Bruce Springsteen General Discussion Thread

random_guy wrote: »

Just bought the pre-sale ticket for the show in Frankfurt through O2 Germany.
The excitement might kill me.

How did you do that? Was trying to do the same for Berlin but you seem to need a password?

Dr. Nick wrote: »

How did you do that? Was trying to do the same for Berlin but you seem to need a password?

I had to register my phone with O2 (I have a German one). I think the pre-sale ended at about 8 this morning though.

karaokeman wrote: »

I'm surprised the ticket prices are so high if thats the case.

Sure weren't Bon Jovi only like €65?

The Cheapest Bon Jovi tickets were 65 but that was for the stand at the back of the arena. They got more expensive for GA, Gold Circle, Diamond Circle and the seats at the side. Same thing happened with them, I went on the second night this year for and the place wasn't full at all. LOADS of room at the back.

Jayob10 wrote: »

€86 to stand at the RDS?

If you are buying them online the service charge will be €6.10 per ticket too so most will be paying €102.10 or €92.10

There are a lot of things to take into consideration for the cost of a concert ticket, but the main reason (whether we like it or not) is the artist's fee. After that, the promoter does the maths based on the whole spectrum of expenses to bring the show here (shipping, insurance, etc.).

Perhaps most crucially in the case of the Springsteen gig, the face value of the ticket is calculated based on the amount of tickets they can sell, i.e., the amount of people who can see the show, in terms of the venue's capacity. After that, Aiken need to turn a profit, and then they arrive at the ticket price.

Yes, it's more expensive than the UK, but he's playing bigger arenas in the UK, and - in the broadest sense - the bigger the venue, the cheaper the ticket. The RDS is a considerably smaller space than the venues he's playing elsewhere. If he was playing the Aviva or Croke Park, it might have been cheaper. Sure, the first night may sell out and he may add a second night, which means more people are paying to see him, and then you could say, "Oh, now he's playing to the same amount of people as he would in one night in the UK", but all the trappings and infrastructure of that second night also has to be paid for too, so it's a false economy.

Petitioning won't help. If people decide it's too expensive, they simply won't go, and neither Bruce nor Aiken will be too worried, as there are still plenty of people out there who will go, regardless of the price.

They're shrewd when it comes to booking him here. The Working on a Dream shows in the RDS didn't sell as well as the Magic tour, so the proposed option of a third night never materialised, but the option was there. There's a clear gap in his schedule this time too. If the first night sells out fast, a second night is guaranteed. If not, they may keep it at one. Hell, he only played one night in 1999 and 2003.

Go2Guy wrote: »

Hi All
I'd like to start by saying I am a massive Bruce Springsteen fan. But lets not get into that. The rds is not my favourite venue but lets not talk about that either.
It's going to cost us around the €100 mark to get in the gate...let's talk about that.
Is there any way we (the real fans) can get to Aiken to do something about this? It is clear judging by prices in other countries that this is an Irish/Aiken thing therefore we can assume that Bruce and The E street band are not to blame. I don't want people saying it will be worth it...see note above...but if you have any feelings on this particular subject please share.

Frustrated Boss fan

The prices are the same as the last shows in 2009 so at least they haven't increased. Would be nice if they were less but nothing much comes down really especially if they know they can sell at that price.

Go2Guy wrote: »

I can't disagree with your points! It's a mystery to me how they don't go for Croker or Slane. Personally I'd love to see him in the O2 as the sound would be best there. I probably listen to the e street band every day or maybe every second day so to hear them live would be special...I've only seen them once before and I'm so glad I did before Clarence passed away, rip.

The o2 would be great but would never be likely for a major summer tour. Slane was never going to happen. I was there last time in 1985 and, while it was agood show, was nowhere near his best. I seem to remember reading that he disliked the whole experience of Slane and was disappointed with his own performance there. Croker in July is a non runner anyway. Little bit surprised they didn't go for the Aviva but I have a feeling that Aiken Promotions can hire the RDS quite a lot more cheaply which might have something to do with it.

delbertgrady wrote: »

There are a lot of things to take into consideration for the cost of a concert ticket, but the main reason (whether we like it or not) is the artist's fee. After that, the promoter does the maths based on the whole spectrum of expenses to bring the show here (shipping, insurance, etc.).

