Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I think this calls for a Congressional investigation, as they are setting a bad example for the youth of America.
They don't give a fuck. Trust that. The mecca of concerts ($$$$ wise, anyway) NYC has (or is about to) actually make scalping LEGAL. Lemme put y'all up on game right quick:
Dirty Little Secret #1: The Van Halen Tour The first 15 rows (depending on the venue up to twenty-something) on the floor of this tour aren't really effectively even available to the general public price wise. Base price for floors shows on Ticket Master/Live Nation as around $149, give or take $20 depending on the city. (NYC, Chi, LA, Vegas, etc. are always more than other cities.) Now if those seats aren't available, one asks where the fuck did they go??? Good question, fam. Here's your answer . . .
Instead of a laissez faire :roll: type deal, here's what pops off. For the robust price of anywhere from $495 - $795 depending on your city(that's per ticket BTW), one can purchase what is referred to as the 4 star Van Halen package. Which includes 1 seat SOMEWHERE (they don't tell you until the day of the show) in the 1st 20 rows. Oh, and they're nice enough to give you a Van Halen key chain/T-shirt, Van Halen test tube or some shit of that nature. But that package sounds a lil' fishy, right?
Glad you asked. That's why there's a 5 star package. For the conservative pricing of $750 - $1000. Per ticket of course. This includes:
A reserved seat inside the ramp! (Somewhere, as they don't tell you until the day of the show)Van Halen 5 Star souvenir laminate!
Backstage tour!
Pre-show party!
Exclusive Van Halen gift bag!
Crowd-free merchandise shopping! (A wait-free line so you can spend MORE money)
Parking (where available)
You will be required to sign a waiver and release of liability. And absolutely NO GUARANTEE of meeting the band.
So one may ask. If the 1st 20 rows got blocked off, how about the other 6 letters of alphabet???Glad you asked. Those go to the wonderful folks at Ticket Master. The last 6 or so rows (depending on the venue/city maybe less) go to the "auction" which is designed to "give you the comsumer a value on premium seating". i.e. Read: Scalpers/Brokers are getting their cut & we want some too. And of course, people are so gassed up by the prospect of a Van Halen reunion w/ Diamond Dave, that seats in the teens to 20 some rows back on the floor are getting sold by Ticket Master for about $390 - upwards of a yard ($1K) a pop. Then throw in the fact that Citibank is a sponsor on the tour, & if you use one of their cards, then you get 1st crack at the lower bowl seats right by the stage. 2 sections each side of the stage to be exact. Meaning Joe & Jill fan's best seats in the lower bowl on the primary market start realistically in damn near the middle of the arena. Nostalgia's lucrative than a bitch, huh???
Oh, and no. Those prices and/or tickets do not include anal lube and/or Vaseline.
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
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