Re: Joe getting too big ?
but see that's the whole point....i am someone who 100% agrees that you get what you pay for......when i buy my music gear I dont skimp, when i go on vacations i dont skimp, when i buy things for my house I dont skimp.....but i can see the value of those things and make the positive correlation a little easier than I can with costs of concert tickets these days.
and its not just concert tickets....i also agree that NFL, NBA, MLB games etc....and WAY overpriced........it's crazy. I buy the NFL sunday ticket every year on Directtv and I'm about to reach my gag point on that.......
i think Joe is incredible and I have seen him live muliptle times....i own Joe shirts, all of the dvd's and every album.....as a fan I have and will continue to do my part to help him succeed....I hope he is rich and comfortable financially.....i dont have an issue with Joe making money.
what I'm saying is that even though I'm a lifelong musician and music fan I can put a value on these things and I can honestly say that paying the current prices for shows including Joe's is overpriced.....in my humble opinion...it's not that they arent great shows...Joe does a good job.
but when i can see bands like King's x for 17.50 and robben ford for 35 then i think paying close to or over 100 for Joe and nearly 150 plus for van halen is just too much. and even if you do suck it up and do it when he blows thru town it has to give you pause when he blows thru town again 6-8 months later.....at least it does me.
in recent months/past year i have seen Joe and Styx and RUSH......i have tickets to see roger waters and I want to see joe in lexington and i wanted to see van halen in louisville. all of those shows did/would have cost me $2000 to see inlcuding gas money for travel. I say $2000 because I always buy two tickets because my wife and I go together. but that still averages out to be $166 per ticket per person. To me that is OUTRAGEOUS.....but I am addicted to live music and I love concerts so I still go but in recent years I have started going to fewer and fewer and fewer and if prices continue to drive up then I seriously see myself eventually going to zero concerts per year and that saddens me beyond belief.
ok, excuse me let me step down off my soap box before i fall......lol
guys I love Joe, I love live music, this is not me upset at Joe personally......i'm just bummed out about what is happening to ticket prices for live music.....