The most you've ever paid, or would pay, for concert tickets?

[Oscar-Rio]

As most concerts generally run between $15 and $45, was wondering what the most you guys have paid for a concert ticket. Myself, i paid several hundreds of British pounds to see Pink Floyd at Live 8. I won't disclose the exact amount in fear of getting too many :eek: faces in response, but i'll just say that it exceeded 500 by a couple hundreds. Besides that concert i once doled out $110 to see Iron Maiden, and $145 to see Roger Waters.

[tridentgum0]

I've only been to one concert, and I didn't pay for it. It was an early birthday present.

[schmeankman]

I bought two tickets to see the Ozark Mountain Daredevils for 110 each... I'd do the same again to see Neil Young if the oppertunity presents itself, but I'm not really a concert person.

[harveyglobetrot]

I paid $120 (Australian) for front-row tickets to see R.E.M. about 5 years ago. My favourite band and a really good show so well worth it. Besides that most of the concerts I've been to have been in the 50-80 dollar bracket.

[mjlambert1]

Genesis cost me almost 300.

[afterstasis]

the most i remember ever paying was about $30 for mogwai and bardo pond about 10 years ago.
i've been to shows that had a higher ticket price, but being the ultra-hip guy i am was able to get in free.

my main problem is that i oftentimes have had to travel at least 8 hours for a good show.

[Oscar-Rio]

but being the ultra-hip guy i am was able to get in free.

Dear [insert record label name],

I'm doing a review of [insert concert name] for the magazine i work for. Was wondering if you have any available press passes left, and if they include a +1.

It's usually about that easy.

[a21schizoidman]

the most i would pay (and have paid) is 60 dollars

[afterstasis]

Dear [insert record label name],

I'm doing a review of [insert concert name] for the magazine i work for. Was wondering if you have any available press passes left, and if they include a +1.

It's usually about that easy.

haha, i had a super small fry zine when i was younger and then wrote for a mid-sized punk zine a little later.

i don't think i ever got into a show free because of it, but i continued to receive promos from some of the bigger labels who are obviously too busy to keep up for many years.

[Ferocious Q]

Well, I paid $200 out of my own pocket to see Staind/Chevelle/Shinedown with a friend (and I'm only still a kid), and when I was 11 my mom spent $500 for three of us to see Roger Waters.

I can say now I don't like Pink Floyd .

[Mystlyfe77]

Tickets for MDF ran me $130, $145 if you count the pre-fest party.

[TeamAliceFTW]

$108 to see Santana.

[DemiGodRaven]

$65 for Lollapalooza 2004 out in Mountain View.

Other than that, most shows I've attended have stayed between the $10 to $50 range. I usually end up buying Lawn Seats for bigger festivals since I find myself caring more about the smaller stages than I do the big one.

I think the most I'd be willing to pay though would around $90, and that'd have to pay an amazing show.

[citizenCERO]

All 3 tickets for the Dead Weather were $100 total.
I'd spend more to get the 3day Bumbershoot passes, though.

[polishdog90]

All 3 tickets for the Dead Weather were $100 total.
I'd spend more to get the 3day Bumbershoot passes, though.

Yeah $100 dollars is the most I have paid and that was for a 3day Bumbershoot pass. But now I have a friend who can hook up $15/day for Bumbershoot so I don't spend that anymore. Other than that I guess it would be Sasquatch music festival I paid like $60 for one day. And if festivals don't count I think I spent near $50 for Oasis. I'll have to check my concert tickets when I get back to college.

[XacharyCross]

I won't usually go over 50, and over 30's a pretty reserved list.

[bubblegumpop]

I wouldn't pay more than 100 dollars, even for my favorite band. Now if it was for a benefit concert or a meet and greet and I might reconsider.

[billybobjoe1881]

I payed $140.00 for the WHO in 06 and $116.75 for AC/DC in august. The two best shows I have ever seen

[Lameboy19]

like 25$ for '06 Warped Tour, the other concerts I've been too I got in for free

[Mega-Tallica]

I got $100 tickets to Cruefest 2 this past summer. I was in the second row. If you count the amount of alcohol, merchandise, and other things I'd rather not mention, the entire event cost me about $250.

[bradylicious9]

only been to one concert, but it was $25

Def Leppard, Poison, and Cheap Trick... what a show

[Cubecubed]

most i have paid was 55 bucks.

[a21schizoidman]

wait, i almost paid 125 to go to the Crossroads Festival in Chicago a few years ago, but my friend who was gonna sell me a ticket (1st row too) decided he wanted to take his father instead, being his last summer at home before college (twas after we both graduated HS)

[TheObscure]

25¢ is the highest I've paid.

[Soror_YZBL]

50 bucks, that's how much I paid to see muse and ssp and the most I've ever paid for tickets. I'd pay more, but it'd have to be a crazy amazing show. I'm a firm believer in the mandatory $20 ticket price, and in my socialist utopia, that's how much U2 tickets cost.