Perhaps most crucially in the case of the Springsteen gig, the face value of the ticket is calculated based on the amount of tickets they can sell, i.e., the amount of people who can see the show, in terms of the venue's capacity. After that, Aiken need to turn a profit, and then they arrive at the ticket price.

All very true and no doubt some of the extras to be taken into account like insurance are quite a bit more costly here.

As regards planning for ticket sales if they could be certain of selling 70,000 tickets they could go for a single show at a larger venue at lower ticket prices but they can't be sure so hedge their bets by using a smaller venue with the option of adding extra dates. Selling 70,000 over two nights in 2008 and 2009 is no guarantee of doing that for a single show as a lot of those would have been one person attending two shows. I went to both shows in 09 and two of the three in 08 and a lot of the people I met were doing the same so no doubt they consider all this in their planning. I'm sure they can access sales records from past shows to check for double bookings etc.

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

When are tickets on sale?

Thursday 1st December at 9:00am

just got 2 tickets for barcelona! the spanish ticketmaster site put me in the queue at 9.13 and i only finished the transaction now. so 4 hours 20 mins waiting online! makes our ticketmaster service look efficient! except i suppose we'd never get a ticket after that long here!

Hi all,

Looking for advice on this. I've never seen Bruce Springsteen live, but am certainly going to next summer. The question is where. I live and work in Limerick, so Dublin on a Tuesday night is a pain in the arse tbh. Still an option. My other option is to see him in Hyde Park for Hard Rock Calling and make a weekend of it in London.

Thoughts on this? Hard Rock Calling is a festival type thing, so he will probably get less stage time. On the other hand, if I knew he'd get similar stage time I'd go HRC no question.

Would really appreciate some input from those who have seen him a few times.

CiaranK wrote: »

In '09 he played 29 songs in Dublin and 27 in HRC. Very similar stage time, HRC was released on DVD so you can see the length of time from there.

Oh wow, thanks. That's London sold so

mark182 wrote: »

Few Questions if anyone can help.

Is it definitely 4 tickets per person as stated as few posts back?

Whats the best bet for tickets, Online or Ticketmaster Outlet?

Sound Cellar or Ticketmaster for outlets. Get there early though, This will sell out fast I'd say. Could be lucky online too. It's much of a muchness I'd say.

jack presley wrote: »

However I did see an ad on the TV for the gig. They wouldn't pay for those if it was a guaranteed sell out would they?

I'd say so, Ads are bought in advance. So say this gig sells out tomorrow, you'll still see ads all through the week and then they might have ads booked for a month or so before the gig, you'd still see them then, they could have them booked for a week before the gig so you'd see them then too even if the gig sells out tomorrow. They are all paid for in advance.

Seen this over on Greasy Lake forum. A member there sent a mail to Aiken asking about the high prices and this is the response Aiken gave them. I think it is a solid response.

Re: Bruce Springsteen Ticket Price
I refer to your recent email regarding this matter. You have made a number of points to which I will respond with some facts.
1. The price of a ticket is made up of a number of elements including :
a. The artist fee
b. The cost of licencing and local regulations
c. The hire of the venue
d. The pay rates of staff
e. The hire of infrastructure such as the stage, lighting towers etc.
f. The cost of additional toilets and other facilities
g. The cost of equipment
h. Local VAT rates and commissions
2. These costs, apart from the artist fee, are significantly higher in Ireland than in other Eurozone countries or in the UK.
3. Costs of transport have to be fully reflected in Irish shows. On a mainland they can spread over several shows.
4. The price of tickets for other artists brought by other promoters also reflects differences between Ireland and other countries.
5. In every case the artist management must approve the price of tickets
6. No tickets are sold to ‘touts’ but ordinary people do sell tickets to touts who then use networks to either sell or ‘con’ gullible people into parting with their money. We always recommend that customers should buy only from designated sellers.
7. The Ticket prices for Bruce Springsteen has remained the same as 2009

The decision to attend or not is one which you have to make taking account of your perspective and circumstances .

I hope these points clarify the position for you.