Rush tour ticket price fiasco

[memberzonly]

It’s almost like YOU, the BUYER, has no control over this. Wait a minute …..

 

[WizardAmpIphoneClip]

I would assume the people going to this are 97% tan pants boomers/PRS players....they've got disposable income

 

[RaceU4her]

I would assume the people going to this are 97% tan pants boomers/PRS players....they've got disposable income

one of my friends asked me about the Rush tour as a couple in their 50s he knows got tickets, i said im not the biggest Rush fan and the ticket prices are absurd.. i then out of curiosity asked what they did, and of course hes a doctor and shes a lawyer lol. i had to explain to him how this is prototypical what we call "tan pants" in the guitar world

 

[rstites]

I'd say the biggest driver here is simply that most Rush fans are in their 50's/60's and that's the stage of life where we tend to have the most disposable income. I know of a number people who are digging deep to go because it's that important to them, and it's tied to their youth. It's expensive for a concert ticket - too rich for me - but if you buy it as part of the annual couple's vacation or something it probably sets there more neatly.

FWIW, I always took the "tan pants" comment to mostly refer to poser guitar players who bought lots of cool stuff but didn't have much background, not just someone who makes a decent living. I'm not certain anyone can complain too much when they're out there buying the latest fancy metal amp, even if it doesn't fit in with the "boutique" crowd, or buying US Jacksons as opposed to PRS guitars.

 

[JerEvil]

Glad I got to see them for free while all three dudes were alive

Same!

 

[RaceU4her]

You don't like the price? Don't go.

It looks like many aren’t


https://www.alternativenation.net/rush-concerts-facing-slow-ticket-sales/

 

[Rick Lee]

I've seen Rush close to 100x. Since the Internet I have almost never bought tix before the day of the show. Even before the Internet I often just went to the venue and found great deals in the parking lot. I've also often gotten great seats at the box office a few hours before the show. On the 2012 VH tour I got 7th row in front of Eddie's mic for face value on Ticketshyster's site the day of the show. I have almost never paid over face value. Only time we had to buy a bunch in advance was because it was my bachelor party in Toronto and we all wanted to sit together. There are countless ways around the silly prices. The folks who want their tix in hand as soon as they go on sale are the ones who pay top dollar. I never do and often sit right next to those people at the show.

 

[Beyond Black]

I wouldn’t pay those prices to see them play in my living room.
And I’d bet they’re also paying the drummer hired gun salary…

 

[thegame]

It looks like many aren’t


https://www.alternativenation.net/rush-concerts-facing-slow-ticket-sales/

I got front row center to not going.

 

[Geo]

I wouldn’t pay those prices to see them play in my living room.
And I’d bet they’re also paying the drummer hired gun salary…

I am just surprised you have a living room.