Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
A sensible post and one I very much agree with. It is difficult to argue with those for whom the simplistic, but ultimately immoral, law of supply and demand overrides everything else, but personally I think there is a great deal of sense in what you?’ve written.

What you say about sitting too far away and being better off watching on TV, a sentiment echoed by MA, is very true, imo. Sitting in the ?‘Gods?’ in 60,000 + seater stadia for either sporting events or gigs seems to me a bit of a waste of money.
This is well illustrated in the case of cricket. Attendance at a decent day of Test cricket is one of my favourite pastimes. The food is extortionate but you can get round that and 70-100 or so quid for six plus hours of entertainment isn?’t that bad, and yet every time a wicket is taken or a decision questioned one ends up looking at the big screen for verification which says it all really.

Even in indoor venues holding 10-15k one is heavily reliant on the big screens which leads one to wonder?…are we just paying for the atmosphere, to be able to say, ?‘I was there?’? If so, I suspect the atmosphere and the ?‘I was there?’ factors might both be somewhat lacking at the forthcoming World Cup.
I'm not overly bothered with "distance to the stage" at concerts. There are the various big screens you can watch and get a good view but.. I go to a concert for the MUSIC. As long as the sound quality is good and the instruments are played well as well as the singing being in tune, I'm a happy bunny.

I baulked at €135 being the cheapest ticket for Paul Simon.

Next summer we're getting VIP tickets for Madness, courtesy of a friend and former colleague involved in the concert. It seems who you know is still very important.