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Originally Posted by Mike
Sorry - u talk as if someone who is just mouthing off for the sake of it.
How it works:
BJ decide they want to do a tour.
Their promoter (BJ is a band - they hire ppl for the sound & stage setup) send info to Europe that they want to do a tour....
The local promoters then act on feedback as to whether they can get BJ to play there. If so, they put down a LARGE sum to guarentee BJ's appearance. They then decide on the ticket arrangements & prices. In UK's case - they decided to use a gold ticket system. The FC have done really well to negotiate a deal that allows FC members privalegs - that justify's the £30 we pay for it. BJ have nothig to do with it (they r a band - not a promoter) - FC have no say (they r a separate company that has done well to negotiate a deal). If u r a member of the FC - u can feel glad that this deal was brokered & that u can get the privalges your £30 deserves. If not - u r subject to the ticketing rules of the promoter. & gold tickets gains u access closer to the stage than not.
I don't understand what your problem is.
Mike
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Summed up nicely, Mike. People automatically assume that Bon Jovi and the fan club run the tour when in reality it is the promoters. Bon Jovi only agrees to perform on the specified date; the rest of the details are up to the promoters. The fan club has to negotiate the deals for the fan club members just like you said. The don't call the shots. The promoter could have told the fan club to "forget it" and then Mike McRock would be complaining that there isn't anything arranged for the fan club. Because the promoter sold all the GS tickets for the pit, unless fan club members have one they won't get in. That's the fault of the promoter, not the fan club.