Grrr, ticket prices

[karohemd]

There are two gigs I'm considering in Cambridge in January:
Richard Thompson and Nick Cave, both at the Corn Exchange.
I'm definitely going to see the former, I think but the latter I have to think about really hard. I'm not a big fan (only own a best of album) but I appreciate his music and I've heard good things about his live act.
Here comes the deciding factor: A ticket for RT is 17.50 and for NC it's 35! At the same venue! They're both quite low key in terms of equipmen/tech so the actual running costs of the two gigs can't be much different (RT is solo and NC will have a small band but still).

Comments

[belak-krin.livejournal.com]

NC probably wants more money :) also - ticket prices are based on how famous - therefore how many people will want to see - the band. You can only sell a maximum of X tickets, so what are people willing to pay?

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Bloody capitalists!

[rirekon.livejournal.com]

17.50 / 1 = 17.50
35 / 1+x =/= 35

The "small band" will want paying too remember, figuring there's atleast 3 of them it's probably relative pricing.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Hm, yes but I'm not sure if it works that way.
The Fairport Convention only charge 15 and there's five band members.
belak_krin's explanation is probably more fitting. Still grrrr.
Gigs slowly become unaffordable.
When I was at Uni I went to a gig every month, sometimes several. I couldn't afford it these days and I'm actually employed now...

[belak-krin.livejournal.com]

...and we walked 15 miles in the snow, though we didn't have any shoes, and it was uphill both ways....

:D

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Argh, let's not start that thread again. :oP

[sea-cucumber.livejournal.com]

Richard Thompson = cool live :)

[robinbloke.livejournal.com]

Mr.Cave I'd definately like to see.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Go for it, then, too rich for me.

[briggsy.livejournal.com]

I saw Richard Thompson a year or so ago, pretty damn good. He did have a small band, and there's always the other people in the band that need paying.

So yeah, Nick Cave is just profiteering.

I swear that in the space of a few years ticket prices have doubled for gigs on average though. Very disappointing.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

I think it's a solo tour. Booked it now.

[sublevel3.livejournal.com]

As a fan of his, I've seen Nick Cave solo and with the Bad Seeds a number of times over the years and always enjoyed it. Even I'm not going to see him this time due to the price and a know a number of other long time fans who feel the same. The price is double what Diamanda Galas was at the Concert hall in Glasgow. I just feel enough is enough, and concerts of the likes of Nick Cave are becoming the preserve of yuppies who want to appear slightly cool rather than the real fans.

[scy11a.livejournal.com]

Life's so unfair. I am a fan of Cave but I'll be in Australia whilst he's over here. Grrrr