[killer_roach]

Including fees, I'm paying about $60 for my tickets to see Transatlantic...

[macamatic]

Paid: $67.75 for Tool.
Would pay: the sky's the limit...depends how amazing the show is. I'd pay $100 for, say, three of my very favorite bands; I'd throw down $500 or more for a festival full of them.

[McGerkey]

$65 for a Devo ticket.

[whypick1]

I want to say it was somewhere in the $60-$70 area (thanks Ticketmaster! <sarcasm>) for NIN's Lights over North America tour.

My limit? Probably $100.

[overcookedbacon]

Most I've ever paid for a show (excluding festivals and other big events) is $35.00 CAD to see Dinosaur Jr. Most of the shows I go to cost between $10 and $25. The most I've ever paid for a music event was $100 for Sled Island Festival (which I'll be paying again this year).

The most I'd ever pay for a show would depend on entirely on the band(s) playing. I'd say my limit for a single band would be $80.

[jammmer]

125$ to see Pearl Jam in 94'
180$ to see Bruce Springsteen solo acoustic
120$ to see Eric Clapton
I remember the shows like they happened yesterday but I had to go check the stubs to see how much I paid.
That goes to show you,it really doesn't matter if it's worth it to you at the time.:D

[Razorhoof78]

I paid $180 a seat for my wife and I to see Page & Plant at Redrocks back in '98 - awesome show, well worth it. We always told each other we'd pay anything to see the Police, but when they came through a few years back, it was meh... I'd pay $1000 to see Kyuss play a porta-potty in Nebraska. I'm not joking.

[onidragon]

I payed around $90 to see Star Wars In Concert, and $75 to see Metallica with the Sword. My limit really depends on the band. I WOULD have payed for the Nin/ja tour, but by the time I got the cash it was sold out. :(

[Daemius]

Most I've payed was $120ish bucks for two VIP tickets to see Nightwish, one for myself, and one for the gf. Hardly worth that much. Nightwish sucks live now, and the only thing the VIP tickets got us was a chance to shakes hands, say hi, take some pictures, get some stuff signed, and get first dibs on where to stand.

I would pay 300 at the most, for an incredibly awesome Epica (must include full orchestra and be in front of pit), or Yeah Yeah Yeahs (must have standing area next to stage, and must get to be in front of said area) show.

Luckily, the YYYs show I went to was considerably more cheap than that, and still incredibly awesome.

[afterstasis]

damn, i paid $7 to see the YYY's up front with no stage at all. :)

[Daemius]

damn, i paid $7 to see the YYY's up front with no stage at all. :)

I don't remember what I paid to go see them when I did, think it was roundabout 20-30 bucks, but it was nowhere near 300. I just love mah YYYs :D

[neckermanncj]

damn, i paid $7 to see the YYY's up front with no stage at all. :)

stasis, are you one of those people who say "i knew that band before they became famous"? except for you, you say that for every band ever.

[HardRocker12]

Zero dollars. I've only ever won tickets. I won tickets about a year and a half ago to see Testament, Motorhead, Heaven And Hell, and Judas Priest. And then this past December I won 2 pairs of tickets, one to see Alice In Chains, and the other pair to see Muse and Silversun Pickups. Both shows in March. I'll stick to winning tickets, saves me a fortune!

[afterstasis]

stasis, are you one of those people who say "i knew that band before they became famous"? except for you, you say that for every band ever.

nah, i'm annoyed by that crap...
except in the case of russian tsarcasm/tsarlag... carlos was supposed to be MINE, dammit!


i will brag about karen o giving me an incredible kiss though!

[Alright_Computer]

i will brag about karen o giving me an incredible kiss though!

Oh, damn. SO JEALOUS...

[Wiiman95]

I went to Progressive Nation 09 back in August. Tickets cost about $90 per person. Me and my Dad went. We drove 4 Hours to Columbia, Maryland.
DREAM THEATER, ZAPPA, AND QUEENSRYCHE. ALL IN 1 NIGHT. AMAZING

[afterstasis]

Oh, damn. SO JEALOUS...

it was an excellent night... they were opening for liars, who were pretty good as well.

[neckermanncj]

Oh, damn. SO JEALOUS...

count me in! :mad:

[a21schizoidman]

Oh, damn. SO JEALOUS...

she probably kissed his ass :p

[Soror_YZBL]

nah, i'm annoyed by that crap...
except in the case of russian tsarcasm/tsarlag... carlos was supposed to be MINE, dammit!


i will brag about karen o giving me an incredible kiss though!

I got a lesbo kiss from Miki Berenyi

Game set match.

Oh, and on topic, I would pay $10,000 to see Abba. No joke.

[a21schizoidman]

Oh, and on topic, I would pay $10,000 to see Abba. No joke.

how much would you pay to do ABBA?

