Rush.

[Misdee]

We all have a choice to make when it comes to ticket prices. I'm not complaining about high prices, I'm just not going. For three hundred dollars never mind a Rush concert, I would be expecting two nights bed and breakfast at Geddy Lee's house in Toronto, and it better be a decent breakfast.

 

In 1980 it cost me £4.50 for a ticket to see Rush.  I would value a ticket to a Rush concert nowadays at about £30 in today's money,  that's about a third more than what £4.50 from 1980 would be worth in 2025!allowing for inflation. I acknowledge the fact that they are allowed to put the prices up a bit allowing for their now legendary status. Anything over that and I don't want to know. I've seen enough big time bands to be sure that none of them are worth these kind of admission fees. 

 

If Rush want to charge £300 or whatever that is their right, it's fine with me but I certainly wouldn't contemplate paying it. Others can make their own decision but I've never seen a gig that I would've paid anything remotely like that money and feel it was well spent. It's just absurd to me that an ordinary ticket to a gig at any gig, can be three figures. 

Edited 5 hours ago by Misdee

[Lozz196]

Anything with dynamic pricing can go and brew itself a cup of fukkoff

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

There is only one occasion that I was going to pay  an excessive amount to see a band , ( £200 max ) 

Yes embarrassing really 😬. However , I suppose I’d better explain why .. 

I saw Rammstein for the first time at Brixton Academy on the Reise Reise Tour . Purchased over the internet probably ticketmaster.I can’t remember if they played 3 or 4 consecutive nights there.  It was on the Thursday night I saw them .  We tried everywhere to see if we could see them again on Fri/sat  and got nowhere . I managed to see them on the 2 London tours after that , with the o2 Gig being a fantastic experience also . Unfortunately I don’t do outdoor gigs anymore, and  I doubt Rammstein will still be going much longer .  I know it’s not Rush , but seeing a band in their prime in a not too big venue is worth every penny 🙂

[TimR]

I am left wondering who is behind this. 

 

I have never seen a social media storm this big over Rush before.

 

Who controls the finances of the band? What's happened to Neil's share? 

 

While Geddy and Alex seem genuine guys, laid back Canadians, with a sense of humour and a desire to continue making music, there seems to be a much different drive over this latest tour. 

[prowla]

3 hours ago, TimR said:

I am left wondering who is behind this. 

 

I have never seen a social media storm this big over Rush before.

 

Who controls the finances of the band? What's happened to Neil's share? 

 

While Geddy and Alex seem genuine guys, laid back Canadians, with a sense of humour and a desire to continue making music, there seems to be a much different drive over this latest tour. 

Driven to the margin of error...