concert prices

I just thought of this too ~ didn't Bon Jovi play the frieken HOUSTON RODEO on the Bounce tour? A RODEO??? Is that really an upgrade from a State Fair?

Personally I've always found tickets for the Toronto area to be FAR more expensive than American shows by the same artists. Case in point somebody like Elton John who was selling flooor and side stage seats for $80-$120 in the US but upper bowl seats for $110 at the ACC. I know the exchange rate and the travel expenses might factor in a bit but the Canadian dollar is at .85 or something right now so it can't be too big a problem. Anyway as for Bon Jovi the most I've paid is $110 this year in Toronto. Alternitavely I paid only $50.00 from the lawn at the Amphitheatre in '03. It was quite a bargon considering we were at the front of the grass, centre stage and about 3 feet behind people that paid almot double that for seats. I think we actually ended up closer than we were this Jan at the ACC for a lot less money. Since we're on the topic of tickets i am wondering how you guys manage to get so close so often. I don't know about the US but ticketmaster in Canada always has a same day random draw policy so you line up like a half hour before the tickets go on sale, pick a number out of a hat and line up in that order. There are also usually presales but the tickets for those are always nosebleeds so its not really worth it. Do you guys always manage to pull a great number, bring tons of people to pull numbers with you, or have access to some kind of "awesome seats advance ticketing" option. I have heard the Gold Circle ticket mentioned but I have no idea what that is. I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get decent seats for this summers shows (if they come this way) so any of your "secrets" would be helpful.

So, he has to quit. They'll play in Hessisch Lichtenau at the Hessentag, which is fairly the same.

It wasn't a full show but yes they did play a "rodeo" lol!!

Your ticket stub Lizz proves how much harder it was to sell out venues on the These Days tours in the US. In fact, on the These Days tour you could actually FAX in for your fanclub tickets.

deb

That's the way the Houston Rodeo is. They get some of the biggest tours stop there every year. I've heard that it's a huge event--never been; have no desire to go.