Rolling Stone Ticket Prices

[randhail]

Yesterday for the Fenway show, I was able to pullup $163 grandstand seats (Sec 26), a good ways away from the stage. $163, whatever, i shelled out that for U2 but the real kicker was the $22 service fee on each ticket. 22 friggin dollars? Ticketmaster should throw in a vial of kieth's blood or some old cigarette butts. I'm not a Stones fan but they are ripping people off. For $100 I can join there fan club and have access to the better seats and they'll even throw in a free poster. Um, sorry a poster isn't gonna cut it for me.

 

[IWasBored]

Um, sorry a poster isn't gonna cut it for me.

and a $40 keychain thingie is any better?

 

[IWasBored]

AUGH it's the crypt keeper!!!

 

[WinnieThePoo]

it's just a bad photo

 

[STING2]

See there's the problem with your argument..you say "Take away the $400 seats and..."
Well lets also take away U2's $165 seats then to get a fair comparison.

As for "not that many" $453 seats...during the presale so far it appears all the field seats at Fenway are $453...thats a lot of seats.
The $63 and $100 seats at Fenway in the presale have all been listed as "obstructed view"

Well, we will know precisely what the average ticket price was for each show when Amusement Business prints the official Boxscore results starting with the first shows in September.

It was reported early on that U2's average ticket price in arena's was around $100 and for the stadiums it was $90. Recent Boxscores from Amusement business have proven the arena figure to be correct. It is reported that the average ticket price for the Stones Stadium shows is about $100 dollars and for the Arena shows its $110 dollars. Will know in September for sure what the average price was.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

holy shit. and i thought u2 tickets were expensive.





$63, 102, 163, 453

 

[Hewson]

Well, we will know precisely what the average ticket price was for each show when Amusement Business prints the official Boxscore results starting with the first shows in September.

It was reported early on that U2's average ticket price in arena's was around $100 and for the stadiums it was $90. Recent Boxscores from Amusement business have proven the arena figure to be correct. It is reported that the average ticket price for the Stones Stadium shows is about $100 dollars and for the Arena shows its $110 dollars. Will know in September for sure what the average price was.

And I guarantee you it will be significantly higher than $100...certainly at Fenway Park.
As I suspected every field seat carries a ticket cost of $453.00 (not to mention $29.95 per ticket convenience charge from our good friends at TicketMaster).
Now I don't know the exact number of field seats, but an educated guess is about 6,000-6,500 (there's 16 sections, so I figured the 11 full sections to average conservatively about 400 seats each, 20 rows, 20 seats across, and 5 of the sections are smaller wedges fitting into the ballpark, though section C3 has at least 38 rows as I saw a C3 row 38 seat on the presale this morning for $453.00, its just probably only 10-12 seats wide.)
That'll be somewhere around 20% of capacity.
From what I've seen during presales, the $163.00 seats are the vast majority of the regular stadium seats with $63.00 and $102.00 being listed as obstructed view seats.
So for Fenway at least the avg. price will be a lot closer to $200 than to $100 (An educated guess is right in the $200 range).

The average may be less in some of the larger capacity football stadiums due to increased seating at lower price levels (Fenway held around 36,000 for Springsteen, football stadia will hold 60-80,000 and probably have the same amount of $400+ tix as Fenway so the average will drop in those buildings, but I'm guessing to about $150, not $100)

 

[Lila64]

just for kicks, I went to TM to see what I could get for the Stones. I chose 3 tix for Anaheim stadium, best available (Pre-sale, Amex cardholder). If you look at the seating chart, I got section V508, which is on the far left hand side of the stadium, last 15 rows (the farthest away you can be, basically). $99 per ticket, + $16.95 per ticket service charge. I think I'd have a better view from my couch! Don't let the bastards get you down!

I had no plans of attending anyways. I'll save the money to pay for my L.A. U2 shows, which I'm still in need of tickets for. Gotta take my daughter this time!

