Paul Simon RDS 13th July 2018

PTH2009

Paul Simon has just announced he will bring his Homeward Bound The Farewell Tour to RDS, Dublin on Friday 13th July 2018 with very special guests James Taylor & his all-star band and Bonnie Raitt.

Tickets go on sale Monday 12th February at 9am!

Tommo3434343

Brilliant. Definitely going to that. What do people reckon tickets will cost?

endacl

Whatever the Ticketmaster algorithms will get away with. Then whatever the Seatwave algorithms will get away with. Then it’s down to the touts*.

*The traditional ones. As opposed to the two mentioned above.

Furious-Red

Id say tickets wont be cheap but at least you get decent support. Will try get tickets after i get paid at the end of the month

PTH2009

Furious-Red wrote: »

Id say tickets wont be cheap but at least you get decent support. Will try get tickets after i get paid at the end of the month

might try closer to the date

depending on other gigs too if they are to be announced

not too pushed tbh

ATM have gigs in May (Tears for fears) and June (Pearl Jam, Foo Fighers and Billy Joel all in a 7 day period) only and then a gap til u2 in Nov

MoonshineMonty

How much are the tickets?

Sleepy

Came here for the same question, none of the articles seem to mention the ticket price. James Taylor has been on my bucket list for years and Mrs Sleepy is a big Paul Simon fan so really want to get tickets for this one!

hynesie08

I'd be hugely shocked if we have any change from €100 to be honest. €89.50 is around the norm for these gigs.

The Nal

Tickets for standing in Manchester are about 80 euro all in. Seats up to €115 ish

Sleeper12

I saw him in the Three Arena last year and he was brilliant.

I'm not sure about seeing him in the RDS as the sound is so bad. A rock band like Springsteen can get away with venues like this but for Paul Simon you really need clarity for such a wonderful voice

EyesClosed

Sleeper12 wrote: »

I saw him in the Three Arena last year and he was brilliant.

I'm not sure about seeing him in the RDS as the sound is so bad. A rock band like Springsteen can get away with venues like this but for Paul Simon you really need clarity for such a wonderful voice

I saw simon and garfunkel there YEARS ago, and the sound was perfect

Sleeper12

EyesClosed wrote:

I saw simon and garfunkel there YEARS ago, and the sound was perfect

The sound of silence!
I would love to have seen them preform

Mike Guide 69

EyesClosed wrote: »

I saw simon and garfunkel there YEARS ago, and the sound was perfect

Was at that show as well, it was brilliant, great sound, no issues at all. The Everly Brothers, who played support were excellent as well....

dixiefly

EyesClosed wrote: »

I saw simon and garfunkel there YEARS ago, and the sound was perfect

Was that the 1982 gig? I was there following the Central Park concert in 1981 which I was also at.

That far back and being much younger then I cannot remember much about the sound. Central Park was great, I (unfortunately:)) missed my flight back from JFK the previous weekend and got to go. It was one of the most memorable gigs of my life.

Really enjoyed the Vicar Street gig in 2011, fantastic venue for the band.

I wont be in the RDS for the gig as I will be on a plane to....London. I didnt want to take a chance of no Dublin gig so got a ticket.

EyesClosed

dixiefly wrote: »

Was that the 1982 gig? I was there following the Central Park concert in 1981 which I was also at.

That far back and being much younger then I cannot remember much about the sound. Central Park was great, I (unfortunately:)) missed my flight back from JFK the previous weekend and got to go. It was one of the most memorable gigs of my life.

Really enjoyed the Vicar Street gig in 2011, fantastic venue for the band.

I wont be in the RDS for the gig as I will be on a plane to....London. I didnt want to take a chance of no Dublin gig so got a ticket.

No I was not born in 82. The gig I was at was 2004. :D

threein99

Will there be seated tickets for this ?

hynesie08

threein99 wrote: »

Will there be seated tickets for this ?

In the stands.

threein99

hynesie08 wrote: »

In the stands.

Are they covered then? Can't find the gig on the TM website for some reason

PTH2009

threein99 wrote: »

Are they covered then? Can't find the gig on the TM website for some reason

Theres 3 stands in the RDS Arena

The Grandstand which is covered, The North stand which is open and then the Angelisa stand which is covered and is the most modern stand in the place

TBH the place is run down and is a bit of hole but is precious among the showjumping community and Leinster Rugby supporters. Its due to be renovated in 2019 afaik

Angelisa Stand


North Stand


Stage Side (stage will be where the goal is)

Ferry.Man

just wondering what the set up will be? is it the typical: stage on the pitch with seats/standing in front also on the pitch and then the 3 stands?

Fortyjocks

Tommo3434343 wrote: »

Brilliant. Definitely going to that. What do people reckon tickets will cost?

Looks like EUR100 to EUR166 on ticketmaster, plus usual fees. Assume EUR100 to stand & up to EUR166 to sit!

