Cooper's interviews this morning, where he discussed concert ticket prices with a journalist and a promoter.

Promoter offered as an example the insurance costs for the Beyoncé concert this week - O2 in Dublin cost €13500, Belfast venue £200. Audience sizes were similar enough (10 000 ish).
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So less than 1 euro per person then..........new O2 holding 15k ish depending on layout but nowhere near as low as 10k Beyonce was sold out.

The artist has a set fee after that is the promoter that is earning the profit.
 
As long as people keep paying these prices then they're going to be charged these prices. Its simple supply and demand is my opinion. When everyone started going north or going to the "cheaper" stores shopping, all the big stores started dropping their prices. Unfortunately you cant really do that with gigs. I go to a few in the UK every so often and its incredible how much cheaper it is than here. I watch the gig listing all the time here and there are so many bands i'd love to see but i just refuse to pay that money. They still sell out so i guess i'm the loser!
 
elefantfresh said:
As long as people keep paying these prices then they're going to be charged these prices. Its simple supply and demand is my opinion.
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Promoters will charge what the believe people are willing to pay. This may not be sustained as too many fishing lines are dropped into the same small pond.

Jim Carroll in the Irish Times referred to it as "Elton John, James Taylor, The Eagles, Rod Stewart and a gallery of other AOR seniors with tickets to hawk for Irish summer shows as yet another heritage act decides to hit Ireland to add some ducats to their pension fund".
 
gipimann said:
Heard a repeat of one of Matt Cooper's interviews this morning, where he discussed concert ticket prices with a journalist and a promoter.

Promoter offered as an example the insurance costs for the Beyoncé concert this week - O2 in Dublin cost €13500, Belfast venue £200. Audience sizes were similar enough (10 000 ish).
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the difference in ticket revenue was about 350k based on a 10k crowd, so claiming insurance costs of 13.5k to be the reason for increased costs in not really accurate.

got flights to newcastle to watch one of my favourite bands, flights & tickets were cheaper than 2 tickets for them here.

it will be interesting to see how Oxygen does this summer.
 
it will be interesting to see how Oxygen does this summer.
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I noticed in the paper last week that they're extending their deposit scheme for tickets. I dont recall them doing deposit schemes before?
 
The fact that, with about a month to go, Oxegen tickets are still on sale, tells it all I think!
 
If RoI concert goers just STOP buying tickets then the prices WILL come down - that is guaranteed.
 
RMCF said:
If RoI concert goers just STOP buying tickets then the prices WILL come down - that is guaranteed.
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I'd agree - I will be seeing Fleetwood mac and Depeche Mode in UK venues later this year for a lot cheaper than at O2. I think charging almost 90 euro for the 'cheap tickets' at O2 is a big turn-off for concert-goers.

On a related theme, I will be going to Newry this week to do the shopping and giving Sainsburys my hard-earned cash. It's not something I want to do but I simply can't afford to have suppliers of goods and services in RoI take the pi*$ out of me anymore.
 
I will be seeing Fleetwood mac and Depeche Mode
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I forgot all about Depeche Mode - I bought my ticket ages ago - looks like I've not been practicing what I've been preaching! Sorry!!
 
I think d.mode UK price was about 40 stg compared to o2's c.65 euros - not such a bad difference as F.mac tickets but still a rip-off!

On another related point on UK/Ireland concert differences, 2 yrs ago I went to see the Police both at croker and cardiff millennium stadium - again cardiff was a lot cheaper for tickets but it was also much better geared up for concert goers - e.g. lots of bar staff and quick service. I think at that concert at croke pk it wasn't possible to bring a pint back to your seat - how rubbish is that!!
 
gipimann said:
Heard a repeat of one of Matt Cooper's interviews this morning, where he discussed concert ticket prices with a journalist and a promoter.

Promoter offered as an example the insurance costs for the Beyoncé concert this week - O2 in Dublin cost €13500, Belfast venue £200. Audience sizes were similar enough (10 000 ish).
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Could this be true?

200 stg in NI, versus 13,500 euro in RoI?

If so, God Help Us.
 
Bough two tickets - total of 265 euro, yeah its a crazy price. But what can you do, it might be one of the last chances to see a band I like.

Insurance prices can't be the reason tickets are up to 45% more expensive here. Even if insurance is 13k more expensive thats only a bit over 1 euro per person extra on a 10k seater venue.

Highest priced ticket in the O2 Dublin: 126 euro
Highest priced ticket in Wembley Arean London: 75 sterling
 
After more or less rearing our kids and currently subsidizing them at college etc we've reverted to going to Whelans, The Village, Tripod etc over the past couple of years and have reconnected to the real music scene. Been to some great gigs. We did have a relapse when buying U2 at Croker, but, we grew up with them so it's special. It would have to be someone special to get us to pay the F-Mac prices. Springsteen for instance, but, he never rips us off.
 
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