So, how much money did ya spend touring?

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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,076
    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!

  • kaw753
    kaw753 Posts: 941
    Points, baby. Points. So many Comfort Inns.

    Barcelona x 2, Ohana x 2, Nashville x 2.
  • DM282158
    DM282158 Beverly, MA Posts: 658
    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
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,831
    edited May 23
    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 on
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,850
    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 Goldberg
    Fredrick Goldberg Pittsburgh Posts: 78
    Around $8,000 for 10 shows including 2 home (Pgh].
  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    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.
  • julieooliern
    julieooliern Posts: 1,279
    Let’s just say my Capital One Visa racked up some serious miles.
  • EricaRMaier
    EricaRMaier San Antonio, TX Posts: 264
    julieooliern said:
    Let’s just say my Capital One Visa racked up some serious miles.
    🎸🎸🎸 YYEESSS
  • julieooliern
    julieooliern Posts: 1,279
    EricaRMaier said:
    julieooliern said:
    Let’s just say my Capital One Visa racked up some serious miles.
    🎸🎸🎸 YYEESSS
    Easier to visit each other again ☺️
  • YAKIMATSU
    YAKIMATSU Santa Fe Posts: 1,133
    8 shows over 24-25.  Four round trip flights.  9 hotel nights and 3 at airbnb.  Posters, jacket, sweatshirt, license plate, stickers, pins at shows.
    Food, drinks, tips and souvenirs.  Ubers, cabs, busses and trams.  Another $850 just to re=book 2 missed flights.
    Holy Shit, I think I'm in around 10k.  Good thing I sold my Ohana tix last year, haha.
    Soldier Field 7-11-95, Alpine Valley 6-26-98, United Center 6-29-98, Riverport Amphitheater (St. Louis)7-2-98, MGM Grand Arena 10-22-00, Sprint Center (Kansas City)5-3-10, Adams Event Center (Missoula)9-30-12, Wrigley Field 7-19-13, Jobing.com Arena (Phoenix)11-19-13, Moda Center (Portland)11-29-13, Spokane Arena 11-30-13, Pepsi Center (Denver)10-22-14, Gila River Arena (Phoenix)5-9-22, Moody Center (Austin)9-18-23, Moody Center 9-19-23, Rogers Arena (Vancouver)5-4-24, Rogers Arena 5-6-24, MGM Grand 5-16-24, MGM Grand 5-18-24, Wrigley Field 8-29-24, Wrigley Field 8-31-24, Nashville 5-6-25, Nashville 5-8-25
  • EricaRMaier
    EricaRMaier San Antonio, TX Posts: 264
    julieooliern said:
    EricaRMaier said:
    julieooliern said:
    Let’s just say my Capital One Visa racked up some serious miles.
    🎸🎸🎸 YYEESSS
    Easier to visit each other again ☺️
    🫶🏼 THIS ALL DAY, friend! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    Maybe the real treasure was the money we spent along the way. 
    ___________________________________________

    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,062
    Good thread to keep in the back pocket when people complain about ticket costs next tour!
  • Shaindli1
    Shaindli1 MA Posts: 2,360
    I'm too afraid to do the math.
    Spring tour:  
    Four shows, face value tickets 800$
    Hotels ~1400$
    Gas ~200
    Merch ~500 (including items I'm gifting friends)
    I have no clue how much I spent on food, but maybe 500$?

    What am I missing?

    #Grievance2025 
  • julieooliern
    julieooliern Posts: 1,279
    EricaRMaier said:
    julieooliern said:
    EricaRMaier said:
    julieooliern said:
    Let’s just say my Capital One Visa racked up some serious miles.
    🎸🎸🎸 YYEESSS
    Easier to visit each other again ☺️
    🫶🏼 THIS ALL DAY, friend! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
    💖
  • julieooliern
    julieooliern Posts: 1,279
    Shaindli1 said:
    I'm too afraid to do the math.
    Spring tour:  
    Four shows, face value tickets 800$
    Hotels ~1400$
    Gas ~200
    Merch ~500 (including items I'm gifting friends)
    I have no clue how much I spent on food, but maybe 500$?

    What am I missing?

    Don’t ask
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,895
    Priceless.



    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • More Coffee
    More Coffee Posts: 635
    I saw 11 shows
    The tickets cost me around 6k. (I bought premium seats for my kids to three shows)
    I spent at least 2k+ on merch
    I spent close to 6k in travel to Florida, Boston, and Raleigh.
    I’d say a close estimate for me is probably $15,000.00
    No regrets. Not one bad show. Time of my life with my kids, my friends, and myself.
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  • reedrothchild
    reedrothchild Posts: 635
    mookeywrench said:
    Good thread to keep in the back pocket when people complain about ticket costs next tour!

    Seriously- ticket costs are generally the least of my expenses!
    "What can you expect when you're on top? You know? It's like Napoleon. When he was the king, you know, people were just constantly trying to conquer him, you know, in the Roman Empire. So, it's history repeating itself all over again."

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