Zardoz

Fortyjocks wrote: »

Looks like EUR100 to EUR166 on ticketmaster, plus usual fees. Assume EUR100 to stand & up to EUR166 to sit!

£60-90 for his indoor gig in Manchester Arena
£65-£75 for his indoor gig in Glasgow Hydro

100-166 euro for the RDS ,a dump of a venue.
Extortion

hkjohn

In fairness, the show starts at 4pm and will - one imagines - include pretty lengthy sets from Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor - each of whom a lot of folks here (myself included) would pay E50 or more to see.

If I get seats down the front where the sound should be OK, I'll happily pay the full rate. Not so much so if I get tickets at the arse end of the side stands where I would imagine the audio will suck logs

MoonshineMonty

Does the seating map look weird to anyone else? Seats in front of stage, standing behind.

RolandGoose

MoonshineMonty wrote: »

Does the seating map look weird to anyone else? Seats in front of stage, standing behind.

Paul McCartney had the same set up when he played there last. From where I was standing I couldn't see the seats in front of the stage so it didn't bother me.

The RDS is a shocking venue and will most certainly take away from this great concert! I'd be much more interested in flying to Glasgow and catching him in the Hydro. Probably work out the same price too. Are James Taylor and Bonnie Rait supporting on every date?

Fortyjocks

RolandGoose wrote: »

Paul McCartney had the same set up when he played there last. From where I was standing I couldn't see the seats in front of the stage so it didn't bother me.

The RDS is a shocking venue and will most certainly take away from this great concert! I'd be much more interested in flying to Glasgow and catching him in the Hydro. Probably work out the same price too. Are James Taylor and Bonnie Rait supporting on every date?

As far as I know that support is just for Hyde Park and RDS concerts

dixiefly

Fortyjocks wrote: »

As far as I know that support is just for Hyde Park and RDS concerts

Yes, just the two gigs. I would also pay to see Bonnie (whom I saw before in the old Point) and James.

I had jumped the gun and bought a Gold Circle ticket for Hyde Park at 140stg. Just myself and I know a few hoping to go to RDS. So, a possibly better venue is more than balanced out by other additional costs.

rubadub

Fortyjocks wrote: »

As far as I know that support is just for Hyde Park and RDS concerts

yeah, Talyor is playing on his own in other places in the UK, and in Glasgow has Bonnie as his support

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/search?q=james+taylor

Bellerstring

Anybody get tickets?

mrsdewinter

I sure did! Pretty painless in the end, I thought.
How did you get on?

hkjohn

Got mine in the seated area diwn the front. Only problem was there was no event insurance option and when I checked with Alianz about five minutes later, they said the insurance had to be bought with the tickets. Bit hard when there is no link to do so...

Bellerstring

mrsdewinter wrote: »

I sure did! Pretty painless in the end, I thought.
How did you get on?

Yep!
Two for the pitch!!
:-)

rubadub

hkjohn wrote: »

Got mine in the seated area diwn the front. Only problem was there was no event insurance option and when I checked with Alianz about five minutes later, they said the insurance had to be bought with the tickets. Bit hard when there is no link to do so...

You would have no problem getting rid of those on toutless if you cannot go.

I think the pricing was quite strange, the flat seated should have been most expensive IMO, there are none of them left. Yet there are decent enough stand ones left, block H & block J row E, but they are also 166.



up on seatwave already, flat seated asking for the most as expected.
https://www.seatwave.ie/paul-simon-tickets/rds-arena-tickets/13-july-2018/perf/1133687

The Nal

rubadub wrote: »

up on seatwave already, flat seated asking for the most as expected.
https://www.seatwave.ie/paul-simon-tickets/rds-arena-tickets/13-july-2018/perf/1133687

Zardoz

The Nal wrote: »

Thats probably Noel Rocks listing is it ?

166 euro for most of the seated tickets ,what a laugh ,they will be lucky to sell half the tickets .

hkjohn

Zardoz wrote: »

Thats probably Noel Rocks listing is it ?

166 euro for most of the seated tickets ,what a laugh ,they will be lucky to sell half the tickets .

I love the way the legalised theft that promoters bare-faced refer to as a "booking fee" costs more than one of the original E166 per head tickets...

rubadub

hkjohn wrote: »

I love the way the legalised theft that promoters bare-faced refer to as a "booking fee" costs more than one of the original E166 per head tickets...

Just testing it there, putting up 2 tickets for 600

Your Price (x2)€1200.00
Success Fee- €120.00
VAT- €24.00
You'll Receive€1056.00

So thats another €144

So that in addition to the €217.98 is €361.98 or €180.99 per ticket

The Nal

rubadub wrote: »

Just testing it there, putting up 2 tickets for 600

Your Price (x2)€1200.00
Success Fee- €120.00
VAT- €24.00
You'll Receive€1056.00

So thats another €144

So that in addition to the €217.98 is €361.98 or €180.99 per ticket

Oh so they take money from the seller aswell?!

rubadub

The Nal wrote: »

Oh so they take money from the seller aswell?!

yep, then they nip around to their own granny and rob her too!

