Capitalist Pigs

[_Kittens_and_Jesus]

You've missed the point.

The bands, artists or celebrities don't book their own venues, they don't negotiate or set ticket prices.

Most are totally unaware of those details. Bands hardly know what city they're in, let alone the name of the venue.

They sure as hell aren't told the ticket price. You think someone runs in before the show and tells them what the venue charges the customer in each section?

People that tour have people that handle that kind of thing so they can focus on the tour...

[_honorentheos]

It looks like the Depot is much like the Van Buren here in Phoenix. The same bands, similar price ranges. I don't think that example works.

My own experience: Slash of Gun 'n Roses just came though Phoenix last week with Mile Kennedy and the Conspirators and played the Van Buren. Ticket prices for that were about the same as what you paid for Dilly Dally/Fidlar, with much lower fees but still around $35 each. Guns couldn't play the Van Buren. There's no damned way as ticket resales would be a circus and demand exceeding supply. When they came through a couple of years ago, they played the same stadium the Arizona Cardinals play in and it was packed. Price ranges were between something like $50 for the nose bleeds to hundreds of dollars for the floor. I don't recall exactly what we paid for middle tier side stage seats with fees but it was around the $100 each. Somehow I don't think tickets would be that affordable if it was held at a smaller venue unless one got lucky and was able to buy a ticket before they were sold out. There's no way they could just choose to sell tickets for $10 and the fans would come out ahead. Instead, the tickets would all end up on stubhub for $500 or more.

[_canpakes]

I don't think that too many folks will be affected by 'front row' pricing and it seems a bit silly to complain about it. But subs is into that sort of hair fire.

I just looked at prices at the United Center in Chicago and could have purchased a ticket in floor block 6 - pretty close to the stage - for $211. Otherwise there are seats all over the venue ranging from that to just over $100. Not too bad. Cheaper than a Trump Steaks package and won't leave as bad a taste in the mouth, either.

[_huckelberry]

I cannot think of a reason Michelle should dance to hairfires demands on ticket prices.

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

Well, I'm not sure subs was planning to attend the event? The hairfires are coming from her base, from the looks of it.

- Doc

[_EAllusion]

Subs argument is that the Obama's are radical Marxists who do not believe in capitalism or personal enrichment and also believe everything should be affordable, so they are hypocrites for making money off a speaking tour or having expensive seats. This relies on implicitly understanding an egregiously false premise he takes for granted, so naturally the response from everyone else is, "What the hell are you talking about?"

[_canpakes]

Subs argument is that the Obama's are radical Marxists who do not believe in capitalism or personal enrichment and also believe everything should be affordable ...

Yes. Our resident hair-fire conspiracy peddler. He couldn’t back that up any better than he could his nonsense about Democratic pedophile child sex rings or Clinton ‘kill lists’, but it is amusing to see him skewer himself anyway.

[_subgenius]

Subs argument is that the Obama's are radical Marxists who do not believe in capitalism or personal enrichment and also believe everything should be affordable, so they are hypocrites for making money off a speaking tour or having expensive seats. This relies on implicitly understanding an egregiously false premise he takes for granted, so naturally the response from everyone else is, "What the hell are you talking about?"

Where did i make that argument you moron?
Pretty sure i literally called them capitalist pigs.
But please, continue with your masturbation of pseudo intellectual bigotry.
Have you ever worn pants when posting on here?

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

Subs argument is that the Obama's are radical Marxists who do not believe in capitalism or personal enrichment and also believe everything should be affordable, so they are hypocrites for making money off a speaking tour or having expensive seats. This relies on implicitly understanding an egregiously false premise he takes for granted, so naturally the response from everyone else is, "What the hell are you talking about?"

Yet another fantasy argument created in our nutjob poster's mind, that wasn't indicated by the OP, but argued against anyway. damned Christ this smarmy “F”...

- Doc

[_EAllusion]

Subs argument is that the Obama's are radical Marxists who do not believe in capitalism or personal enrichment and also believe everything should be affordable, so they are hypocrites for making money off a speaking tour or having expensive seats. This relies on implicitly understanding an egregiously false premise he takes for granted, so naturally the response from everyone else is, "What the hell are you talking about?"

Where did i make that argument you moron?
Pretty sure i literally called them capitalist pigs.
But please, continue with your masturbation of pseudo intellectual bigotry.
Have you ever worn pants when posting on here?

Heh. Yeah, that's an insult you are using non-sarcastically to refer to people who profit handsomely. It's definitely consistent with your entire posting history.