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
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>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...
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>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).
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>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).
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>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.
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>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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