Bruce Springsteen General Discussion Thread

Fanirish

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121323727#Comment_121323727

There is €96.25 price band for Croker.

more than likely for davin stand and nosebleeds

Beagslife

Prices showing on TicketMaster for CP

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Fanirish

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121324055#Comment_121324055

The presale for croke park residents and the advert in the papers says there is €96.25 tickets.

ticketmaster info is shockingly sometimes wrong

PTH2009

Nowlan park prices, same price for all seats (if you'd even call them that)

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121324101#Comment_121324101

Would they maybe be residents only tickets ?

Dr. Nick

Got an FOS for Wembley on LiveNation presale. Possibly the last E Street gig in Europe.

muirsheen

How does one go about getting tickets for two gigs tomorrow. Two laptops etc? Thanks

PTH2009

Such a pity the layout of Nowlan Park for concerts. The most recent fancy stand (behind the goals) with the new seats closed due to the position of the stage

Even though the price is disgraceful for a seat in those stands, I'd prefer it to standing

If only Bruce was more like one of his peers Garth Brooks and have a set price for all tickets

Jaffa3000

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121327529#Comment_121327529

Enter the queue for each gig in two different tabs on whatever device you’re using

MisterAnarchy

Bruces queue nazis are pretty mild compared to Taylors crowd in Argentina

5 months

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/meet-the-argentine-taylor-swift-fans-who-have-been-camping-out-for-the-eras-tour-since-june/

“We’ve been in this tent for five months,” says a 21-year-old Swiftie waiting outside Buenos Aires’ River Plate Stadium. The rumble of a mixing truck can be heard through the tent’s thin fabric, while a large group of ants hopes for a snack to fall to the ground on a nearby sidewalk. The fan prefers to remain anonymous, because her father doesn’t know she’s been spending many afternoons—in between working a part-time job and taking college classes—in a small, makeshift encampment alongside her fellow Taylor Swift loyalists since June.

Ahead of Swift’s three Buenos Aires shows, which kick off November 9, as part of the Latin American stretch of her Eras Tour, hundreds of fans have been occupying four tents outside the stadium, taking turns in carefully planned rotations.

An internal spreadsheet, created by two organizers and updated by assigned administrators, keeps track of around 60 folks per tent. Most of them are young women, but no one under 18 is allowed. Based on a ranking system gathering everybody’s total time, the longer you’ve been in a tent, the higher the chances of being one of the first in line. A fan named Carmen tells me she’s spent more than 300 total hours, or 12-and-a-half days, in the tents.

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SuperBowserWorld

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121328883#Comment_121328883

It's a mad mad world.

PTH2009

Wonder will there be a situation with people end up buying tickets for the wrong venue. Sales happening all the same time etc

SuperBowserWorld

Ah, a load of hours wasted in the economy tomorrow, people in a "queue". A lottery would be more efficient and save people having to queue. You pick your preference highest to lowest, before the ticket sale date, and if you win you can pay within a certain amount of time.or forfeit your place(s). This continues until all / most tickets have been sold. After a certain time the remaining tickets go on general availability. The algorithm is made public and is deterministic. Also you need to be a real verified person, with a real credit card and have no history of scamming ticket sales, to enter the lottery. Also, there should be a limit on the number of times you can purchase tickets for a given tour. People seeing an act multiple times makes no sense when others can't get to see them once.

This arrived last week. Anyone else get it? Great series, this is the 20th one.

PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121329014#Comment_121329014

A system like that is used for international tickets in some supporters clubs

SuperBowserWorld

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121329046#Comment_121329046

Yep, the current system tried to mimic the old way of buying tickets which makes no sense. The computer system should be doing the work, transparently here, not the humans.

Also, if I have enough devices and sufficient broadband connection(s), and I am not "working" during the sales period I can starve other people's access to this queue.

It sucks.

Needs to change

It drums up this FOMO which drives prices up, which is not benefitting the ticket buying public.

lawrencesummers

Ive been wanting to see bruce for a few years and something has always gotten in the way.

I was all ready to get tickets tomo for an irish show and then i see the prices.

He can go and get fcked if im paying over 150 a ticket to see him.

Thats a pisstake and i hope people realise they need to vote with their feet.

MisterAnarchy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121329194#Comment_121329194

Just wait till next summer, there will be loads of tickets going under face value.

There is really no incentive to buy tomorrow, the best seats will be held back and released next year and if you want a standing ticket they will be easy to come by next year.

Demand is way down for the second round of the tour.

Even if it sells out tomorrow in record time there'll be tons of tickets available next week year before the gigs. The lack of accommodation will make that a certainty.

McLoughlin

Considering what several musicians performing for 3 hours or so for a €150 isn't that bad

lawrencesummers

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121329406#Comment_121329406

Not that bad? Its a rip off.

lawrencesummers

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121329314#Comment_121329314

There will be plenty of demand, there hasnt been a good gig in Cork or kilkenny for a long long time.

The line up in the marquee last year was shite, musgrave park isnt much better.

Tim131

For Belfast, do we expect a pit like the other 3 dates? And if there is a pit do we expect that kids will be allowed in? Looking to bring my 8 year old who is a fan

Wondering if anyone has any experience with the venue/field.

Jaffa3000

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121329437#Comment_121329437

Considering the likes of The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, My Chemical Romance, Red Hit Chili Peppers etc. have all played recently charging €80+ for 1.5 hours, its cheaper than most big artists for the time played. The 3 nights sold out this year and probably the last E Street Band tour means there was no chance prices were dropping

MisterAnarchy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121329733#Comment_121329733

But why are we being charged more in ireland than most of the rest of Europe ?

I suspect Aiken treats these gigs like the Garth Brooks ones as his cash cow for the year and they subsidise alot of the loss making crap he promotes.

lawrencesummers

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121329733#Comment_121329733

Killers tickets €60

MCR €72.5

RHCP €60

https://www.joe.ie/amp/news/good-news-red-hot-chilli-peppers-have-added-a-second-dublin-date-558540

A day ticket for electric picnic is €106 and a three day ticket is only €130 more than the cost of a springsteen ticket.

Maybe you think bruce is accurately priced but i certainly dont think so, especially in a venue like Cork with terrible access and a consistent history of being unable to serve food and drink in any reasonable time frame to patrons.

Jaffa3000

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121329818#Comment_121329818

RHCP in Marlay was more than that (gold circle in Marlay park was ~€135 I think). Killers and MCR were ~€80 including fees (Killers was €77.05 to be exact), Springsteen is €143, less than half the price for double the gig. Not to say it's cheap or anything because it isn't and unless you're a fan or flush with cash I wouldn't recommend going, but value for money is no different to every other big rock act these days.

As I said already, the fact the three nights at the RDS sold out in a few hours means prices were always going to remain the same.

McGrath5

Quiet in here this morning, the waiting room is open now on Ticketmaster.

Jaffa3000

Which stand is the best stand to sit in Kilkenny?

big_show

I have revolut on standby in case the BOI app crashes again :)