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Originally Posted by suzieq
But he couldn't give 30 prime tickets away for free now could he? M&G comes with a ticket too. This is a WIN for the fans. If he did M&G for free, then prime seats would likely go to legal scalpers (ebay/stub hub etc) and we'd have to pay upwards of $400 per seat anyway. Meat doesn't do M&G for the $....I think he's made it real clear that he isn't $ driven. But the M&G are a promoters package with the tickets.
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Which I wouldn't pay for, personally. I'm not singling Meat out, either- his are actually somewhat reasonable compared to what some artists charge, many of which don't even include the M&G. Often they include a bunch of what I consider worthless (or certainly not worth what you pay for it) merchandise. You want a front row seat for Bon Jovi? That will cost you $1500. Oh, but you get to keep your folding chair.
There are other means to thwart scalpers, if that's the aim. Springsteen does a lottery for the front row (the whole floor is general admission); scalpers can't sell a "front row seat", because there is no such thing. He's also done will-call only (with ID required) for the primo seats, and paperless tickets, which are non-transferable. Admitted, there are still ways around these measures (nothing is totally scalper-proof), but it slows the scalpers down.
Some artists have been known to do the M&G plus prime ticket package to benefit charity; now that, I might go for.