What kind of tickets do you usually buy for concerts?

Woops. Moving to Music.

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The only time i bought VIP tickets, I got way too drunk on the free booze, got separated from my group and then didn't realize that there was a VIP section right in front of the stage.

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Backstreet Boys? Glad we found you, you were definitely stumbling around.

But the alternative is feeling like an old person sitting down to watch Englebert Humperdink perform.

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But the alternative is feeling like an old person sitting down to watch Englebert Humperdink perform.

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I went to a Prince concert at UNO. Had assigned 3rd row seats right in the middle. Prince would start jamming, everbody in front of me stood up. I had no choice but to stand just to see, but I wasn't opposed to standing as it was Prince getting you into a groove.

In the 4th row, sitting (not standing) directly behind me, was former Saints NT Tony Elliot who angrily told me "Sit your arse down, boy". I tried to explain I can't see otherwise, he wouldn't hear it, so for a good 15 minutes, I half-arse sat on the folded seat that automatically flips into an upright position. He was intimidating. It was very awkward. He eventually tried to get security to make the first 3 rows sit. They basically told him no can do. He & his group eventually left.

Ha. That’s kind of what I mean. For most entertaining music concerts, people tend to have the urge to stand.

I've never seen Prince but a buddy of mine went one time. He said Prince sat in a throne the whole concert like a diva. Lmao

For rock and metal I have to be on the floor. If I sit in a seat I just spend the show wishing I was on the floor.

The problem with floor tickets at arena shows is they’re expensive as shite. It’s one of the reasons I prefer club shows.

I’m in Grand Rapids for work and watching prices on Seat Geek for the floor for Pantera and Lamb Of God on the 20th. Lowest price recently was just over $300 after fees. Figured I’d let prices fall a bit and hopefully get one around $250. Well the $300+ tickets apparently got bought and now the cheapest one is just over $400. frick! Gonna have to drop for me to go but I may have to be willing to pay over $300 now.

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He said Prince sat in a throne the whole concert like a diva.

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I'm pretty familiar with all of Prince's tours/concerts every era from the late 70s to 10s. All of them are even on youtube. Not saying what your friend saw didn't happen, but that seems highly supicious. He was an energetic showman that commanded the stage, even after his hips failed that prevented any extreme dancing, twirls & splits.

The only tour that featured Prince sitting the whole concert was his very last unfinished tour where it was just him alone sitting at the piano, no other musicians, no thrones. He once did an acoustic guitar special for MTV Unplugged, sitting on a stool. Maybe, your friend went to an after-concert performance which he was famous for doing in small intimate clubs immediately after a large stadium gig. (???)

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Jax, wait until the day of the show. I promise you some good face value tickets will be released the day of or night before the show. I do it all the time.

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Thanks dude. Yeah I did that for Anthrax and BLS in Minneapolis two summers ago and I was sweating around 3:00 day of. Tried to wait it out and eventually there were no tickets available. A few more popped up though, and I snatched one. I think I may have paid a little more than I was planning to then as well. It was damn worth it though.

I keep meaning to check some of these other shows on day of but keep forgetting. Nashville was over $300 for pit tickets for weeks but of course I forgot to look on the day of the show.


ETA: Actually, I may have misremembered about Anthrax in Minneapolis. I think I was sweating on the day of because the tickets I had my eye on got snatched up and only the more expensive tickets were left, but then they started coming down some. I’m pretty sure they were only a few available at all when I made my purchase.

Also, Hetfield I’ve been using SeatGeek lately, but please let me know if you have any better suggestions. Last I checked Ticketmaster they were at least below $400 so I’m keeping them in mind as well.

GA if available, always
nearly certain (depending on venue) to be a better concert experiance