Its like all the sports franchises, the athletes and owners make crazy amounts of money, meanwhile the fans who cant afford luxury prices are shut out and only the rich or those with expendable income can go or the true fanatic who'll take out a second mortgage to fly around the world to see Prince. I'm sorry at the end of the day, I got to provide for my family and myself, if this is going to be the standard price of tickets, I'll be buying a bootleg of the show once its available.
<Moderator: Speakin' of Bootlegs. The NPGMC posted a really interesting question on May 1. I am going to add this as a topic in a little while. -Derek> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derek Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 11:10 AM To: Npny Subject: NPNY: $312.01... <Moderator: I posted this on my blog today... -Derek> $312.01... For the uninitiated I will get you up to speed. Prince's website NPGMC announced that Prince was doing 2 shows Memorial Day weekend for $312.01 each show. This announcement immediate created a tremendous backlash amongst his fans. So I have been thinkin' about this $312.01 ticket price thing. Is this the future or just a one time thing? HOPEFULLY itââ¬â¢s a one time thing. One fan reported that the venue they are using is VERY expense! I have question why they choose this venue? Because itââ¬â¢s "Envogue"? and Prince request to there... ....Maybe it was the only one they could get at short notice? Which has happened in the past... Maybe nobody made a real effort to find a cheaper venue... Could be all of the above... I have to ask... Where is the consideration when it comes to the fans? That is what bothers me. On many occasions cost has been the answer for things. $31.21 is a lot of money for a t-shirt. Try $12.13. You can sell a lot more in mass that way. Why can't they find a cheaper way of doing things? Value... Some people argue about value. Prince performances are PRICELESS. Besides the recent Tamar show [which wasn't a really Prince show anyway] I don't ever recall walking out of a Prince show dissatisfied. You get what you pay for always, but it still doesn't justify the high ticket Prices. I never really understood this argument. Oh and BLAHBLAHBLAH Madonna's ticket prices! Her fans are outright stupid I don't want to here it! The Future Who knows what is going to happen in the future. All I know is at that price, I personally won't be going to anymore Prince concerts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