 

[STING2]

And I guarantee you it will be significantly higher than $100...certainly at Fenway Park.
As I suspected every field seat carries a ticket cost of $453.00 (not to mention $29.95 per ticket convenience charge from our good friends at TicketMaster).
Now I don't know the exact number of field seats, but an educated guess is about 6,000-6,500 (there's 16 sections, so I figured the 11 full sections to average conservatively about 400 seats each, 20 rows, 20 seats across, and 5 of the sections are smaller wedges fitting into the ballpark, though section C3 has at least 38 rows as I saw a C3 row 38 seat on the presale this morning for $453.00, its just probably only 10-12 seats wide.)
That'll be somewhere around 20% of capacity.
From what I've seen during presales, the $163.00 seats are the vast majority of the regular stadium seats with $63.00 and $102.00 being listed as obstructed view seats.
So for Fenway at least the avg. price will be a lot closer to $200 than to $100 (An educated guess is right in the $200 range).

The average may be less in some of the larger capacity football stadiums due to increased seating at lower price levels (Fenway held around 36,000 for Springsteen, football stadia will hold 60-80,000 and probably have the same amount of $400+ tix as Fenway so the average will drop in those buildings, but I'm guessing to about $150, not $100)

The average price on the Rolling Stones last tour 3 years ago was $100 dollars and half of the shows did not sellout. Based on that, I seriously doubt you will see an average price of $150 or $200 dollars when the official results for shows start to be printed this fall.

 

[STING2]

Here are the price ranges for various sections of Soldier Field:


Reserved FIELD Seating
US $99.00 - US $450.00


400 Level Seating (4th Level Above Field)
US $99.00 - US $302.77


300 Level Seating (3rd Level Above Field)
US $60.00 - US $302.77


200 Level Seating (2nd Level Above Field)
US $99.00 - US $302.77


100 Level Seating (1st Level Above Field)
US $60.00 - US $302.77





GIANTS STADIUM:


FLOOR SEATING
US $99.00 - US $450.00


LOWER LEVEL SEATING
US $160.00


UPPER LEVEL SEATING
US $60.00 - US $99.00


MEZZANINE LEVEL SEATING
US $99.00




MCI CENTER WASHINGTON DC:


FLOOR SEATING
US $99.00 - US $450.00


LOWER LEVEL SEATING
US $160.00


UPPER LEVEL SEATING
US $60.00 - US $99.00


MEZZANINE LEVEL SEATING
US $99.00




So from this its obvious that the lower ticket prices are a part of the floor, 1st level and upper levels of both the Arena shows and Stadiums.

 

[gareth brown]

*sells wife*

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

*sells wife*

 

[Hewson]

So from this its obvious that the lower ticket prices are a part of the floor, 1st level and upper levels of both the Arena shows and Stadiums.

Not at Fenway, all field seats (or "Turf" seats as they are calling them) are $453.00.
I'm sure the $99.00 field seats at Soldier Field and Giants Stadium are way in the back.

 

[Hewson]

*sells wife*

Best $2.50 I ever spent, boy that woman is a great cook.

 

[Hewson]

MCI CENTER WASHINGTON DC:


FLOOR SEATING
US $99.00 - US $450.00


LOWER LEVEL SEATING
US $160.00


UPPER LEVEL SEATING
US $60.00 - US $99.00


MEZZANINE LEVEL SEATING
US $99.00

I'm curious as to how the math will add up to the average for an arena show being only $10 more than U2's average when there's basically 1 major difference, the floor seating.
U2 has all floor seats at $49.50 and $tone$ have most at $450 and some at $99.
Lets say for argument that there's 2,000 floor seats in a 20,000 seat arena.
Assuming the cost in the balance of the arena is equal (The $tones will be slightly higher, but for argument will call it equal)
U2's floor is $49.50 x 2,000= $99,000
Lets Give the $tones 1500 seats each at $450 and 500 at $99.00 (You and I both know its more like 1,800 at $450 and 200 at $99.00 at best)
$tones floor is 675,000(1500 x 450) plus 49,500(500 x99) =$724,500

So using these very conservative $tones floor figures, their gate for an arena show is $724,500 more than U2's, averaging over 20,000 tickets is $36.23 more per ticket, not $10.00 and I guarantee you it works out a bit higher than that. (Closer to the $150 average I guessed at previously)

 

[phanan]

Not at Fenway, all field seats (or "Turf" seats as they are calling them) are $453.00.
I'm sure the $99.00 field seats at Soldier Field and Giants Stadium are way in the back.

