Ed Kowalczyk's Australian Tour, Oct/Nov 2010 (Dates inside) Options

[Wambangalang]

hahaha yes metro city. i remember now coz my mate got through the metal detector ands securityv and he wa only 17 and i was like 20 aNS had problems. alwaysd happens to me. yeh well i live in freo so either way all goosd. metro freo even smaller though, as loing as bar open im happy

[Pokey]

haha I have the image of Wam (still Tom Baker) getting into the wine and heading out to this club to "see Live", it ends up being .. i don't know, women's poetry night at the club, but by the 6th bottle he's not to know the difference!

[EF341SC]

Hmmmmmm $60 wouldant the logical thing be 2 join as a level 3 member 2 ed's site and 4 the extra $15 u will get a meet and greet pass 2 the show of your choice and a few bootlegs Hmmmmm ya can have the shirt thow hehehehehe
P.S sorry about the spelling

[dangum]

Ok, this thread has sidetracked from its original intention. Since none of the Australian venues are questionable, I'm going to split this topic. Please continue discussion on low standard venues here:

Questionable tour venues

[Sakhmet2]

haha I have the image of Wam (still Tom Baker) getting into the wine and heading out to this club to "see Live", it ends up being .. i don't know, women's poetry night at the club, but by the 6th bottle he's not to know the difference!

And wam yelling out requests: "Negation!"

[dangum]

Tickets to the Melbourne show are $71.30 according to Ticketmaster
$58.15 for Adelaide.
$54.90 + bf for Brisbane.

[Pokey]

Tickets to the Melbourne show are $71.30 according to Ticketmaster
$58.15 for Adelaide.

Jesus, that's expensive for him. I'd be thinking maybe $49, I've seen acts bigger than him at the forum for $49.

[thefunkyredcaboose]

Jesus, that's expensive for him. I'd be thinking maybe $49, I've seen acts bigger than him at the forum for $49.

Are you surprised?

[jayda]

frig, that is too expensive. I dunno - to go or not...

How much was he last year in Melb? I can't remember.

Just checked $59.90. Not sure I can convince anyone else to go with me at 71 bucks.

And all standing up the front. I liked it last year with the seating. Front seat tickets means no one takes your spot!

This post has been edited by jayda: Aug 13 2010, 7:23 am

[Pokey]

Are you surprised?

Honestly? Yes. Although I shouldn't be when it comes to Edward and money.

[ItchyTriggerFinger]

Anyone know if the ticket prices for any of his shows in the states have been that high? If they're not, I wonder if it's an attempt to recoup the costs of doing a tour down under? I'm also curious as to how those prices compare to the ticket prices for his Netherlands shows.

[thefunkyredcaboose]

Anyone know if the ticket prices for any of his shows in the states have been that high? If they're not, I wonder if it's an attempt to recoup the costs of doing a tour down under? I'm also curious as to how those prices compare to the ticket prices for his Netherlands shows.

I doubt it, but then again I was surprised that Live was sometimes charging over 30 dollars towards the end of their run. What do I know?

[dangum]

I don't know why people are surprised at the costs. These are standard ticket prices for an international band. Of course ticket prices will be higher than what people in the US pay. The travel costs are massive in Australia. Where else would a band travel 4000km (east coast to west coast) for just 1 show?

Pokey: which international bands have you seen at The Forum for $49?

[jclive]

I don't know why people are surprised at the costs. These are standard ticket prices for an international band. Of course ticket prices will be higher than what people in the US pay. The travel costs are massive in Australia. Where else would a band travel 4000km (east coast to west coast) for just 1 show?

Pokey: which international bands have you seen at The Forum for $49?

Its obviously not so much surpirse as it is a chance for the Ed-hatng crowd to take more pot-shots at Ed over something that they know nothing about. Its getting old.

[Pokey]

I don't know why people are surprised at the costs. These are standard ticket prices for an international band. Of course ticket prices will be higher than what people in the US pay. The travel costs are massive in Australia. Where else would a band travel 4000km (east coast to west coast) for just 1 show?

Pokey: which international bands have you seen at The Forum for $49?

Seen Royal Crown Revue there for $49, Lily Allen's first gig there was $59 I believe (although when she came back again as a bigger name the price was higher). Alpha Blondy..
I was going to say Madness and Kaiser Chiefs for $59 but realised they were at Metro not the forum. Similar venue though.

There's definitely the other end of the spectrum though with bands that have charged a lot more. I saw Franz Ferdinand there for $80 and Motorhead for $110. But Ed K is neither of those bands. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I do think it's more than it could be. I mean Ramy could bring his toy drum kit in his hand luggage on the plane *ba dum ching*.
I guess looking back I should be more surprised at the price for Ed solo, I've seen a lot more solo performances here from international acts a lot cheaper than he was. Considering the cost of travel for just him and his guitar and big tall bald guy that followed him around with a camera was obviously a lot cheaper than the whole band.