Re: Concert prices (was Chinese Eyes)

[THRH79B@prodigy.com ( KELLY D GILES I)]

Kevin,

>When the ticket prices are held low, a lot of people who 
"shouldn't"
>get the tickets will get them. Like friends of the promoter, or
>industry weasels, or just silly rich people who don't know anything
>about the band and talk through the entire concert.

I would think that friends of the promoter would have an easy time 
getting concert tickets no matter what the price.  And once prices 
hit a certain point, then silly rich people will be the ONLY ones 
who'll be able to afford tickets!

>Raising the ticket prices tends to reduce the number of "non-fans"
>who show up. Combined with a resale market, this pretty much 
insures
>that anyone fanatical enough can get tickets. 

No it doesn't.  Shocking as it may seem, there are people in this 
world who, no matter how much they love a band, cannot pay $100+ for 
concert tickets.  Doing so would mean going without food, or failing 
to pay the rent that month.  Anyone who'd rather go to a concert than 
eat isn't just a fanatic - they're chronically stupid.  Not everyone 
has a job that pays well, not everyone has a job at all.  High ticket 
prices don't insure that non-fans stay away from the show, they 
insure that fans without much money stay away from the show.  Most 
teenagers and young adults are included in that group.  I sure 
couldn't afford $100 Who tickets.  Should rock music become a form of 
entertainment that is only for old rich people?

- -Yellow "rock is dead they say, long live rock" Ledbetter