melthebell Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I saw the Rolling Stones in Hyde Park in the 60's and it was free. the first glastonbury was only £1 the times are a changin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamboNo5 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) the first glastonbury was only £1 the times are a changin' Actually, the Pilton Festival in 1970 was free ---------- Post added 19-04-2017 at 13:11 ---------- I saw the Rolling Stones in Hyde Park in the 60's and it was free. They did a free show in Cuba not all that long ago. The one in Rio was free as well I believe. Queen did a free show in Hyde Park in the seventies too. Bon Jovi did a free show in Spain recently. I saw Kasabian play a free show in Milan a few years ago. Edited April 19, 2017 by MamboNo5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylinePhoto Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 It has just been announced that my favourite band ever, Queen ,are to appear (without the King obviously) at Sheffield Arena on Dec 8th. "Wow" thinks me a chance to see this amazing group again (the last time was a Elland Road Leeds seeing Freddy at his very best) . Then! I looked at the price of a ticket , it is the grand sum of £88 ,a sum that excludes me straight away. So this has got me thinking is general entertainment now just for the well off in our society ,I mean look at our local football clubs charging £30 plus for some matches (if this involves a family of three or four then its a no go for most people). Then we have our theatres where the cost of tickets are rising by the month once again meaning that the families that would benefit most from attending the arts are priced right out of contention . So( just as is now the case in other walks of life )is entertainment and the chance to see our heroes just for the rich They'll sell out very quickly though. They'll probably should've charged £100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamboNo5 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 They'll sell out very quickly though. They'll probably should've charged £100 Exactly. Free market capitalism. If 12,000 people snap up tickets at £88 they are clearly 'worth' £88. Millions of people buy Fred Perry polos at £55 each. Are they worth £55, really? In scrap terms? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samssong Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 It seems as though no one has actually answered the O.P. is the top entertainment industry now available only to the well off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest makapaka Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 It seems as though no one has actually answered the O.P. is the top entertainment industry now available only to the well off. Well no - but it helps if you are. £88 is a rip off but it's probably only about £20 more than taking your kid to a football match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamboNo5 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 It seems as though no one has actually answered the O.P. is the top entertainment industry now available only to the well off. Possibly. Tickets for Queen at Wembley were £14.50 in 1986. In simple purchasing power terms that's about £39 at today's prices. Bruno Mars, a major artist, is charging £42 at the Sheffield Arena this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apelike Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Considering I saw Celine Dion at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago for $99 that does sound incredibly expensive for Sheffield Arena!! However, if you really really want to see them then maybe it is worth it. Who? But yes, tickets are very expensive for some bands and £88 to see Queen without Freddy is a rip off. ---------- Post added 19-04-2017 at 14:53 ---------- Well no - but it helps if you are. £88 is a rip off but it's probably only about £20 more than taking your kid to a football match. Adult match prices £27, children under 18 £12 so its a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamboNo5 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Who? But yes, tickets are very expensive for some bands and £88 to see Queen without Freddy is a rip off. ---------- Post added 19-04-2017 at 14:53 ---------- Adult match prices £27, children under 18 £12 so its a lot more. £88 is expensive. If it sells out it was good business though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacktari Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 It seems as though no one has actually answered the O.P. is the top entertainment industry now available only to the well off. It seems everything these days is reserved for the well off amongst us. Up until a relatively few years ago we were heading towards a more egalitarian society. Then it all went awry at some point in the 1980's. Since then, apart from a brief period about the turn of the century, things have just got worse. And now we are as we find ourselves, reduced to conditions almost Victorian, but without the status that the country had internationally in those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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