And also, Soldier Field and Giants Stadium are huge, so there definitely will be cheaper field seats at those venues because they will be so far back.

You're right about Fenway. All the field seats will be premium. I scored Springsteen tix at Fenway a few days before the shows and was right up front on the field, but they didn't bother covering the infield up - there were no seats there. So ALL the field seats were excellent.

 

[STING2]

I'm curious as to how the math will add up to the average for an arena show being only $10 more than U2's average when there's basically 1 major difference, the floor seating.
U2 has all floor seats at $49.50 and $tone$ have most at $450 and some at $99.
Lets say for argument that there's 2,000 floor seats in a 20,000 seat arena.
Assuming the cost in the balance of the arena is equal (The $tones will be slightly higher, but for argument will call it equal)
U2's floor is $49.50 x 2,000= $99,000
Lets Give the $tones 1500 seats each at $450 and 500 at $99.00 (You and I both know its more like 1,800 at $450 and 200 at $99.00 at best)
$tones floor is 675,000(1500 x 450) plus 49,500(500 x99) =$724,500

So using these very conservative $tones floor figures, their gate for an arena show is $724,500 more than U2's, averaging over 20,000 tickets is $36.23 more per ticket, not $10.00 and I guarantee you it works out a bit higher than that. (Closer to the $150 average I guessed at previously)

Its $99 to $450 at the MCI center meaning all 4 price ranges are used on the floor.

Will know what the average is in September provided that Michael Cohl releases the figures at that time. On the last tour, he waited until the tour was over to release the overall figures because half of the shows on the last tour did not sellout.

 

[anitram]

I saw them for $20 at a festival a few years ago.

No way am I paying $400+. As if.

 

[Hewson]

Its $99 to $450 at the MCI center meaning all 4 price ranges are used on the floor.

That would be 3 price levels, unless 60 slips in between 99 and 450 in the new math.
And in fact you are mistaken about this, you have 2 floor options at MCI, $102 and $403. There are no $163 floor seats, only lowers.
I just checked on Ticketmaster for MCI, if you do the price drop down menu for best available you get the 4 price options.
If you first fill in "floor" on the section drop down menu, then go to the price drop down, you have only 2 options, $102 and $403.
What I have heard is that the first 5 floor rows are $99 ($102 in this case), and the balance are the $400-$450 seats for the arena shows, making my guess of 1800 ($400) seats and 200 ($99) seats either accurate, or assuming to high a percentage of the $99 seats.

 

[gareth brown]

Best $2.50 I ever spent, boy that woman is a great cook.

what, yo'ass! BUUUUUUURN..
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[STING2]

That would be 3 price levels, unless 60 slips in between 99 and 450 in the new math.
And in fact you are mistaken about this, you have 2 floor options at MCI, $102 and $403. There are no $163 floor seats, only lowers.
I just checked on Ticketmaster for MCI, if you do the price drop down menu for best available you get the 4 price options.
If you first fill in "floor" on the section drop down menu, then go to the price drop down, you have only 2 options, $102 and $403.
What I have heard is that the first 5 floor rows are $99 ($102 in this case), and the balance are the $400-$450 seats for the arena shows, making my guess of 1800 ($400) seats and 200 ($99) seats either accurate, or assuming to high a percentage of the $99 seats.

Well the fact is there are seats on the floor at both stadium and arena shows that are priced either below or at the same level of as the reported average prices for the tour, $110 Arena; $100 Stadium. No one knows the precise number of seats at each price in each section. We will eventually know the average ticket price for the tour from official stats that will be published by Amusement Business either in the fall at the start of the tour for individual shows or at the end of the tour. Keep in mind the average ticket price on the last tour worldwide was $100 dollars and nearly half the shows did not sellout.