Rush tour ticket price fiasco

I would assume the people going to this are 97% tan pants boomers/PRS players....they've got disposable income
 
WizardAmpIphoneClip said:
I would assume the people going to this are 97% tan pants boomers/PRS players....they've got disposable income
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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
 
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.
 
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.
 
Rick Lee said:
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.
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It's as if most folks aren't savvy? The Way of the Sly man is to see the advantages and use them.
 
My best Rush concert ticket experience was when Mrs. Lee said she'd pay for the best tix I could find for my b-day. We drove to Vegas and I went to mill around the entrance to the MGM Grand venue. A guy was selling tix. I asked where they were - 4th row center, floor. He wanted $350 each. I said too much. He asked what I had in mind. I said about half that. He said ,"Ok, I'll do it." He was just selling two tix for his friends who couldn't make it. So I basically paid face value or a little below for some of the best seats in the house. We sat with the seller and his wife, turned out they were from Phoenix and we had a great chat and they later came to see my Rush tribute play in Phoenix. Cathy Rich, Buddy's daughter, was sitting in front of us. Next tour, same venue, Mrs. Lee and I went to the box office to see what was available an hour before the show. We got decent floor seats for face value. Walking down to the floor, we ran into the guy I bought tix from the last time and his wife, chatted and caught up for a while. Lights started going down, so we agreed we needed to find out seats. Turns out we were all seated together - four seats in a row. What are those odds?
 
Rick Lee said:
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.
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i used to love doing this back when i was younger, it was an adventure just rolling up and finding a way in, i dont remember ever not getting in anywhere.. i dont really have the energy to be doing all that anymore though, but it was fun and still probably the way to go if youre just looking to get in
 
Meh, I'd rather listen to the bootlegs.

Saw them a bunch in the 1990s & 2000s via my mom who got enough free tickets, from corporate clients, for me & a few friends.
 
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