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Originally Posted by Julie in the rv mirror
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. |
I would and I have....because he's totally worth it.
Kudos to Bruce for an alternate way, but I like the way Meat has his promoters doing it (and they avoid the scalpers too), it's nice and organized and you get the M&G with the prime seats. My local casino show that Meat does....no M&G are ever available AND you can only ever get as close as 3rd row with a legal scalper. Venue holds the cards regarding front 2 rows. Still, I hold to my opinion that Meat doesn't do the M&G for the $.