How much cash...........

gman · 07-18-2006, 01:21 PM

How much cash would you part with in order to get a ticket to see u2? I paid £120 for vertigo ticket (which in turn, turned out to be a scam!!) But still managed to get to see em. I woulda prob gone up to £150 which is a lot for me in my circumstances. Its once every 4-5 years so realisticly only works out 25-30 pounds a year. Which isnt even equivalent to a night on the lash really!
We are talking one gig here....not following them over lots of dates.

U2girl · 07-18-2006, 01:31 PM

40 - 60 EUR ideally. 80 EUR at most.

Val · 07-18-2006, 01:34 PM

as much as I could without risking divorce
truth...the only limit is what my husband would tolerate

gman · 07-18-2006, 01:37 PM

I can see a failing in my thread already. I dont know the currency exchange rate for $ or euros or any other

BVS · 07-18-2006, 01:41 PM

Face value...

GibsonGirl · 07-18-2006, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BonoVoxSupastar
Face value...

Bono's Betty · 07-18-2006, 03:03 PM

I don't even want to say.

OpperGoeroe · 07-18-2006, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bono's Betty
I don't even want to say.

Me neither, after my first U2 concerts last year I was so upset I didn't have any more tickets. So next time I'm ready to pay much more for tickets if I can't get them.

Liesje · 07-18-2006, 04:24 PM

I think the highest I paid was $173 for an arena GA.

I was in Africa when the tour dates were announced. Luckily I got the e-mail so I decided not to use my spending money on trinkets, but keep it for the tour. I wasn't able to get any tickets from TM because I was gone and since I was a rookie with the extra cash, I broke down and got the GA I wanted from a very reputable broker.

After that I was able to weasel. Once I was desperate for a GA and was begging all these people and one day before the show, I ended up with three offered to me at face value or less!

Also, I was able to see nine shows and never once had to fly or pay for a hotel room. It was driving (sometimes 14 hours one way) and camping (we even took food and a stove so we wouldn't have to eat out).

vaz02 · 07-18-2006, 04:42 PM

i pay anything under 100GBP standing.
i paid 65 quid to see them last year standing.

cruzila · 07-18-2006, 05:00 PM

I've paid about $200 for a ticket.... let's just say in the future, I would pay more if I had funds available....

DontExpect · 07-18-2006, 05:05 PM

I opened up a bank account for buying tickets and fund it with around $40 a month...so assuming we've got another year and a half until we see U2 doing a world tour again I might have around $800 for tickets. Maybe $200/ea?

But I waited till the day of the show a few times this past tour and hit up Craigslist and got some GREAT deals on GA tickets last minute.

Axver · 07-18-2006, 05:16 PM

Like others said, face value.

Canadiens1131 · 07-18-2006, 05:19 PM

Up to 40% over face value, only for GA.
Some exclusions may apply, dealer cashback incentive, see in-store for details.

gareth brown · 07-18-2006, 05:23 PM

Like the others, face value - my Dad got two tickets and said I didn't have to pay him back since it was a sort of 'Well done on finishing your last year exams at school' present, and that still makes me feel really bad since it was £80, and that was still pretty far back in the Millenium Stadium.

If THAT was the face value, then there isn't a chance in hell that I'm going to be buying off touts in the future.

Bono's shades · 07-18-2006, 07:31 PM

I wouldn't pay more than face value. It might be different if I had never seen them before and they had announced their current tour would be their last one ever and I had somehow come up empty in both the fan pre-sale and the general sale, but since I finally saw a show last year that scenario can't happen now.

(BTW, I paid face value plus U2.com membership for a GA ticket last year, but I didn't re-up my membership this year. I also don't plan to re-up when the next tour comes around. Now that I've finally crossed "seeing U2" off my list of things I must do before I die, I'll take my chances in the general sale for any future shows).

* MoFo * · 07-18-2006, 07:33 PM

I'd give anything I have for a U2 gig

I paid £200 (£50 per ticket) to see them in July 2005 and took 2 friends (1 didn't come) and i'd do it again without hesitation. The best moment of my life

Bono's Betty · 07-18-2006, 10:58 PM

I paid alot for my vegas ga's but it was worth it. I would have bought them online from ticketmaster but I didn't know I was going to Vegas until last minute. I had to convince the hubby that going there for our honeymoon 2 weeks later than planed was a great idea.

Lemon Grrrrrl · 07-18-2006, 11:13 PM

*cough* $300 for a GA ticket to MSG in 2001. But I was in a frenzy at that moment. I also happened to have the money at the time so it wasn't such a big deal for me then, plus I got some damn good pics of Bono and Edge that night with my little stupid crappy camera. It was so worth it but I wouldn't do it again - I'd pay face value only (plus Ticketbastard extortion fees). Unless I get into another frenzy.

bobert16 · 07-18-2006, 11:50 PM

I paid $240 CA for a GA Ticket in Toronto... it was a mad scramble to get a ticket at the last minute, but I lucked out and got one off eBay (even though it was horribly overpriced).

