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[melon]

I really do wonder why I wasn't a Springsteen fan earlier.

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Originally Posted by melon

I really do wonder why I wasn't a Springsteen fan earlier.

Was it your first time seeing him, Mel? Looked like an epic show from (unfortunately) here!

I'm so jealous!

[tonyloaf]

Epic is the right word

[duke knooby]

Time for work

[Sebastian.]

I hate jetlag.

[Julie in the rv mirror]

@melon: I almost forgot- welcome to the club!

[Monstro]

Originally Posted by melon

I really do wonder why I wasn't a Springsteen fan earlier.

Because back then you didn't know what all the fuss was about

[JennaG]

Originally Posted by Monstro

Because back then you didn't know what all the fuss was about

I still don't get what the fuss is about but each to their own.

Glad you had a good time at the show Mel.

From the pictures you've posted on Instagram, it looks like you were a long way up. Did you get used to it eventually?

[Monstro]

Originally Posted by JennaG

I still don't get what the fuss is about

Yup, completely with you on that one, did try but other than a few songs my mind soon wandered

[Sebastian.]

Originally Posted by JennaG

I still don't get what the fuss is about but each to their own.

The live shows. You can't compare Meat and Bruce they're too different. Meat is still number 1 for me, but Bruce is amazing. I could never see what the fuss was about until I saw him live.

[LucyK!]

The fuss is Bruce live. I rarely listen to Springsteen albums as they don't even come close to what he does on stage, I sometimes feel that his albums are just a formality he has to go through so he can get back out on the road!

[Sebastian.]

Originally Posted by LucyK!

The fuss is Bruce live. I rarely listen to Springsteen albums as they don't even come close to what he does on stage, I sometimes feel that his albums are just a formality he has to go through so he can get back out on the road!

Even his big 3 classic albums don't compare to when he does them live.

[melon]

Originally Posted by Julie in the rv mirror

Was it your first time seeing him, Mel? Looked like an epic show from (unfortunately) here!

I'm so jealous!

Yes first time - he'd never been to Perth before now, so 3 sold out shows ha ha

[melon]

Originally Posted by Monstro

Yup, completely with you on that one, did try but other than a few songs my mind soon wandered

I found that with the albums before I went to the show, but the show was completely something else, and now I find the songs a bit easier to listen to.


Probably an artist I prefer to see and hear live stuff from.

[melon]

Originally Posted by LucyK!

The fuss is Bruce live. I rarely listen to Springsteen albums as they don't even come close to what he does on stage, I sometimes feel that his albums are just a formality he has to go through so he can get back out on the road!

Ha ha, wrote my previous reply before I even read this lol

Originally Posted by JennaG

I still don't get what the fuss is about but each to their own.

Glad you had a good time at the show Mel.

From the pictures you've posted on Instagram, it looks like you were a long way up. Did you get used to it eventually?

Yes I was second to last row in the top tier (4th tier!), I got used to it but being so high, even the rigging was slightly in the way lol

[Guy]

Aqua fitness today courtesy of a complimentary ticket. Wow....legs ache.

[JennaG]

Originally Posted by melon

Yes I was second to last row in the top tier (4th tier!), I got used to it but being so high, even the rigging was slightly in the way lol

I was second row from the very back of the LG Arena in Birmingham when I went to see Neil Diamond but thankfully it wasn't quite as high and steep as it looked from your photos.

Were the tickets back there much cheaper than the ones slightly nearer?

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Originally Posted by melon

I found that with the albums before I went to the show, but the show was completely something else, and now I find the songs a bit easier to listen to.


Probably an artist I prefer to see and hear live stuff from.

I always tell people that if they even like him on record, they will love him live. I agree with what Lucy said- he just loves to play.

This explains why we love the live bootlegs so much. I listen to probably about half live vs. studio, skewed more towards live.

Originally Posted by JennaG

I still don't get what the fuss is about but each to their own

That's OK- some people get it, some people don't. But when you do get it, it's pretty great.

[melon]

Originally Posted by JennaG

I was second row from the very back of the LG Arena in Birmingham when I went to see Neil Diamond but thankfully it wasn't quite as high and steep as it looked from your photos.

Were the tickets back there much cheaper than the ones slightly nearer?

Well as far as a back row seat goes it was quite expensive, $132, where most of the time for a back seat you'd pay around $99. Most of the big bands seem to be around $132 for the "cheap" seats out here. I'm not sure what the people at the front and in the standing section were paying, but it was quite pricey.


The Rolling Stones are coming soon and their tickets were way too expensive for me to even consider.


I actually remember watching the people way down at the front getting excited and jumping around during the show and all my memories of how I felt at the front for Meat's shows in the UK.

[Breeze]

The 50th Anniversary of the Beatles at 6:30 EST USA. Can be watched on line it says at site.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/category...0-years-later/

[duke knooby]

they're really really insistant on the minis being motd, taxed and insured for the hopkirk gala event... which has given me a problem, as i was gonna just trailer it down to titanic

so, tomorrow afternoon, my little mini is up for its first mot in a decade... and i expect a long list of fail points

but ya got start somewhere

wish me and it luck :)

[duke knooby]

first alcohol since last sunday

its great to be back lol

[melon]

Originally Posted by duke knooby

they're really really insistant on the minis being motd, taxed and insured for the hopkirk gala event... which has given me a problem, as i was gonna just trailer it down to titanic

so, tomorrow afternoon, my little mini is up for its first mot in a decade... and i expect a long list of fail points

but ya got start somewhere

wish me and it luck :)

Good luck!

[duke knooby]

thank you!

[Julie in the rv mirror]

Originally Posted by melon

Well as far as a back row seat goes it was quite expensive, $132, where most of the time for a back seat you'd pay around $99. Most of the big bands seem to be around $132 for the "cheap" seats out here. I'm not sure what the people at the front and in the standing section were paying, but it was quite pricey.


The Rolling Stones are coming soon and their tickets were way too expensive for me to even consider.


I actually remember watching the people way down at the front getting excited and jumping around during the show and all my memories of how I felt at the front for Meat's shows in the UK.

I don't know what the ticket pricing was like in Australia, but in the U.S., the best seats and GA standing costs about the same as it does for higher up in the arena. It takes a bit of work to get those front spots, though; in Europe, people start lining up literally days before the concert. The arenas in the U.S. don't want to be responsible for people on the premises for days, so in the U.S. they use a lottery system, which still requires several hours of your time, and you still might not make the pit.

I did the European-style lineup one time, and each method has it's advantages. Both are totally worth it, IMO.

Bruce's top ticket price in the U.S. is around $100.

The Stones prices were ridiculous here as well, but I totally lucked out with a pair of $85 "mystery seats" that ended me up in the pit.

It happened here that they adjusted prices closer to the show dates, as I assume tickets didn't sell at the higher price points- kind of a good strategy, actually, IMO. That's not to say they weren't still pretty expensive, but less so. Decent seats could be had for $125 or so. Maybe they will do something similar Down Under.