In some old thread I highlighted the pricing for some gig, I think it was a pixies gig and tickets were about €65. I showed the fees if the seller just wanted to sell their tickets and make abosolutely no profit.

So because of the seller fees they would have to put them up for sale at a very high price, then the buyer got fleeced completely.

The €1417.98 fee in the screen grab is not the final price either they have a €4.95 "e ticket handling fee" on top of that, I'm not messing.

If they were paper tickets I think it is €12.99 for "delivery and handling fee"

rubadub

Just doing the same again.

If I bought 1 paper ticket online it would have been 166+6.85=172.85

To sell this and not make a loss my asking price must be €196.42

Your Price (x1)€196.42
Success Fee- €19.65
VAT- €3.92
You'll Receive€172.85

So the buyer sees €196.42

The booking fee does not appear to be an exact %, it is over 18% on all the ones I check but gets rounded. I can see a ticket for 196.49 has a fee of €36.99 as does a ticket at €194.98, so I will go with that

So €196.42
+ booking fee of €36.99
+ shipping & handling fee of €12.99
Total €246.40 and the seller makes nothing, so €73.55 above what was paid.

Tombo2001

Surprised to see his age, that was the reason for a farewell tour. He is older than Paul McCartney, will be 77 in October. It seems quite a tough tour schedule for someone that age. Am I wrong?

PTH2009

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Surprised to see his age, that was the reason for a farewell tour. He is older than Paul McCartney, will be 77 in October. It seems quite a tough tour schedule for someone that age. Am I wrong?

look at the rolling stones sure

All there in there 70s and still going strong and planning on another tour

RolandGoose

PTH2009 wrote: »

look at the rolling stones sure

All there in there 70s and still going strong and planning on another tour

Still going sure, but I wouldn't say strong from what I heard of the zip code tour. They've been on a steady decline since the 50 and counting tour. Not surprising considering their age, they owe us absolutely nothing more and will always be the quintessential rock and roll band!

Paul Simon on the other hand is in fine form. I guess his music and performance was never as tough and physical as the Stones.

I'll be sitting this one out as I reckon it'll never reach the heights it should because of the lousy venue! I seen Paul Simon last time in the 3arena and he was absolutely brilliant! Very sad to hear of the passing of his guitar player, Vincent Nguini, the man was an absolute wizard!

Badger the witness

Hi, Can anyone tell me where these seats are? It says seated in front of stage but where exactly?!

Sec FLAT, Row XX
Full Price Ticket
€166.00 ea
Sec FLAT, Row BBB
Full Price Ticket
€166.00 ea
Sec FLAT, Row CCC
Full Price Ticket
€166.00 ea
Sec FLAT, Row AAA
Full Price Ticket
€166.00 ea

UsedToWait

Badger the witness wrote: »

Hi, Can anyone tell me where these seats are? It says seated in front of stage but where exactly?!

Sec FLAT, Row XX
Full Price Ticket
€166.00 ea
Sec FLAT, Row BBB
Full Price Ticket
€166.00 ea
Sec FLAT, Row CCC
Full Price Ticket
€166.00 ea
Sec FLAT, Row AAA
Full Price Ticket
€166.00 ea

It suggests the seating has been extended back from the original seating chart..
I only see 2 blocks A-Z and AA-VV
Where did you get the above from?

Badger the witness

UsedToWait wrote: »

It suggests the seating has been extended back from the original seating chart..
I only see 2 blocks A-Z and AA-VV
Where did you get the above from?

They are for sale on Ticketmaster. I took a chance and just bought 2 for row xx (present for the parents, I'd be happy with standing)

hkjohn

Sounds as if they,re at the rear of the seated area directly in front of the stage. Would google the RDS event seat map to be certain though

UsedToWait

hkjohn wrote: »

Sounds as if they,re at the rear of the seated area directly in front of the stage. Would google the RDS event seat map to be certain though

^ That's the event seat map taken from TM I posted above.
Looks like they've added more seats to the set up, but haven't updated the map.

rubadub

Just testing and neither normal nor platinum's are available for sale now.

kizzle

Any idea what time Paul Simon might be on stage at? I know doors are at 4 but having trouble getting the day off work so want to make sure I could make it up for it.

manna452121

I am heading to the concert,can I bring in a small bag with some cloths as I am staying overnight? Gates open at 4.00 with Bonnie Wright on stage at 5.00 https://www.aikenpromotions.com/component/thelist/show/1438-paul-simon-announces-homeward-bound-the-farewell-tour-rds-dublin-live-in-rds-dublin-4-Dublin-on-13-Jul-2018.html?Itemid=1438