$43.55 to see Flogging Molly

BDx13 - 2-14-2011 at 02:03 PM

wow. tix are $33, plus fees. never seen them live, but i just can't do it.

MattyA - 2-14-2011 at 02:26 PM

Their like 30 here foe the Boston show, but that's before they add the fees to it so it makes it almost $40 . They do put on a really good live show, if you can afford it I would say go you won't be disappointed. Wish I had the money to see them this year.

Mark Lind - 2-14-2011 at 03:03 PM

I don't get why bands charge such high prices. Do they really need to get paid $100,000 per show? If I were in a famous band then I'd cut prices in half and just plan two shows per city. People would appreciate it more if they could save a few bucks and they'd probably be a more loyal fan.

Discipline - 2-14-2011 at 03:50 PM

Great band live, but I would never pay that much to see them.

Colin - 2-14-2011 at 05:16 PM

always wondered if it's the bands or the venues/promoters thinking they can get away with charging that much, i'm sure some one here can set me straight on that.

I saw them for free since I worked next door to the club they played at in 06' or 07' I think. It was OK, not worth $43. I payed something around that to see The Pogues last year, & it was worth every penny

Mark Lind - 2-14-2011 at 05:25 PM

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Originally posted by Blackout Colin
always wondered if it's the bands or the venues/promoters thinking they can get away with charging that much, i'm sure some one here can set me straight on that.

I saw them for free since I worked next door to the club they played at in 06' or 07' I think. It was OK, not worth $43. I payed something around that to see The Pogues last year, & it was worth every penny

A band that has real drawing power pretty much dictates the costs of the tickets. When their agent sends out feelers for the tour then they have an asking price. Often times the ticket price is a matter of simple math ($100,000 charge for the band divided by 2500 tickets for example). It gets more complicated when you get some band that has the nerve to ask for a lot and also says they don't want tickets to cost more than $X because then it sets an added strain on the promoter to sell more tickets.

ChadBeantown - 2-14-2011 at 05:32 PM

I saw them 2 nights in a row at Bill's Bar a few years back for $10 a night!!! Great live show.......

Mark Lind - 2-14-2011 at 05:37 PM

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Originally posted by ChadBeantown
I saw them 2 nights in a row at Bill's Bar a few years back for $10 a night!!! Great live show.......

I saw them open a show with the Bosstones, Dropkick Murphys and Avail around that time. I think it was around 2001 or whenever their first record came out. They stole the show out from under some incredible live bands that day.

BDx13 - 2-14-2011 at 06:02 PM

the electric factory in philly holds 3,000 people.
so there's your $100k.

ChadBeantown - 2-14-2011 at 06:10 PM

Ya, it was around that time. I never heard of them but I went to a Red Sox game and someone was handing out a free promo CD for the Bill's Bar shows. I checked out the Cd and liked it so I went to the shows. They werent really that packed and the capacity there must be somewhere around 250.

Mark Lind - 2-14-2011 at 06:17 PM

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Originally posted by ChadBeantown
Ya, it was around that time. I never heard of them but I went to a Red Sox game and someone was handing out a free promo CD for the Bill's Bar shows. I checked out the Cd and liked it so I went to the shows. They werent really that packed and the capacity there must be somewhere around 250.

That was a Mark Vieira presents as I recall. :lol:

Vanilla Gorilla - 2-14-2011 at 07:38 PM

My junior year in college they played the gym in my college a tiny state school with 3 other bands in 2004, my school had no money so there is no way they got paid much. they have been good every time i have seen them though.

clevohardcore - 2-14-2011 at 10:23 PM

Really good live but these prices are fucking ridiculous.

JawnDiablo - 2-14-2011 at 10:43 PM

I dislike the E Factory in Philly.
However I thoroughly enjoyed Motorhead there in 2008.
It ruled.
But alas, I try and avoid it and it's overpriced everything.
I "Hate Their Everything" I do

BDx13 - 2-14-2011 at 10:49 PM

not a fan of the electric factory. only good thing about it is the vip viewing platform.

JawnDiablo - 2-14-2011 at 10:54 PM

VIP you say?
You have been a VIP?
Remember kids, the homeless don't really watch your car......

Colin - 2-15-2011 at 02:54 AM

the highlight of watching Flogging Molly was the 7 or 8 Mongols bike gang members rolling in with 'FUCK HELLS ANGELS" gear. fucking up another 350 lbs.er for looking at one of them wrong 7 feet in front of me