Are Bon Jovi To Expensive.

[tonyav]

Or just past their sell by date ?
http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/music/2013/06/06/groupon-bon-jovi-villa-park-tickets-prompt-fears-of-empty-seats/

[carrust]

Bon Jovi were never in their sell by date......heavy metal for girls would be a better name for them:-)

[daffy654]

I never rated them when they were in their prime. Not my taste at all... and I have very eclectic tastes in music ranging from reggae to hardcore dance to Motown, heavy rock, Dubstep, Classical and pretty much every other genre apart from Jazz and Bon Jovi. lol

[tonyav]

They don't float my boat either, but flogging concert tickets on Groupon wonder if it's a sign of the ( economic ) times. Interesting to see if any more 'Big Name' bands follow suit.

[AB Editor]

£32.50 isn't bad for someone as "big" as Bon Jovi - but the £65 original price is criminal.

Daffy, if you wanted to give Jazz a go I'd suggest checking out the mixes put together by Adam Kvasnica:

http://www.mixcloud.com/adamkvasnica3/

He runs through genres of jazz and makes these exquisite little mixes which make it all rather accessible (to me at least)

Here's my favourite: http://www.mixcloud.com/adamkvasnica3/jazz-in-japan/

[cazzz1975]

I think tickets to see man city play are around the 65 quid mark! I would rather see bon jovi ;)

[tonyav]

Agree with that Ed £32.50 is more like it.

[B00]

Oh I dunno, look how much Rolling Stones tickets go on sale for and they're so past their sell by dates it's not even funny.

[tonyav]

65 quid, to see most of our old players cazzz, lol.

[cazzz1975]

lol tony, I think madonna tickets are around £150 so 65 is a bargain

[tonyav]

I know what you mean though, some bands / artists can charge what they like for tickets and sell them quite easily.

[daffy654]

I'm so glad I hate crowds if those are the prices for live gigs these days!
Madonna is definitely not worth £150 in my opinion, and I would got to a Stones concert if they paid me to, I have never rated them apart from a few of their songs.

Ed, thanks, I will have a listed to your recommendation later on and let you know what I think.

[daffy654]

*wouldn't go to*

[emmie]

not as expensive as Barbra Streisand, at 450 quid, or so - though i prefer her to them, i still wouldn't pay it.

[B00]

I paid £60 per ticket to see Coldplay. I guess it's all relative, I paid that amount happily, others wouldn't pay 50p to go see them.

[daffy654]

I could buy a new PC or have a short break away for that price em!

[emmie]

that was a figure quoted in the paper, assume it must have been at the 02, there seems to be differences in where she is playing, as dates across Europe are considerably cheaper.

[tonyav]

£450 em, Jaysus. But I suppose it depends on how badly you wanted to see her. She doesn't do concerts very often does she especially outside of the USA.

[Gizmonster]

If Bon Jovi aren't your taste, then fair enough; I've seen them about 5 times. The recent ticket price increase has put me off enough to not go anymore. Some people need to realise we're in a recession and if we've gotta cut back, then why can't the high flyers take that on board, instead of constantly hiking their prices ??
The last tour they did, that really pi$$ed me off, was a few years ago, when the only gig they did in England was at the O2. Tickets were £199 each - this included coach, overnight stay in a hotel and gig tickets ..... nearly £400 for me and the missus - I don't fekin think so !!!!
(They might have done the odd gig in Scotland and Wales, but I can't remember).
Selling half price tickets will, in my opinion, only exacerbate things. Imagine if you'd paid full price for a ticket and you find out that tickets are now on sale at half price. The next time they tour, what are you gonna do ??? Well, I don't know about you, but I'd wait and see if half price tickets come up again !!

[tonyav]

Or you could just stand outside Villa park and hear them for no charge, Gizmonster !.

[emmie]

tickets to most events, be it theatre, gigs are vastly overpriced, particualry in the capital, it's why i rarely go to them. Last time i did paid 65 quid to see Circe du Soleil