its_ArchroniX
Educated Fool
I think that might be one of the biggest reasons we're probably never seeing another Ed Force One again.
And IF we're getting another one it'll be on the Farewell tour. It would only be fitting.
The Future Past tour 2023
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And IF we're getting another one it'll be on the Farewell tour. It would only be fitting.
Ancient Marinator
Educated Fool
Just bought tickets for Prague! Should be able to keep the setlist a surprise until then.
srfc
Ancient Mariner
They count in from a metronome now, so it's a bit unfair that Nicko's age is being blamed for the tempos, when it's likely that someone else in the band who has a long time issue with live tempos, and a long time lack of criticism from the fans, is likely to have been the reason for this.
Dick Brucinson
Bruce Dolci
The World Future Past Tour would sound great IMHO
Spambot
Meme Lord
Croatia was always way cheaper. Ticket prices did rise over the years but not as much as in other EU countries. It is one of the main reasons why I stopped going abroad for gigs - for any bigger act seating upper tier tickets don't go below 100 euros and standing tickets go above 200 euros. Even for the smaller acts ticket prices got ridiculous (for example, tickets for Dream Theater in Germany in 2020 were 60-70 euros!!!!)
Here's a quick comparison for Iron Maiden tickets (I looked for the EU countries that were nearest to Croatia, and the prices below are for "Front of the Stage" or Standing tickets.
2013
Zagreb, Croatia - 350 HRK (46 EUR)*
Frankfurt, Germany - 65 EUR
*For one week tickets prices were dropped 50% so you could get Iron Maiden Front of the Stage ticket for 23 euro!!!
2016
Split, Croatia - 370 HRK (49 EUR)
Trieste, Italy - 97 EUR
2018
Zagreb, Croatia - 350 HRK (46 EUR)
Trieste, Italy - 99 EUR
2022
Zagreb, Croatia - 550 HRK (73 EUR)
Frankfurt, Germany - 97 EUR
So, even in last couple of years, tickets for the same show and same area were more than 50% cheaper. I don't know why is it over 100 euros in Slovenia. Then again, I remember last time Slovenia was also expensive (50-60 euros for tour shirt back in 2007!). Still, I hope I can break my rule and grab a FOS ticket for Ljubljana tomorrow, 2007 was my worst Maiden experience.
Ticket prices in EU really put me off from traveling, but it is not Maiden's fault. So if you're taking a jab - that's OK, meme away. But I see people (not you GoC and Matić) spewing shit at Maiden and they remind me of those people who are yelling at cashiers in McDonald's because they think Big Mac is overpriced.
Spambot
Meme Lord
I don't think so. Last gig (2022) was sold out. Previous one were also pretty full.
And not only Maiden are cheaper, a lot of other acts are also way cheaper (for example, Dream Theater was 40% cheaper than in other EU contires last spring, Opeth too.)
Runereader
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runereader
It's the promoter who's choosing the prices. They have to guess how many fans would come to the show and then make a balance between how expensive ticket prices can be(based on a standard of a country) so that it can still be affordable to the people while the promoter still profits from the show.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Don't forget that ticket prices are, surprise, surprise, heavily influenced by the fee the band charges to the promoter (for a band like Maiden I believe this is usually a flat fee + a cut of ticket sales when the latter exceed a certain number).
srfc
Ancient Mariner
Presumably then, if the venue has a smaller capacity than other shows but Maiden's fee is a flat fee, that means that the ticket price has to be more expensive. So my finger pointing at the promoter may be unjustified
matic22
Ancient Mariner
Actually it's a Serbian promoter next year organising the gig in Ljubljana. this year, a Slovenian promoter organised the concert in Zagreb.
Go figure.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
I'm not Matić, first of all.
Btw, Trieste is by far the most expensive lately. It was 108€ in 2018 and that's why I didn't go.
The thing is that I understand that insuring an ageing band increases the costs. Band travel costs also exploded after Covid. However, I don't see why there should be a 32€ difference between Zagreb in 2022 and Ljubljana in 2023. Frankfurt was cheaper this year FFS and Germany has much higher standard (and wages) than Slovenia.
It's still reasonable, but 32€ difference in a year in the same-ish area is alarming. If this trend continues, we will see 150€ IM tickets in 2024. At that point, I don't want to hear from the managment how they always price the shows, so everybody can afford all different kinds of tickets.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
There are some other factors to consider too. For example, in the last few tours the price of Maiden tickets in Spain has increased significantly. The reason? A bidding war between promoters, with the winning one having to pay a substantially higher fee to Maiden than the initial asking price.
I paid 93 euro for Leipzig and that's fine by me. Same as I paid for Ottawa in CAD. I paid more for Amon Amarth due to Ticketmaster surge pricing bollocks.
Poto
Ancient Mariner
I don't have any problem paying €100 for tickets.
Travel costs however are brutal. Flights, hotels, trains. Even the nearest show for me (Tampere) is a long journey. Three hours by car, 1h 30 min flight to Helsinki plus train to Tampere. Close to 200 euro just getting there.
Yeah, I mean, I'm going to fly to Europe to see this tour, so, while I have some sympathy, I have less than you might think. Where I grew up the closest place to go was Boston or Quebec city, 10-12 hour drive.
Poto
Ancient Mariner
Fair enough! If ticket prices and travel distances are major issues in my life I am doing good so I can't complain.
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