There's still tix available for the Atlanta show. I checked Ticketmaster yesterday. I haven't bought any yet, but am still considering it. They were damn good on SNL.
Posts: 1370 | Location: Savannah, GA | Registered: 24 December 2004
Originally posted by philosopherEric: I just turned down free tickets to the Atlanta show
WHAT the FUCK
I turn down a LOT of free tickets these days. I don't have the time or the energy to drag my ass out to shows. Between work and family I'm down to a show at month, at best.
But I called my buddy and got my freebies for the Arcade Fire show after all. If I don't like Neon Bible I'll scalp 'em to some trust-fund indie kid!
If I decide not to use 'em, I'll put the word out to all y'all and you can fight over 'em.
Posts: 3875 | Location: ATL, GA | Registered: 25 May 2004
I enjoyed the SNL performance - and thought that this episode of SNL wasn't that bad - certainly better than the Hugh Laurie episode, where they had a respected comedic actor perform a five-minute fart joke. I'm looking forward to the Atlanta show.
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Posts: 2332 | Location: ATL-abouts. | Registered: 24 October 2006
Sounds good. These are the only two songs I've heard from Neon Bible, and both are getting me pretty excited to hear the whole thing when it's released. I'd heard that Arcade Fire were a good live band, but they sounded damn near immaculate on SNL.
Posts: 1376 | Location: Valparaiso, IN | Registered: 01 July 2006
Originally posted by Chamberk: I'm looking forward to the Atlanta show.
Have you Atlanta guys been to a show at the Civic Center before? I saw the Nutcracker there years ago and I wouldn't exactly describe it as a great place to see a show. I may be remembering wrong, though. I wish they were playing the Tabernacle.
Posts: 1370 | Location: Savannah, GA | Registered: 24 December 2004
Originally posted by Chamberk: I'm looking forward to the Atlanta show.
Have you Atlanta guys been to a show at the Civic Center before? I saw the Nutcracker there years ago and I wouldn't exactly describe it as a great place to see a show. I may be remembering wrong, though. I wish they were playing the Tabernacle.
I saw Prince there, and it's not a BAD rock venue, but not great, either. I think it's better for shows than the Fox. The difference between the Tabernacle and the Civic Center, seating-wise, is about 1100. The Tabernacle holds 3500, the Civic Center over 4600. At $100 a seat, that's some serious coin. I'm glad mine were free...
Posts: 3875 | Location: ATL, GA | Registered: 25 May 2004
The Arcade Fire are just British Sea Power wannabees. I hope Yan and the boys take 'em out to the car park and give them a funeral. Apologies to sucker fish
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Posts: 2337 | Location: The ever silent spaces of the East | Registered: 12 February 2007
I read his post as saying the Arcade Fire tix were $100. The face value was $32 I think. I just checked Ticketmaster and they're all gone, so maybe scalped tickets are $100 which I easily believe.
EDIT: Actually, its not sold out and Ticketmaster still has seats at $32 plus charges, so I don't know where $100 comes from.
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Posts: 1370 | Location: Savannah, GA | Registered: 24 December 2004
As earlier speculated upon, pE's tickets were a C-Note (if he'd coughed it up) to help pay for Prince and his big ol' band, not the Arcadians. (I hope. There's no mention of Arcade Fire in the $100 post.)
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Posts: 12928 | Location: Behind the Orange Curtain | Registered: 14 May 2004
Originally posted by mark f: As earlier speculated upon, pE's tickets were a C-Note (if he'd coughed it up) to help pay for Prince and his big ol' band, not the Arcadians. (I hope. There's no mention of Arcade Fire in the $100 post.)
Yes, I'd be quite shocked if AF tickets were going anywhere near that high. $32 even seems a bit steep.
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Posts: 5510 | Location: Michigan | Registered: 19 June 2005
Originally posted by tsnyderMTG: wow 100$, that is indeed a bit ridiculous
Yo La Tengo tickets were going for $75 outside the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta the night of the show. Yes, there's just a small few willing to shell that out, but still the Arcade Fire are certainly capable of drawing that kind of money for scalped tickets.
Posts: 1370 | Location: Savannah, GA | Registered: 24 December 2004
Originally posted by SDF: I think he was referring to the Prince show. Am I right pE?
I was talking about the Arcade Fire, but I had bad info. When I first pulled up the tix info from the Atlanta Civic Center, they had $100 minimum tickets listed, but I think that was a mistake or a listing for another show. But I know I saw it on the Civic Center website. It wasn't a scalper site. All tix are $32 for the Atlanta show.
I paid around $50 for Prince, but they were so-so seats.
Posts: 3875 | Location: ATL, GA | Registered: 25 May 2004
