Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V8 #192

["L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>]

Seems like I heard something later about the Springsteen tour, though,
and the ticket prices--like it wasn't as fan friendly as it seemed.  Um,
memory going...have to think about it.

 

keets

> >I agree with you concerning a lot of the big artists touring these
last few >years (you left out U2, who blatantly screwed their fan club
members with >their ticket distribution on this tour), but I have to
defend Springsteen >here... > >Springsteen went to great lengths NOT to
squeeze out his fans. He made rows >3-17 on the floor available by phone
order only in such a way that the same >fans that ordered the seats would
be the ones attending the shows (rows 1 >and 2 are saved for fans in the
cheap seats--Springsteen employees hand them >out by walking around the
upper reaches of the arena and surprising the fans >sitting up there). >
>The result of this policy was that the good seats remained available
longer >for those vying for them (I sat in these seats for the vast
majority of the >18 shows I attended). And I got every ticket from the
comfort of my own >home (I found that I usually got thru on my cell
phone...probably >coincidence, but I can't say for sure). >
>Additionally, no seat was priced over $67.50, even in the larger
markets. >For an artist of Springsteen's magnitude and live reputation,
this was a >very reasonable ticket price; he could have sold out shows at
much higher >prices. > >Don't get me wrong...I am a big Who fan (although
I thought the Quad shows >were much better than the umpteenth GH tour
they played last year), but they >certainly have the power to do more to
make sure that the fans get better >treatment. >

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