07-18-2006, 01:21 PM	#1
gman New Yorker Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Highlands of Scotland Posts: 2,570 Local Time: 08:59 PM	How much cash........... How much cash would you part with in order to get a ticket to see u2? I paid £120 for vertigo ticket (which in turn, turned out to be a scam!!) But still managed to get to see em. I woulda prob gone up to £150 which is a lot for me in my circumstances. Its once every 4-5 years so realisticly only works out 25-30 pounds a year. Which isnt even equivalent to a night on the lash really! We are talking one gig here....not following them over lots of dates. __________________

07-18-2006, 01:31 PM	#2
U2girl Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: slovenija Posts: 21,029 Local Time: 10:59 PM	40 - 60 EUR ideally. 80 EUR at most. __________________

07-18-2006, 05:16 PM	#13
Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,735 Local Time: 07:59 AM	Like others said, face value. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

07-18-2006, 11:50 PM	#20
bobert16 The Fly Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 150 Local Time: 09:59 PM	I paid $240 CA for a GA Ticket in Toronto... it was a mad scramble to get a ticket at the last minute, but I lucked out and got one off eBay (even though it was horribly overpriced). __________________

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07-18-2006, 01:34 PM	#3
Val Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New York Posts: 3,875 Local Time: 04:59 PM	as much as I could without risking divorce truth...the only limit is what my husband would tolerate

07-18-2006, 01:37 PM	#4
gman New Yorker Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Highlands of Scotland Posts: 2,570 Local Time: 08:59 PM	I can see a failing in my thread already. I dont know the currency exchange rate for $ or euros or any other

07-18-2006, 01:41 PM	#5
BVS Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: between my head and heart Posts: 41,189 Local Time: 03:59 PM	Face value...

07-18-2006, 03:03 PM	#7
Bono's Betty Refugee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,185 Local Time: 02:59 PM	I don't even want to say.

07-18-2006, 04:24 PM	#9
Liesje Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In the dog house Posts: 19,563 Local Time: 04:59 PM	I think the highest I paid was $173 for an arena GA. I was in Africa when the tour dates were announced. Luckily I got the e-mail so I decided not to use my spending money on trinkets, but keep it for the tour. I wasn't able to get any tickets from TM because I was gone and since I was a rookie with the extra cash, I broke down and got the GA I wanted from a very reputable broker. After that I was able to weasel. Once I was desperate for a GA and was begging all these people and one day before the show, I ended up with three offered to me at face value or less! Also, I was able to see nine shows and never once had to fly or pay for a hotel room. It was driving (sometimes 14 hours one way) and camping (we even took food and a stove so we wouldn't have to eat out).

07-18-2006, 04:42 PM	#10
vaz02 Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: manchester Posts: 7,447 Local Time: 08:59 PM	i pay anything under 100GBP standing. i paid 65 quid to see them last year standing.

07-18-2006, 05:00 PM	#11
cruzila Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Somewhere between The Edge, Matt Bellamy and Brian Fallon Posts: 6,591 Local Time: 04:59 PM	I've paid about $200 for a ticket.... let's just say in the future, I would pay more if I had funds available....

07-18-2006, 05:05 PM	#12
DontExpect Acrobat Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 437 Local Time: 03:59 PM	I opened up a bank account for buying tickets and fund it with around $40 a month...so assuming we've got another year and a half until we see U2 doing a world tour again I might have around $800 for tickets. Maybe $200/ea? But I waited till the day of the show a few times this past tour and hit up Craigslist and got some GREAT deals on GA tickets last minute.

07-18-2006, 05:19 PM	#14
Canadiens1131 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,363 Local Time: 04:59 PM	Up to 40% over face value, only for GA. Some exclusions may apply, dealer cashback incentive, see in-store for details.

07-18-2006, 05:23 PM	#15
gareth brown Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,592 Local Time: 07:59 AM	Like the others, face value - my Dad got two tickets and said I didn't have to pay him back since it was a sort of 'Well done on finishing your last year exams at school' present, and that still makes me feel really bad since it was £80, and that was still pretty far back in the Millenium Stadium. If THAT was the face value, then there isn't a chance in hell that I'm going to be buying off touts in the future.

07-18-2006, 07:31 PM	#16
Bono's shades Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The back of beyond Posts: 5,038 Local Time: 02:59 PM	I wouldn't pay more than face value. It might be different if I had never seen them before and they had announced their current tour would be their last one ever and I had somehow come up empty in both the fan pre-sale and the general sale, but since I finally saw a show last year that scenario can't happen now. (BTW, I paid face value plus U2.com membership for a GA ticket last year, but I didn't re-up my membership this year. I also don't plan to re-up when the next tour comes around. Now that I've finally crossed "seeing U2" off my list of things I must do before I die, I'll take my chances in the general sale for any future shows).

07-18-2006, 07:33 PM	#17
* MoFo * Acrobat Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 373 Local Time: 09:59 PM	I'd give anything I have for a U2 gig I paid £200 (£50 per ticket) to see them in July 2005 and took 2 friends (1 didn't come) and i'd do it again without hesitation. The best moment of my life

07-18-2006, 10:58 PM	#18
Bono's Betty Refugee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,185 Local Time: 02:59 PM	I paid alot for my vegas ga's but it was worth it. I would have bought them online from ticketmaster but I didn't know I was going to Vegas until last minute. I had to convince the hubby that going there for our honeymoon 2 weeks later than planed was a great idea.

07-18-2006, 11:13 PM	#19
Lemon Grrrrrl New Yorker Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Hangin' out by the state line turning holy water into wine Posts: 2,725 Local Time: 01:59 PM	cough $300 for a GA ticket to MSG in 2001. But I was in a frenzy at that moment. I also happened to have the money at the time so it wasn't such a big deal for me then, plus I got some damn good pics of Bono and Edge that night with my little stupid crappy camera. It was so worth it but I wouldn't do it again - I'd pay face value only (plus Ticketbastard extortion fees). Unless I get into another frenzy.