There are literally thousands of seats behind the band. If they can't sell those seats, they can't collect money on them. If they have some sort of video wall behind them, that's an upgrade in production too. These two things could definitely account for some of the uptick in ticket pricing this go around.
They are collecting. Why do you think the ticket prices went up? Those non selling seats have to be made up for somewhere...
What was their excuse in 2022 and 2023 then?
Wasn’t this year the biggest price increase ever, by a decent margin?
I think they plan on a varied setlist, they’ll just have certain songs on visual “autopilot” like a Disco Biscuits light show, so they can swap them in.
This reminds me of when Rush brought strings out on tour. They always wanted to try that once so they did it a few years before…retirement.
uh oh.
I don’t have the numbers, but the increase from the ‘23 shows wasn’t too steep. It’s the jump from the ‘22 shows, which were 2020 pricing, that looks especially large.
I hope the visual component has little affect on song choice/set list. Sometimes the visuals used by some bands are not ‘canned’ or static from one show to the next and are set up to react or adjust to the sound(s) created.
They used the big screens behind the band at Hyde Park, and there were maybe four or five songs which had custom visuals? Mostly Gigaton stuff iirc. And the rest was just imag. I expect the same this time - mostly for closeups, some ambient stuff, a few songs having specific video.
Increased production and shorter sets may take some of the magic away imo. I’ll reserve judgement though until im there.
Same here. Also might mean less audibles as well and less variety night after night but again wait and see I guess. This year of all years really seems to be one of the ones where I should wait and see how May goes before making any crazy plans for the rest of the tour.
I try to see as much of what each band member is doing as possible. There's already a lot going on that I'm interested in. I like to "see" how the sounds are made, and the players that make them. Not interested in a light show. I don't connect emotionally to swirling spirals. But I'm of course willing to experience what they choose to offer, and THEN React/Respond.
There are literally thousands of seats behind the band. If they can't sell those seats, they can't collect money on them. If they have some sort of video wall behind them, that's an upgrade in production too. These two things could definitely account for some of the uptick in ticket pricing this go around.
They are collecting. Why do you think the ticket prices went up? Those non selling seats have to be made up for somewhere...
What was their excuse in 2022 and 2023 then?
Wasn’t this year the biggest price increase ever, by a decent margin?
I think they plan on a varied setlist, they’ll just have certain songs on visual “autopilot” like a Disco Biscuits light show, so they can swap them in.
This reminds me of when Rush brought strings out on tour. They always wanted to try that once so they did it a few years before…retirement.
uh oh.
2023 US face value was $162 2024 US face value is $185 less than $25 difference Europe is a whole other thing though
There are literally thousands of seats behind the band. If they can't sell those seats, they can't collect money on them. If they have some sort of video wall behind them, that's an upgrade in production too. These two things could definitely account for some of the uptick in ticket pricing this go around.
They are collecting. Why do you think the ticket prices went up? Those non selling seats have to be made up for somewhere...
What was their excuse in 2022 and 2023 then?
Wasn’t this year the biggest price increase ever, by a decent margin?
I think they plan on a varied setlist, they’ll just have certain songs on visual “autopilot” like a Disco Biscuits light show, so they can swap them in.
This reminds me of when Rush brought strings out on tour. They always wanted to try that once so they did it a few years before…retirement.
uh oh.
I hope this is not quite true. Visuals of some sort, yeah, but if it's song specific then I fear the two nighter stands would have more songs being repeated than just Alive. I loved that for the Gigaton tour legs they didn't even play the singles twice on two night stands. Hope they keep this up. Give me 3-4 Dark Matter songs per night and them being different ones plus some deep cuts and the classics and I'll be super happy.
Speaking of shit merchandise, I get that football is the biggest sport in Europe and South America, but those football jerseys they had at one point were fucking ugly. I preferred the hockey jerseys they had for 2016 (was it?) in Canada, as they work way better as a "fashion piece" than those tightly cut and bland football jerseys.
I can see dropping bigger bucks to see a show like this. Not saying pj will do all that. Also pink Floyd's music lends itself to a little psychedelics pyrotechnics
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I hope the visual component has little affect on song choice/set list. Sometimes the visuals used by some bands are not ‘canned’ or static from one show to the next and are set up to react or adjust to the sound(s) created.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
2024 US face value is $185
less than $25 difference
Europe is a whole other thing though
I hope this is not quite true. Visuals of some sort, yeah, but if it's song specific then I fear the two nighter stands would have more songs being repeated than just Alive.
I loved that for the Gigaton tour legs they didn't even play the singles twice on two night stands. Hope they keep this up.
Give me 3-4 Dark Matter songs per night and them being different ones plus some deep cuts and the classics and I'll be super happy.
(Stone, shit in a coffee mug)
astoria 06
albany 06
hartford 06
reading 06
barcelona 06
paris 06
wembley 07
dusseldorf 07
nijmegen 07
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Melbourne #2 '03
Melbourne #3 '03
Melbourne #1 '06
Melbourne #3 '06
Melbourne '09
Melbourne '14
Back screens plus.
Can't argue this kicks butt!