Alice Cooper - Olympia - Nov 8th

scudzilla

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

scudzilla

55-70euro Ouch

Wrongway1985

Would be cool but mad prices really

scudzilla

I've already had a pop at the Olympia on FB, they announced the gig on their page, tickets from €55 and then say there is an extra €1 fee for refurbishment, it's a business ffs, they shouldnt have to force punters into paying it

Passenger

Weren't tickets for his co-headline gig in the O2 a few years ago only around €60ish?

PTH2009

he puts on a great show and the Olympia will really suite it but saw him twice before (3arena 2011 and Manchester 2015) and he done all his hits and stage antics those nights. ill skip this one

Level 5 Vegan

Hope this isn't fully seated like the UK dates. Want to go as well but don't know about paying €60+.

Wrongway1985

Passenger wrote: »

Weren't tickets for his co-headline gig in the O2 a few years ago only around €60ish?

I'd imagine thet's correct, a quick search tells me when they did dates with Motely Crue in UK was around £40

run_Forrest_run

scudzilla wrote: »

I've already had a pop at the Olympia on FB, they announced the gig on their page, tickets from €55 and then say there is an extra €1 fee for refurbishment, it's a business ffs, they shouldnt have to force punters into paying it

all venues are doing this now. To be honest with you I don't mind contributing to the cost of maintaining an historic venue like the Olympia but to be forced into paying for the upkeep of a brand new purpose built venue like the 3Arena, well that sickens me :mad:

cruhoortwunk

Anyone know fanclub presale password or how to get one

cruhoortwunk

SICKTHINGS

scudzilla

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

all venues are doing this now. To be honest with you I don't mind contributing to the cost of maintaining an historic venue like the Olympia but to be forced into paying for the upkeep of a brand new purpose built venue like the 3Arena, well that sickens me :mad:

But we're already paying the cost of maintaining it by purchasing a ticket, they make their money from the hire of the venue

Passenger

Where does it explicitly say that they're charging extra for venue refurbishment?

scudzilla

Passenger wrote: »

Where does it explicitly say that they're charging extra for venue refurbishment?

From The Olympia's FB Page

Rock legend Alice Cooper has confirmed a concert date at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on Wednesday 8th November 2017.
Tickets priced from €54.50 including booking fee and €1 restoration levy go on sale this Friday 10th March at 9am via Ticketmaster Ireland

scruff monkey

scudzilla wrote: »

I've already had a pop at the Olympia on FB, they announced the gig on their page, tickets from €55 and then say there is an extra €1 fee for refurbishment, it's a business ffs, they shouldnt have to force punters into paying it

I'm sure they'll get right on that. They've been charging it for the last couple of years (and in fairness, you can see where it's gone)

Passenger

scudzilla wrote: »

From The Olympia's FB Page

Rock legend Alice Cooper has confirmed a concert date at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on Wednesday 8th November 2017.
Tickets priced from €54.50 including booking fee and €1 restoration levy go on sale this Friday 10th March at 9am via Ticketmaster Ireland

Well at least they're being transparent about it. It'd be another thing if they just arbitrarily upped the ticket prices which they've done anyway. :pac:

Peter File

scruff monkey wrote: »

I'm sure they'll get right on that. They've been charging it for the last couple of years (and in fairness, you can see where it's gone)

The €1 is just a cynical way to rip off music fans even more on top of booking fees.

scruff monkey

It's not really ripping them off if the facilities are improved on what was there before, it is an old building and does need maintenance.

applying it to the point is a piss take, but for the olympia i'd say it isint.

poundhound

@ cruhoortwunk, cheers for the presale password.
Standing ticket purchased, 26 years after I last seen him live.

Passenger

poundhound wrote: »

Standing ticket purchased, 26 years after I last seen him live.

Where did he play that time?

poundhound

The point 1991.

Zardoz

Id say there is a good chance he will add a second night

blastman

Standing tickets got, thanks to cruhoortwunk for the code.

Rigor Mortis

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

SICKTHINGS

very kind of you. Tickets got.:D

Lithium93_

November 9th has also been added, so two Alice Cooper shows this year..

rubadub

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

all venues are doing this now.

I only know of 2 slapping on charges like this, olympia and 3arena.

scudzilla wrote: »

Tickets priced from €54.50 including booking fee and €1 restoration levy go on sale this Friday 10th March at 9am via Ticketmaster Ireland

They have ambiguous wording now, so do 3arena. The 1euro is actually included in the 54.50, in the past it was not. There are some gigs in 3arena where it was included too, and others where its not.

This is the ticketmaster checkout page.

Full Price Ticket
TICKET PRICE €54.50 x 2
SERVICE CHARGE €6.80 x 2
SUBTOTAL (Full Price Ticket) €122.60

It used to list out the restoration levy separately and be added on to the 54.50.

As its included I think they would be better off just shutting their mouths about it, it only infuriates some people and others just do not mind -so I see no advantage to declaring it, especially as its causing confusion whether its included or not. Its only a euro, but some will be put off on principle. I would say very few are happy to see it listed, so why do it, and if its such a good idea why not start listing how much of the ticket price goes towards bouncers, light & heat, insurance, owners holiday etc.

There is also no reason to say the booking fee is included either, I have never been to a gig or heard of a gig where it was not included. -There is one reason to say it though, to con people into thinking it means all fees are included, i.e. the service charge, and this little scam works as I know several people who were convinced it meant what they saw advertised was the "all in" price. Groups of people will agree to go, and likely not pull out at the last minute when they see the extra 6.85 slapped on.

blastman

Was anyone else at Alice's gig in Vicar St, or did I imagine that?

poundhound

@ blastman

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/alice-cooper/2006/vicar-street-dublin-ireland-43db673f.html

Suff

I just checked, and there are no standing tickets left!

Passenger

Suff wrote: »

I just checked, and there are no standing tickets left!

There are standing tickets currently available for the Thurs Nov 9th gig.

Suff

Thank you got one!