[Soror_YZBL]

nothing. they're not pretty.

[a21schizoidman]

nothing. they're not pretty.

i figured you'd give a negative amount

[Soror_YZBL]

i figured you'd give a negative amount

Oh yeah, I'd whore myself to abba. no thinking involved at all (not that there's much risk)

[a21schizoidman]

Oh yeah, I'd whore myself to abba. no thinking involved at all (not that there's much risk)

plus they got a lot of dough, so they def. could afford it

[citizenCERO]

i will brag about karen o giving me an incredible kiss though!

This man
My hero
Jealousy go go go

[GreatJedi7]

$35 dollars to see Black Tide, All-American Rejects, and Taking Back Sunday at the House of Blues at disney. It was a pretty good deal...

But then again, that was only my 3rd concert.

Previous two were Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and a triple feature with Stellar Kart, Me In Motion, and Nevertheless.

[berkthgar]

I paid $80 for tickets to see Breaking Benjamin open for Nickleback >.> I regret this decision SO MUCH. Being broke makes it that much more depressing

[Ledgo2]

$40 or $50 for Iron Maiden/Dream Theater tickets. Well worth it.

[GreatJedi7]

$40 or $50 for Iron Maiden/Dream Theater tickets. Well worth it.

JEALOUSY!!! :mad:;)

[berkthgar]

Damn thats a good deal

Tickets were more than $90 around these parts.. Lame :mad:

[BohemianMatt]

I saw Foo Fighters for $60. When I was in London in 2004, there was a Chili Peppers concert in Hyde Park for 50 Pounds, which at the time I think was about $100. Wouldn't go for that.

[darkwinterbeast8]

$24 for Mastadon's concert next tuesday in Madison, WI.

(Last concert by any well known artists I saw playing here was The Foo Fighters playing at the John Kerry rally in 2004, which was free \m/)

[n4sc4r]

About $95 to see AC/DC, and about $105 to see Tomy Petty and the Heartbreakers.

However, I only paid $35 to see Pearl Jam last Friday, and it by far bested all the other concerts I've attended. Freaking amazing show.

[ShadowEclipse]

I think it was like $30 at the Nintendo Fusion Tour back in '06.

I wouldn't go over $40 for tickets (on most bands).

[CEEDZ13]

I'm paying $120 to see Roger Watters do The Wall

[a21schizoidman]

I'm paying $120 to see Roger Watters do The Wall

you might want to check your tickets, they may be fraudulent

[TheCoolGuy]

I paid something obscenely high (over $200) to see Elton John in Vegas. Luckily my parents decided to foot the bill... great show, but still an obscenely high amount of money.

[a21schizoidman]

i read that as:
"TheCoolGuy has rich parents"

[A7XFan312]

75 bucks shelled out for lawn seats to Rockstar Uproar in DC. A7X and Disturbed are playing though.

[ROCKBANDFANATIC7526]

i read that as:
"TheCoolGuy has rich parents"

His dad must be in the Mob.

[darkwinterbeast8]

His dad must be in the Mob.

The question is Italian Mafia, Russian Mafia, or Yakuza.

[ROCKBANDFANATIC7526]

The question is Italian Mafia, Russian Mafia, or Yakuza.

He's from Jersey (like me) so I think you can figure it out. ;)

[neckermanncj]

He's from Jersey (like me) so I think you can figure it out. ;)

hehehe i lol'ed :)

[citizenCERO]

JOISEY!

New season of Jersey Shore in a month and a half.

[ROCKBANDFANATIC7526]

JOISEY!

New season of Jersey Shore in a month and a half.

Someone kill me.:rolleyes:

[citizenCERO]

...it's probably bad I'm genuinely excited for that, isn't it...? :(

[ROCKBANDFANATIC7526]

What you do on your own time is your business.

[Gargoyle2500]

It was $39 to get a ticket to a New Pornographers concert in Ohio 8 days from now. Its going to be my first concert.

[darkwinterbeast8]

...it's probably bad I'm genuinely excited for that, isn't it...? :(

That's why there are things called guilty pleasures. The bad part is posting on the internet

[hiimSMAP]

Jersey Shore is entertaining because of how funny everyone on there is. In a bad way.

[evillvi]

the most i ever paid was $250 a ticket and i bought 2 of them for the 2001 ozzfest. but i've also watched some shows for free and one i had vip. i watched pantera and white zombie @ the worcerster centrum for free as well as rob zombie and korn and the dunk for free. i was vip at the linkin park show and i got to meet them at the comcast center for free too. so it depends on who you know and what your willing to spend.

[388Rust]

Something around $80 for Canadian Carnage last June. Megadeth was a little off that night, but Slayer was totally killer. Megadeth made up for it on their Rust in Peace tour this March though (unfortunately Exodus was bad that night, and they were incredible when I saw them a month earlier).