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So, how much money did ya spend touring?

SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,484
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Yeah, I know it's none of my business, but Im asking anyway. I only did 1 show, but between, tickets, hotel, air, food, and a few crazy bar tabs?

36 hours in Nashville cost me $1200 or so.

Cmon, be honest, how much did this tour set you back?
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  • paylingpayling Seattle Posts: 401
    This question seems like a trap- did my wife put you up to this?
    PA
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,484
    payling said:
    This question seems like a trap- did my wife put you up to this?
    Hahaha!!!!!!
    That's great!!

    Been with my wife for 28 years. She knows damn well I'm gonna blow $500 at the bars when I get together with my touring friends.  I stopped trying to bullshit her, years ago. Haha
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • EricaRMaierEricaRMaier San Antonio, TX Posts: 168
    A hell of a lot. Several thousand. But PJ is where I splurge, no regrets. Ever. (Both Pitt shows for me and hubs.) Airfare, hotel, tix, food, drinks, merch, Ubers, baseball game, museums, etc etc etc 
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,484
    EricaRMaier said:
    A hell of a lot. Several thousand. But PJ is where I splurge, no regrets. Ever. (Both Pitt shows for me and hubs.) Airfare, hotel, tix, food, drinks, merch, Ubers, baseball game, museums, etc etc etc 
    You do it right!
    Enjoy the cities! 
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • pearldavidsonpearldavidson Posts: 1,625
    I'm going to guess around $16-1800 for the two Pittsburgh shows and I'm a local.  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to land a face value ticket for either show.  Absolutely no regrets, though.  At least dining / drinks and the concert tickets were 3% cash back.
  • CopperTomCopperTom Posts: 3,105
    Probably $1,500 for 4 nights, 2 concerts, food, drink, admissions, gas, Ubers, shopping in Pittsburgh
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,484
    pearldavidson said:
    I'm going to guess around $16-1800 for the two Pittsburgh shows and I'm a local.  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to land a face value ticket for either show.  Absolutely no regrets, though.  At least dining / drinks and the concert tickets were 3% cash back.
    Seconday market prices never came down for Pittsburgh, did they? That was 'the ticket" for this tour. 

    Strange
    2 years ago I was able to get my hometown shows, Chicago, for $50, day of show. Sidestage, decent seats. 
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,496
    Flights for me and my wife, four nights hotel, tickets to both nights (night 1 came from $econdary market), Ubers, food and drinks, boat ride on the river... I'd guess $3200-$3500. 
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  • pearldavidsonpearldavidson Posts: 1,625
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:
    pearldavidson said:
    I'm going to guess around $16-1800 for the two Pittsburgh shows and I'm a local.  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to land a face value ticket for either show.  Absolutely no regrets, though.  At least dining / drinks and the concert tickets were 3% cash back.
    Seconday market prices never came down for Pittsburgh, did they? That was 'the ticket" for this tour. 

    Strange
    2 years ago I was able to get my hometown shows, Chicago, for $50, day of show. Sidestage, decent seats. 
    I think prices on the secondary market did dip for a little bit a week or two before the show, but they shot up again. I ended up getting some premiums from Ticketmaster.  I tried over and over again on F2F with no success.  It probably doesn't help that my MacBook and iPhone are really old.
  • pearldavidsonpearldavidson Posts: 1,625
    JimmyV said:
    Flights for me and my wife, four nights hotel, tickets to both nights (night 1 came from $econdary market), Ubers, food and drinks, boat ride on the river... I'd guess $3200-$3500. 
    The Gateway Clipper eh?
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,496
    pearldavidson said:
    JimmyV said:
    Flights for me and my wife, four nights hotel, tickets to both nights (night 1 came from $econdary market), Ubers, food and drinks, boat ride on the river... I'd guess $3200-$3500. 
    The Gateway Clipper eh?
    Yep. It was fun. Oh, that reminds me...$2.75 each for the incline!
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • ComeToTXComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,014
    Less than $500. Only did one show. 
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • pearldavidsonpearldavidson Posts: 1,625
    JimmyV said:
    pearldavidson said:
    JimmyV said:
    Flights for me and my wife, four nights hotel, tickets to both nights (night 1 came from $econdary market), Ubers, food and drinks, boat ride on the river... I'd guess $3200-$3500. 
    The Gateway Clipper eh?
    Yep. It was fun. Oh, that reminds me...$2.75 each for the incline!
    Which view of the city did you like best? From the river or Mt. Washington?
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,496
    pearldavidson said:
    JimmyV said:
    pearldavidson said:
    JimmyV said:
    Flights for me and my wife, four nights hotel, tickets to both nights (night 1 came from $econdary market), Ubers, food and drinks, boat ride on the river... I'd guess $3200-$3500. 
    The Gateway Clipper eh?
    Yep. It was fun. Oh, that reminds me...$2.75 each for the incline!
    Which view of the city did you like best? From the river or Mt. Washington?
    Both were great. We went up during the day though. I think the view on a clear night with the city lit up would have been killer. We really liked Pittsburgh. 
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,807
    Four Cities, eight shows = a lot. 
  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,907
    edited 12:26AM
    Here's my breakdown for ten shows (VAN 1 & 2, POR, SAC, LV 1 & 2, LA 1 & 2, SEA 1 & 2) in May 2024 (CAD converted to USD, where applicable):

