Bands you'd spend big bucks to see

[carole]

I have never paid big bucks to see any concert, i saw Eagles and Ricky martin courtesy of the radio comp i won on both accounts,however i am paying to see America in Dec, we paid 180 for two tickets, i know that is pretty cheap, but to me it is big bucks, i would have loved to see Steely Dan, they were more expensive, and yes scalping goes on here too, i am in two minds about them, it is unfair when they buy up the tickets and other people cannot get tickets and they sell them on for big bucks, but i guess it is a business venture like anything else and they take the risks, so why not, however on trademe here,like your ebay, they have just stopped people doing that, they can only sell them for the original price they paid, which makes it very fair for everyone.

[CathyBogart]

I've seen BB King live and I'd pay out the you-know-what to see him again.

[BC_MoM]

Cheap Trick! CCR! Hellogoodbye! Boys Like Girls! That's it.

[DJFyrewolf36]

I've seen BB King live and I'd pay out the you-know-what to see him again.

I have too, and boy was it a privilage to see! The man is amazing in concert. My parents are die hard music lovers and I've been a lucky tag along to a lot of really good concerts. Seeing a band live is special I think (unless they just absolutly STINK live or are having an off night). Some people I would have loved to see if their lives weren't cut tragically short is Jimmi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Doors with Jim Morrison and Stevie Ray Vaugn...all of which my parents have seen.

Conversely, a lot of really good producers in the Electronic music community DJ badly and paying big bucks to see for example a Paul Van Dyk or a Paul Okenfold show just is NOT worth it. They are talented producers, and I think they should just stick with what they are good at lol. There are local DJs that I can pay 5 bucks to see that blow some of those big names out of the water.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I hate being in crowds of people so naturally I don't really like concerts.

Eric dragged me to the Decembrists and the Shins in the last year (both bands I like) but I didn't enjoy the concerts. For one thing, I am not very tall, only about 5'4" and at both concerts some really tall person stood RIGHT in front of me.

I also just feel uncomfortable in the proximity of so many people usually drinking (though thankfully not smoking in CO!) and being weird. I'm so glad my brother lives here now and he'll go to the concerts with Eric. Just recently they went to an all-day music fest and I was so relieved I got to stay home.

[Suki Wingy]

Garth Brooks, Celtic Women, and The Remus Lupins aka Alex Carpenter. It's Wrock so not expensive but I am paying $200 to go to Terminus (http://www.terminus2008.org) which will include LOTS of wizard rock bands.

[cloverfdx]

Nirvana & Aleka's Attic... not going to happen sadly (Kurt Cobain & River Phoenix no longer with us).

[Donnaj4962]

I have a hard time justifying paying "big bucks" for a concert. I have seen John Mellencamp (uh, something like 7 times! ) and I have never paid more than $50.00 per ticket. He is now on tour again, but I think I am going to pass this time since I saw him on his last tour.

I was sooooo fortunate to be able to see BareNaked Ladies in concert a few years ago in Indy. We bought our tickets the day of the concert and only paid $25.00 each. And we had pretty good seats! But the best was when I paid $80.00 for a total of 4 tickets for BNL! The concert was in Tampa (I was in FL visiting my then-sweetie). Of course, they were in the nosebleed section, but we didn't care! But when we got to the arena, we discovered that the concert was actually going to be "in the round" and that our seats were to the side of the stage.... about 4 rows from the front!!!!!!!!!!!! We were in heaven! It was New Year's Eve, and what a way to ring in the new year!