Arkansas wrote:Rockindeano wrote:Sadly, reports are already coming in that scalpers are buying them all up and are going to resell for 5-10 times face value. Bruce is pissed, but what can he do? Keep adding shows? They'll keep buying. It's not his fault, but this shit needs to stop. It isn't a problem over in Europe like it is here, and I don't know why. He is selling out stadiums in an hour or two in Norway, Sweden, Spain, Ireland, England and Finland. Makes no sense to me.
But isn't this a 'consumer' problem? If people refused to pay the big price, then this would stop, no?
later~
Dude, he has sold every show out that has gone on sale so far. The big acts like this can command the high prices, and in this case, somwhere along the lines of 103.00, 75 and 59. Wasn't Journey charging this much for their tour last year? Anyway, this is only the beginning of a rumoured to be "last tour ever," which could last up to 3 years, culminating in 15 day stays at Giants Stadium, and 10 day stays at places like London, Dublin, Oslo, Barcelona, Lisbon, Philadelphia, E Rutherford, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston, with plenty of 4-6 days at lesser locales like Denver, San Jose, Housto/Dallas, New Orleans and Florida stops. Not to mention an Australian/New Zealand leg, and a fairly long Asian tour. This is probably it, and he has said it will last as long as everybody who wants to see the E Street Band, gets a chance to do so.
But to answer your question Arkansas, it's out of Bruce's hands, It's all venue and promoter now; however, Springsteen himself decides what barn they play in when that option comes up. For instance, here in Los Angeles, we have three big arenas, Staples Center, The Forum and the Sports Arena...actually four when you count Anaheim(The Pond). He chooses the oldest, shittiest one of the bunch, the Sports Arena, because there are no corporate boxes or any snooty shit like Staples and the Pond have. In his own words, the Sports Arena is the ultimate place for a rock show....it is the ultimate democratic place- everyone has an equal shot at getting what seats they want. In other words, you can't just walk up day of show, and purchase a loge of seats(boxes) because you have money. You need to stand in line for 8 hours day of show to be on floor; first come, first serve. You always have to bring food to be on floor. He is a big food bank guy. Whatever the arena brings in the night of show, he matches the dollar amount. Pretty cool thing to do.
As for ticket scalpers, I have NO idea how to curb that shit, do you guys?
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:07 pm
