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Talk about a rip off! £32.50 to see Maiden play in Newcastle. Last time I saw them play there it was no more than £20 and that was a only a few years ago. Thats shocking! I thought the £25 t-shirts were bad. I know they aint got long left but talk about milking it for every penny
 
For the Dublin gig tickets cost €60, in 2003 in the same venue the tickets cost €40. Thats some price hike [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/ohmy.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":o\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ohmy.gif\" /]
 
The prices are pretty hefty, but we have to remember that we are talking about one of the biggest bands of the planet, who can now only offer a limited touring schedule.
I could start talking about the basic economic principle of "supply and demand", but I suppose you already get the picture [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/wink.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\";)\" border=\"0\" alt=\"wink.gif\" /]
 
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The prices are pretty hefty, but we have to remember that we are talking about one of the biggest bands of the planet, who can now only offer a limited touring schedule.
I could start talking about the basic economic principle of "supply and demand", but I suppose you already get the picture [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/wink.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\";)\" border=\"0\" alt=\"wink.gif\" /]
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Yes, but add on the inevitable booking fee (and the even more insidious credit card transaction fee) and it gets even more hefty. I suppose the venues are also responsible for steadily increasing price rises but certain people are being priced out of going to gigs. I can now afford this kind of ticket price but it really is too much if you're at school or on a low income. Most people have to add on travel and accommodation costs as well.
 
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Yes, but add on the inevitable booking fee (and the even more insidious credit card transaction fee) and it gets even more hefty. I suppose the venues are also responsible for steadily increasing price rises but certain people are being priced out of going to gigs. I can now afford this kind of ticket price but it really is too much if you're at school or on a low income. Most people have to add on travel and accommodation costs as well.
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You're right, Parmenion (an Alexander the Great fan I take it? [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/wink.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\";)\" border=\"0\" alt=\"wink.gif\" /]). We can't hold the band or even their management responsible for everything. Perhaps some East Central European venues decided to play arsehole and demanded ridiculously high prices -or maybe they were already booked out within the tour margin. It sounds a bit unreasonable that a band of such prominence as Iron Maiden doesn't get priority, but we never know.
I am currently working for my Iron Maiden tickets. The pay I get allows me to visit almost any place in Europe (in fact, I will go to London for one gig), but I'm still taking the nearest one. In my case, that would be Stuttgart. This means the train ride will already be about as much as the ticket itself, and I'm also planning on buying some merchandise and also have at least one meal in Stuttgart. I'm not complaining, though. I was already blessed beyond belief with Deep Purple and Alice Cooper playing in Nuremberg (hell, Maiden also played Nuremberg last year, but of course I was living somewhere else at that time :: ).
I'm not going to become hypocritical and complain about the tour, I am just completely vexed at the lack of any basic logic in the selection of venues. It just makes absolutely no sense to me.
 
Hi Perun,

I suppose it should really be 'Parmenio.' It's not influenced by the Maiden track (not a big fave of mine - give me LOTLDR!) or even my Macedonian history class (AKA 'Monarchy and Empire') when I was a student, but by the David Gemmell novels which cast Parmenio(n) as a Spartan renegade who ends up fighting for Thebes (architect of the victory at Leuktra, no less ), then as the general of Philip and Alexander. Total hokum but highly recommended.

Re. Ticket prices. Maiden/management will want to recoup their costs and make a profit and so presumably have a say in determining prices, but *every* show at an arena now costs a fortune. There's a massive increment on ticket prices every year. The venues must be primarily responsible but they know fans will always shell out in the end... I'd be interested to know what kind of cut Maiden receives from a £35 ticket.

Cheers.
 
Dear me, that's broke the bank. Paying £32.50 to see Maiden doesn't bother me, but a 'convenience charge' of £4.50 per ticket then £4.95 delivery, then 'order processing fee' another £4.95!!

If I ran Ticketmaster, i'd be laughing all the way to the bank!!! It's daylight robbery.

But I still feel a bit like Charlie Bucket.

Can't wait.
 
Someone want to give the fanarea password so I can buy tickets now?

There's a pint in it for you [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":)\" border=\"0\" alt=\"smile.gif\" /]
 
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(architect of the victory at Leuktra, no less ), then as the general of Philip and Alexander. Total hokum but highly recommended.[/quote]

That was Epameinodas ::
Historical fiction, eh?

About the ticket prices, one last general comment: The Rolling Stones charge about 80 Euro, and their shows are always sold out.
 
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That was Epameinodas ::
Historical fiction, eh?
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Exactly! I think the term is 'faction'...

On the subject of tickets, why isn't there legislation to stop all the surcharges? Everything should be included in the face value. :: I was pleasantly surprised when I bought tickets last year for Megadeth at the Glasgow Carling Academy. The advert said £16.50. I went to the box office at the venue and paid £16.50! What a joy!
 
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Exactly! I think the term is 'faction'...

On the subject of tickets, why isn't there legislation to stop all the surcharges? Everything should be included in the face value. :: I was pleasantly surprised when I bought tickets last year for Megadeth at the Glasgow Carling Academy. The advert said £16.50. I went to the box office at the venue and paid £16.50! What a joy!
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The postage charge is understandable, as the tickets have to be insured and have to be signed for (at least, for expensive tickets like this) which increases the cost of postage.

They take the piss with the booking fee though. And I don't get why it varies so much. Somtimes it 95p, sometimes its a fiver. Why the difference? Surely it costs the same to process an order, print tickets and post them out?
 
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Dear me, that's broke the bank. Paying £32.50 to see Maiden doesn't bother me, but a 'convenience charge' of £4.50 per ticket then £4.95 delivery, then 'order processing fee' another £4.95!!

If I ran Ticketmaster, i'd be laughing all the way to the bank!!! It's daylight robbery.

But I still feel a bit like Charlie Bucket.

Can't wait.
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And people wonder why I detest ticketmaster.

How do they get away with ripping people off like that?
 
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And people wonder why I detest ticketmaster.
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I must admit, I do lay awake at night wondeing this very question ::
 
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I must admit, I do lay awake at night wondeing this very question ::
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well, at least here in The Netherlands we have something unique.
Prices went from 42.50 euros in 2003 down to 39 euros in 2006 [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":D\" border=\"0\" alt=\"biggrin.gif\" /]
Usually prices go the other way, especially after 3 years.
 
Im just wondering, are the tickets priced £32 everywhere? or just the gig rw is going too?
 
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Im just wondering, are the tickets priced £32 everywhere? or just the gig rw is going too?
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Seems to be the price for all the UK gigs.
 
It costs a lot of money to put on a good concert. The hundreds of staff, many of whom are highly skilled at what they do, must be paid. The visual effects must be paid for. The venue's owner must recieve compensation. And, of course, the band must be compensated.

The price of tickets reflects their value on the market. If I am putting on a concert and find that the most I can charge without risking not filling the venue is $75, that's what I charge. If you don't want to pay it, don't go to the concert. If enough people don't want to pay it, the prices will fall to a more acceptable level.

Like Perun said, supply and demand.
 
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If I am putting on a concert ....
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A scary bloody thought!
 
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