Ticket Prices. Are they too high?

First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 7 of 14 Submitted by Marissa from Tampa FL USA Date: Wed May 9 15:00:10 2001 I remember a time when the BSB said they wanted to keep their shows affordable what happend. I have been a fan for a very long time their first show of theirs I saw only cost $20.00 and i understand the price increses for the other tours but this one is crazy. I did get tickets for the show which costed about $110 each that is like double the cost for the last tour. I have also noticed that tickets are cheaper in some cities which really is not fair. Tampa and orlando tickets seem to cost more then other cities. I guess its because its bsb's home areas. but that doesn't make it right. i saw some people commenting about how nsync tickets are cheaper well here in tampa they were like $90 that really is not that cheaper. thank you Submitted by Rachel from San Antonio Texas USA Date: Wed May 9 11:18:32 2001 Hi everyone! Yeah, I am a loyal bsb fan, but you have to admit that the tix prices are way EXPENSIVE!!!!!! I understand that it takes a lot of money to pay for the production of the show. But I do not think that charging more than $100 dollars a ticket is needed in order for this to happen. Last tour, a ticket cost 50 dollars, the show was great, it had a lot of fireworks, lasers, and so much more. They did not need to charge so much to pay for the cost. The thing is, this tour is a little more advanced (technologically speaking) than the millennium one, but not that advanced that the SFX people have to charge 100 dollars a ticket! THAT is way too, too much! Imagine, there are like 15,000 people a show(minimum). Now, multiply 15,000+ people attending a show times $100+(for a ticket). Get that amount and multiply it by all the shows the boys do. Now that is a lot of money!!!!!!!!!!!! Too much money!!!! I do not believe the tour cost that much money to put up. The thing is all the managers, the SFX people, and everybody else in the business are the ones who rack up the money, BIG TIME. Think about it! As I said before, the prices are too expensive, please lower the prices SFX. Thank you for your time. Submitted by Cindy from Houston Texas USA Date: Wed May 9 11:02:37 2001 First of all, I would like to say that I am a true backstreet boys' fan! Second, the prices are TOO HIGH even for a true fan. Yes, they are too expensive! Now, I did not know the tickets would cost $125 a piece until like a week before the tix went onsale. Now, I thought the tix would cost like 50 bucks, but no. O boy, was I ever wrong? Well, I almost could not afford it and was terrified to tell my parents how much the prices were.......Well, at the end it turned out ok, but I was so close to not going to the show. So, SFX, please lower your tix prices. SOON!!!! Keep the Backstreet Pride Alive!!!!!!!!!!!! And lower the prices!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Submitted by Black & Blue gUrL from USA Date: Tue May 8 22:58:54 2001 I am really depressed right now. I want to go to their concert in Denver this summer! This always happens to me, for the Millenium tour I was depressed because I couldn't get tickets until the day after the concert was over! After the concert is over I turn happy. I'll be depressed for the whole summer now. Submitted by Jaime from Independence MO USA Date: Tue May 8 21:18:58 2001 You know, I was so happy to hear that BSB was coming to KC, I would have paid anything to see them. One thing you people fail to realize is thatlazers and fireworks are expensive. Not to mention having to pay all those people to run the lights and sound that make the guys look and sound so good. Also, the venue helps determine the ticket prices. The guys would probably let us go for free if they could. But for me, I was happy to just be going to the show. I love BSB and personally cannot wait to see them on August 27th! Submitted by willow from Mi USA Date: Tue May 8 21:07:06 2001 It's worth it. That's all there IS to it! .... Can I get a WITNESS!???!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~ Submitted by Melissa from AR USA Date: Tue May 8 16:21:48 2001 Hey, I paid 206.00 for two tickets-124.50 for mine and 68.50 for my mom's. We are going to the Kansas City show. We know it's alot but we are gonna have fun. I think high ticket prices are the least of our problems. Gas prices are getting ridiculous-1.59 for reg. unleaded?! AND by summer it could go as high as 3.00 a gallon!!!!!!! NOW THAT IS WHAT I CALL INSANE! It's enough to make you scream!!! Submitted by Beth Thacker from Moundsville WV USA Date: Tue May 8 12:48:06 2001 I paied $68.00 for my tickets which were floor seats, i was close but i wasn't close enough,but it was worth it cause where i was at on the floor the boys (Black and Blue Tour) had a little stage and they perform a couple of songs and A.J. saw me and he waved, smiled and blew me a kiss. I think they need to tell the fans in advance time how much tickets will be so that way fans can save up 2 go. what i don't get is i paied $49.00 for NSYNC (floor seats). why is NSYNC cheaper than BSB? My guess BSB are bigger than they are! Submitted by Renee from Sterling Heights Michigan USA Date: Tue May 8 10:53:19 2001 I myself would pay whatever to see these guys-but some people can't. In the past three years, I have had really awesome seats at the concets and paid CRAZY amounts but my point is-it was my choice. When tickets go on sale for close to the amount that scalpers (spelling?) sell them for, some people don't have a choice and they just can't go. For the Millenium concert in Detroit, they sold out 2 concerts and had a third. This concert they didn't even sell out-and the venue is not that big. I went to their concert in Feb here and it was AWESOME-that's why I spent the cash for this one. My seats suck really bad but I wouldn't miss it for the