Black Sabbath

[jonnytee1]

4 hours ago, SticklinchJoe said:

 

I was a metal fan, actually, but things moved on and nobody came to replace the old guard (which I assume is why people are still willing to pay this much to see Black Sabbath). Nah, I'm not contributing to their retirement fund. 

Well firstly all proceeds go to charity and secondly there are some amazing metal bands out there. Definitely worth a revisit. Gojira and mastodon are both superb 

[Fishman]

Just now, jonnytee1 said:

Well, firstly all proceeds go to charity  ....

I'll say it again .... all profits go to charity. It's a very, very different thing and Sharon has always been very good at what she does.

[tarw]

4 minutes ago, jonnytee1 said:

Well firstly all proceeds go to charity and secondly there are some amazing metal bands out there. Definitely worth a revisit. Gojira and mastodon are both superb 

All proceeds means what’s leftover after everyone has taken a slice of the pie 

[paulshane]

Just now, Fishman said:

I'll say it again .... all profits go to charity. It's a very, very different thing and Sharon has always been very good at what she does.

[Fishman]

3 hours ago, -TLR- said:

 

yeah i remember seeing them round that sort of time too in a small venue - astoria, SBE, t&c??

 

cant remember now - the only reason i remember even going is because i used to work at Tower Records at the time and thats how i got tickets.

Astoria - 1999? A proper venue (and we thought they were all too old then!)

[-TLR-]

54 minutes ago, Fishman said:

Astoria - 1999? A proper venue (and we thought they were all too old then!)

 

 

yeah, that sounds right!

[SticklinchJoe]

2 hours ago, jonnytee1 said:

Well firstly all proceeds go to charity and secondly there are some amazing metal bands out there. Definitely worth a revisit. Gojira and mastodon are both superb 

 

I'll stop you there because that's not quite true. "All proceeds" would mean that all the money generated would go to charity. In this case, it's "all profits" will go to charity, which is the money left over after the bands take their fees (which I'm sure will be undisclosed). 

[CanWeRest]

B'jesus! It's not that I wouldn't pay that much - I literally couldn't!

[paulshane]

52 minutes ago, CanWeRest said:

B'jesus! It's not that I wouldn't pay that much - I literally couldn't!

 

 

same, I'd love to go to this, so many bands I love that i've never seen live, and some that just don't play at all these days - I see Sammy Hagar and Wolf Vanhalen, thats a shoe-in for some VanHagar tunes, ah man

 

but at possibly twice or more than Glastonbury but for just an afternoon, its just too much.

 

Is there Black Sabbath cheese I can buy perhaps?

[Superscally]

On 2/12/2025 at 10:08 PM, Gnomicide said:

I'm not willing to pay that, it is however a fantastic line-up for fans of the genre and sure to be an amazing day for those who have got tickets. I can see why fans would splash out if they have the cash.

With the chance of a car crash at the end...

[-TLR-]

just thought i'd have a look at TM for this, fully expecting it all to be sold out...

 

straight through, no queue, everything available...

 

maybe the tides have turned and people are realising they are straight up being mugged and are saying no thanks?

[Nestacres]

2 minutes ago, -TLR- said:

just thought i'd have a look at TM for this, fully expecting it all to be sold out...

 

straight through, no queue, everything available...

 

maybe the tides have turned and people are realising they are straight up being mugged and are saying no thanks?

I'm 86000 in the queue so someone is telling porkies

[-TLR-]

nope:

 

[-TLR-]

had 2 standing in basket just to see if they were available and they were.

(put them straight back in the pot so as not to hold them up as i had no intention of buying them).

[Nestacres]

2 minutes ago, -TLR- said:

had 2 standing in basket just to see if they were available and they were.

(put them straight back in the pot so as not to hold them up as i had no intention of buying them).

you can get them for me if you want ; )

[-TLR-]

Just now, Nestacres said:

you can get them for me if you want ; )

 

aaah.. sorry man! 😀

[Nestacres]

1 minute ago, -TLR- said:

 

aaah.. sorry man! 😀

no wories. Thought it was a longshot. I'll just painfully watch 78705 go down to 0.....; )

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just tested and it's put me in at 140k in the queue.

[cdm22]

I just went on ticketmaster for a look too and got the following:

 

You Are Now in The Queue

139057

People Ahead of you

 

[Nestacres]

Tickets now limited say the TM banner so this one is opretty much done

[-TLR-]

i really don't understand what happened then?

 

i had TM open in the background, forgot about it, made a coffee, got back to my desk and thought oh yeah Sabbath tix - went back to the TM screen and it was just there - screen was open and everything was available.

 

not trying to be a d*ck to all you guys that are trying, honestly, just weird thats what happened.

[Nestacres]

1 minute ago, -TLR- said:

i really don't understand what happened then?

 

i had TM open in the background, forgot about it, made a coffee, got back to my desk and thought oh yeah Sabbath tix - went back to the TM screen and it was just there - screen was open and everything was available.

 

not trying to be a d*ck to all you guys that are trying, honestly, just weird thats what happened.

Some get lucky!

[-TLR-]

Just now, Nestacres said:

Some get lucky!

 

wish i'd had that luck back in November instead!

[Nestacres]

1 minute ago, -TLR- said:

 

wish i'd had that luck back in November instead!

I havent even got off the holding screen for last 2 Glasto's after 10 straight years, so all good things come to an end!

[Nice hymer]

Hasn't moved in 10min, I'm guessing sold out.

 

Reddit quote of the day 'Luigi shot the wrong CEO'.

 

Gonna be a stadium full of solo travellers, people securing two tickets seem to be a minority.

 

Let's see what the re-sale throws up....