Lineup 2014

[TheSilence]

Any ideas on who will be supporting? A big band since the price is so high?

[dentalplan]

I wouldn't count on it.

[TheSilence]

I don't know if I can justify spending that much AND travelling to Leeds just for Pearl Jam without a good support

[lightning1000]

Pearl jam for almost 3 hours is worth £55 plus fees for Leeds. I just hope I can get standing or lower tier seating.

[dentalplan]

Yeah, to be honest prices like that are expected for bands of that size. I thought MK would be cheaper than Leeds with the larger number of tickets to move. They're quite a rarity in this country anyway so I'd advise it.

Support acts are a bonus and you'll be disappointed time and time again if you factor them into the ticket price.

I also reckon an extra date will be added somewhere, with Matt saying there'd be 15 dates and the three days between Leeds and MK.

Edited December 13, 2013 by dentalplan

[atomised]

I think they're one of the few acts who alone are value for that kind of ticket price

[Yellow_Fellow]

They should get this, whatever this turns out to be.

http://punktastic.com/news/blink-182-nine-inch-nails-and-limp-bizkit-in-possible-supergroup-surprise/

Uch why can't they get this right.

It's not a super group. They're just recording on Scroobius Pip's new album.

[Com Truise]

Quotes from some Courteeners nobs on twitter;

"And we said we were gonna take a year off. Well...we're not gonna do that. We might have some new music for you."

"We said something on the radio about taking some time off.... Yeah we're not doing that."

NMEs been running off with their "2014 hiatus" news, lol. Looks like Courteeners are probably pretty likely anyway.

[dentalplan]

Haha. Stupid NME. Good one Liam LAD.

[Gucci Piggy]

Rather have Depeche Mode.

[Spud001]

Was looking so forward to the Pearl Jam tour announcement only for that to be the price. So pissed off. Looks like I won't be seeing them after all.

[kaosmark2]

Fuck that PJ price. I'd consider it at less but fuck that.

[Com Truise]

Was looking so forward to the Pearl Jam tour announcement only for that to be the price. So pissed off. Looks like I won't be seeing them after all.

Fuck that PJ price. I'd consider it at less but fuck that.

The price is ridiculous, think I'm gonna go Werchter now instead of Leeds though. Even after all the Blink kerfuffle

[Gucci Piggy]

The price is ridiculous, think I'm gonna go Werchter now instead of Leeds though, after all the Blink announcement.

Edited December 14, 2013 by Will-2609

[robMUFC96]

I was there tonight, Liam seemed pretty sure they weren't on hiatus next year. Also mentioned possible new material which is basically what was summarised above

[kaosmark2]

I think I'd go to hell over Reading atm. Most Blink fans won't have got there yet.

[dentalplan]

I'm not particularly well off or anything but I think that Pearl Jam price is pretty standard. Radiohead and other big arena bands are a fair bit more and stadium gigs are about the same. It's only smaller arena acts like NIN and Queens that make it look ridiculous.

[kaosmark2]

I paid £55 for Radiohead. Maybe it's that I've been going to gigs for a few years and am out of date but afaic a standard arena show price is £40+fees, and outdoor gig £50+fees. Given the fact I have to travel to go to any arena I just feel they need to be something special for me to bother. I hate them as a venue type - I much prefer the sound quality at outdoor gigs that aren't Hyde Park, but I just feel paying a premium for indoor shows is ridiculous. I'd much rather catch bands at a festival or a big outdoor show. I even prefer stadiums to arenas (as long as price is equivalent). I absolutely hate them.

Maybe PJ would be worth it, but I'm one of those fans that feel they have 2 excellent albums and a few other cracking songs rather than are consistently excellent, and I figure that even with their distaste for fests I'll catch them at some point anyway. It's just too high a price for me to gamble on a band I don't obsess over.

[Asdaprice]

I think it's really f*cking shitty! I would never ever consider spending over 70 quid for 1 band - hell I think 40 is slightly pushing it. But this is why I never go to them anymore, festivals may be 200 pounds but the memories, fun, and countless bands you can see is well worth the price.

Look at the headliners alone this year, if it is who it's claimed to be it'll be around - Arctics £50, Blink £40, Qotsa £35, paramore £35. That's £160 quid, let alone all the other bands and atmosphere.

At the end of the day, all the artist is doing is performing for 2 or so hours, and yes I know there's other fees but to get 1000s of people all spending £75 quid for 2 hours of your life.....put it this way it's why I don't feel guilty about listening to massive bands on spotify.

[kaosmark2]

I think it's really f*cking shitty! I would never ever consider spending over 70 quid for 1 band - hell I think 40 is slightly pushing it. But this is why I never go to them anymore, festivals may be 200 pounds but the memories, fun, and countless bands you can see is well worth the price.

Gigs are a hugely different atmosphere. It's a much better experience seeing a band you love at their own gig than at a festival.

Look at the headliners alone this year, if it is who it's claimed to be it'll be around - Arctics £50, Blink £40, Qotsa £35, paramore £35. That's £160 quid, let alone all the other bands and atmosphere.

Which goes on the mistaken assumption you'd watch all of the headliners, which isn't the case even in a good year.

At the end of the day, all the artist is doing is performing for 2 or so hours, and yes I know there's other fees but to get 1000s of people all spending £75 quid for 2 hours of your life.....put it this way it's why I don't feel guilty about listening to massive bands on spotify.

Artists are putting show prices up because people aren't buying albums and it's the only reliable way left to make money. Saying that they're ripping us off so you'll steal something/get on the cheap is like deciding that the gov is over-pricing stamps so you'll steal from the local corner shop.

[Com Truise]

I'm not particularly well off or anything but I think that Pearl Jam price is pretty standard. Radiohead and other big arena bands are a fair bit more and stadium gigs are about the same. It's only smaller arena acts like NIN and Queens that make it look ridiculous.

I think the Leeds one is standard, but for me, compared with going to Werchter instead, it's still a hell of a lot. Although I didn't even know the MK Bowl wasn't an indoor arena til I just looked it up, but £70+ still seems a bit excessive

[Yellow_Fellow]

Artists are putting show prices up because people aren't buying albums and it's the only reliable way left to make money. Saying that they're ripping us off so you'll steal something/get on the cheap is like deciding that the gov is over-pricing stamps so you'll steal from the local corner shop.

Artists are putting show prices up because labels are getting greedier, and greedier.

[the wonderwhy]

I thought Queens were pretty good value for £35. My mates paid £32 each for Winter Wonderland (then clubbed together for my ticket).

Mind you, I wouldn't have paid much more than 40 quid to see them

(Disclaimer: I am sllighty drunk. This post may not make sense)

[Seanoooo]

Courteeners touring is just another 25 shows in Manchester or 'up north'.

[Seanoooo]

Quotes from some Courteeners nobs on twitter;

"And we said we were gonna take a year off. Well...we're not gonna do that. We might have some new music for you."

"We said something on the radio about taking some time off.... Yeah we're not doing that."

NMEs been running off with their "2014 hiatus" news, lol. Looks like Courteeners are probably pretty likely anyway.

Courteeners fans are the worst, just had some guy tweet me 'fuck off you c**t' for saying I think they are awful on twitter, brilliant.