    $1,864.09 Show tickets (all through Ten Club)

    $1,102.54 Plane tickets (from L.A. to SEA, VAN and POR (and back))

    $381.82 Lodging (SEA only; stayed with friends in VAN and LV; stayed overnight in airport in POR; drove straight back after SAC)

    $264.63 Rental cars (in VAN and SEA)

    $217.00 Gas (drove to and from LV and SAC)

    $5.00 Parking (only had to pay to park in SAC in city lot; parked for free everywhere else, including LA)

    $115.90 Miscellaneous expenses (Day passes for gym in VAN, meals for friends who I stayed with)

    $0.00 Merch

    TOTAL: $3,950.98

    24 days of rock-and-roll bliss: PRICELESS

    Post edited by BF25394 at
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  • EricaRMaierEricaRMaier San Antonio, TX Posts: 168
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:
    EricaRMaier said:
    A hell of a lot. Several thousand. But PJ is where I splurge, no regrets. Ever. (Both Pitt shows for me and hubs.) Airfare, hotel, tix, food, drinks, merch, Ubers, baseball game, museums, etc etc etc 
    You do it right!
    Enjoy the cities! 
    Exactly that. And if it’s baseball season, the hubs will always tack on games, even if it means flying to other cities before/after.
  • ekwiptekwipt Vancouver Posts: 896
    I don’t even want to know 🫣 😆 
    I do know that Atlanta cost me more than Vancouver, Seattle & Chicago combined but it was so much fun and well worth it. 
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,807
    BF25394 said:
    Here's my breakdown for ten shows (VAN 1 & 2, POR, SAC, LV 1 & 2, LA 1 & 2, SEA 1 & 2) in May 2024 (CAD converted to USD, where applicable):

    $1,864.09 Show tickets (all through Ten Club)

    $1,102.54 Plane tickets (from L.A. to SEA, VAN and POR (and back))

    $381.82 Lodging (SEA only; stayed with friends in VAN and LV; stayed overnight in airport in POR; drove straight back after SAC)

    $264.63 Rental cars (in VAN and SEA)

    $217.00 Gas (drove to and from LV and SAC)

    $5.00 Parking (only had to pay to park in SAC in city lot; parked for free everywhere else, including LA)

    $115.90 Miscellaneous expenses (Day passes for gym in VAN, meals for friends who I stayed with)

    $0.00 Merch

    TOTAL: $3,950.98

    24 days of rock-and-roll bliss: PRICELESS

    If we are adding in 2024 than I have 17 shows = Hell of a lot!

  • kaw753kaw753 Posts: 930
    Points, baby. Points. So many Comfort Inns.

    Barcelona x 2, Ohana x 2, Nashville x 2.
  • DM282158DM282158 Beverly, MA Posts: 624
    Hit the first show in Hollywood. 

    Room was booked via Marriott points 
    flight down on jet blue points 

    so I spent on:
    flight back 
    ticket 
    PJ leash and hoodie
    food
    couple drinks but not as many as usual since I got salmonella poisoning a few days prior. I think I spent $25 on Dramamine. BUT… made it through the show. Beyond bummed I didn’t get to enjoy the Davidoff cigar lounge at the casino. 

    Long story in coming to the grand total of about $850 or so. 
    Boston '06
    Mansfield '08
    Hartford '10
    Worcester, Hartford '13
    Global Citizen, NY '15
  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,734
    edited 12:54AM
    Probably about $7-8k.

    i forgot about merch and a few other things. This was for 2 shows for 4 and 2 shows for 2
    Post edited by cincybearcat at
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,484
    I like you folks!
    Spending money like a drunken sailor!!!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • Fredrick GoldbergFredrick Goldberg Pittsburgh Posts: 75
    Around $8,000 for 10 shows including 2 home (Pgh].
  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,907
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:
    I like you folks!
    Spending money like a drunken sailor!!!
    I spent almost $4,000 but also did it totally on the cheap, as you should be able to see from my breakdown.
    I gather speed from you fucking with me.
  • julieooliernjulieooliern Posts: 1,149
    Let’s just say my Capital One Visa racked up some serious miles.
  • EricaRMaierEricaRMaier San Antonio, TX Posts: 168
    julieooliern said:
    Let’s just say my Capital One Visa racked up some serious miles.
    🎸🎸🎸 YYEESSS
  • julieooliernjulieooliern Posts: 1,149
    EricaRMaier said:
    julieooliern said:
    Let’s just say my Capital One Visa racked up some serious miles.
    🎸🎸🎸 YYEESSS
    Easier to visit each other again ☺️
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