Bang for your buck? seating vs pricing

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  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927


    results so far
  • mattcoz
    mattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,243
    CM189191 said:
    Thursday night

    First
    Sec 116
    Row 2

    Then
    Sec 116
    Row 23

    Now
    Sec 104
    Row 13

    ...great seats if I was at a hockey game....






    Still really good seats for a concert, I'd be quite happy if I got those.

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  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    For a 30+ year band, I'd say $160 is a reasonable price. I think what makes it "difficult" is how fortunate we have been in the past when it comes to pricing. Cost wise - and this was already mentioned - it's the travel, hotel, food and beverage that I endulge in, and merch I don't need that hits the wallet harder.
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,615
    I'm torn on this.

    $160 for GA is a steal.

    $160 for upper deck seats probably is too given what we see in some other sales. But...I would have never bought either of the Chicago pairs I'm now saddled with if I didn't believe my 10c seats were going to be better than this. I certainly wouldn't have looked on a map and purchased them, even if they were the last seats available. 

    Lesson learned. 
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  • jushooks
    jushooks Posts: 110
    I have the worst seats in the united center.  I wouldve A) never bought these seats and B) never paid the same that a person in the pit paid for them.
  • moozeekfan
    moozeekfan Posts: 195
    Suppose things could have been a lot worse…
    Target Center - Jun 30, 1998
    Allstate Arena - Oct 09, 2000
    Xcel Energy Center - Jun 16, 2003
    United Center - Jun 18, 2003
    Fort William Garden - Sep 09, 2005
    Xcel Energy Center - Jun 27, 2006
    United Center - Aug 23, 2009
    Xcel Energy Center - Oct 19, 2014
    Xcel Energy Center - August 31, 2023
    Xcel Energy Center - September 2, 2023
  • mattcoz
    mattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,243
    After seeing the Aerosmith prices this morning, it really could have been a lot worse.
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