world. I do think the tickets are CRAZY and I do feel super bad for the people who couldn't afford to go. Submitted by AJ'S GIRL from Hawthorne CA USA Date: Tue May 8 00:06:34 2001 On march 15 i went to a bsb concert and it was my first time and the tickets cost me $69.00 but they were sucky seats. but now im going to another concert of them on 8/16 and i got better seats than the other time but it cost me $130.00 well i didnt paid (my dad paid).but its worth it . those boys are amazing onstage. KTBSPA 4EVER Submitted by Black & Blue gUrL from USA Date: Mon May 7 22:49:02 2001 I love bsb sooooo much. They are like my whole life! If I had the money I would pay for that much for the tickets! I've begged my parents to let me go to the BSB concert in Denver, they won't because I already let me go to their last one. :( Well, actually, my mom said yeah but then you know they have to talk about it with you dad... then you know what the answer is... "NO, she just went to a concert, she doesn't need to go back. I have never been to a concert in my whole life." He just wants to make me suffer because he has never been to a concert. Urrrrrgggggg... sorry, I am just really mad and sad right now. :( :( :( Submitted by Nick's Baby from Wa USA Date: Mon May 7 21:49:52 2001 Hey all, I know how annoying to is to see the prices this high, and I feel bad for all you people that don't live in Washington state, our tickets were the same as last time, $49-$59, but I got 3rd row from some other ticket agency and they were $320 each!!!!!! I know its crazy, but I'm going to be so close, its well worth it. For those of you who haven't yet been to a concert and have paid this price, don't worry you'll love the concert, their last tour was my 1st time seeing them, and they put on an amazing show!! I can't wait to see them 8-9!!!!! K.T.B.P.A. Submitted by Janice from Lansdale PA USA Date: Mon May 7 20:57:10 2001 Yeah I must agree , the tickets are lot . But the shows are great and the money you pay to see them is well worth it . I have seen BSB 5 times already and have tickets to ses them 3 times this summer. I'm a huge fan and have been since 98 when I first saw them in concert. I have paid 125 for front row center for camden which is this summer(july 3). 2 out of the 5 times I have seen them my mom has bought 2 tickets for $450. I'm a true fan and the money spent on tickets have been well worth it ! If you don't like spending the money then don't buy them and quit bitching about it . Its not going to get you anywhere. Submitted by Tiffany from NC USA Date: Mon May 7 20:48:04 2001 Not many people are going to agree with me on this one, but I'll give it a shot anyway!Ticket prices are high, but there's no need in complaining now, after tickets have been on sale for nearly 2 months in most of the arenas BSB will be performing at. Also, everyone getting angry at BSB isn't going to help either. They didn't set the price, so why go off on them? People are willing to fork up the cash to see BSB and the management knows that, that's why they set the prices so high. They have millions invested in this tour and BSB has already said that they won't be getting anything out of the tour, yet they are willing to perform and put on an absolutely amazing show. The show is worth every penny. I hope no one gets TOO mad at my post...it was just my view on the whole situation. Thanks and KTBSPA! C-ya! Submitted by Anna from MA USA Date: Mon May 7 17:30:01 2001 Ok, please. Anyone, and I mean anyone, forget the age, that says that ticket prices weren't ridiculous for this show must be either crazy or filthy rich. I don't think it's fair. I paid around $130 for a lower level ticket. I paid around $120 for seats in 30th row. And $50 for lawn tickets. Yes, I am going to three shows. But come on. I'm 16 years old. I don't have this kind of cash. In fact, my mother only knows about the $50 ticket, cuz she paid for that one. Even she complained that that is way too much for lawn seats. As for the other two tickets, I scraped up that money by myself. I don't have a job. In fact, I had to ask my brother to pay for the $120 one. And I am yet to pay back the person that got me the $130 one. If my mother ever found out how insanely expensive these tickets are and I actually paid, I'd never be allowed to go to a concert again prolly. And it's not whining or complaining because I obviously love the guys enough to dish out this cash. But they really do have to realize that their fans spend soo much money on their overpriced merchandise as it is, that to make tickets so expensive is just crazy. This is my first Backstreet concert, and if I don't remember it, my wallet surely will. Submitted by F*** u Amanda from USA Date: Sun May 6 22:57:09 2001 Fuck you Amanda, u little slut! Submitted by F**** u Jennifer from USA Date: Sun May 6 22:50:57 2001 Fuck you bitch! Submitted by F*** u Jennifer from USA Date: Sun May 6 22:48:51 2001 Shut the fuck up u bitch. It sounds like you are bitching too. Submitted by Jennifer from Atlanta Georgia USA Date: Sun May 6 19:07:40 2001 um ... i think there's a bit too much whining going on around here. yes ... tickets are expensive. i think everyone needs to grow up. it's okay to blame the backstreet boys. it's partly their fault. but the whining has got to stop. buy the tickets or don't. make a sacrifice for tickets or don't. just don't bitch about it. maybe the $125 prices are meant to keep the 12 and under crowd with the uptight parents out of the shows. thank god for that. Submitted by leah from USA Date: Sun May 6 18:23:07 2001 Put the blame on George Bush...good idea!! I don't wanna blame the poor BSB's and their management and stuff, so y not?? Kevin probly wants 2 ring the neck off that poor guy and honestly, I'm agreeing w/ him 100%!! Well, buhbyez!! First Page - Previous - Next - Last - Add Entry - Other Topics - Message Boards - Exit Page 7 of 14