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Who Would You Pay $300 Per Person to See?

Andonagio

Andonagio

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I've been following the ticket sales for Robin Williams' new tour, and I'm amazed at how fast the tickets go and how quickly they're scalped for three or more times their original value, even in this rough economy. The cheap seats for the Fox Theater in Atlanta are $150 per person at best, and the good ones are as much as $350.

It's fascinating how any celebrity can command those kinds of prices. I can't think of anybody I'd pay $300 per person to see, but I know others can. Which leads me to my question: who would you be willing to pay $300 per person to see live onstage, and why?
 
Absolutely nobody.

Well actually, I did cross the atlantic to see Stone Temple Pilots this summer, but the actual concert ticket was only 50 bucks and I had other reasons to be visiting the states.
 
It would have to be something that included a meet-and-greet or was a one-of-a-kind show. I don't like price gouging, and I try to go for the most economical option possible. However, if the only way to see a Brad Paisley/Keith Urban show was to pay $300, I would do it.
 
Now, if they invented a time machine, plenty of shows I'd go see.

The Beatles, The Dead, The Doors, Floyd, Rÿche back in '88...
 
This probably isn't what you had in mind, but I would consider paying that much to see and hear the Dalai Lama speak. It just seems like it would be an interesting experience.

I'm not really that fascinated with any movie or music stars, though.
 
Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat, if I could see them in their prime.

Or any of the great Arsenal sides from over the years - like the '71 double winning side.
 
Andonagio said:
I've been following the ticket sales for Robin Williams' new tour, and I'm amazed at how fast the tickets go and how quickly they're scalped for three or more times their original value, even in this rough economy. The cheap seats for the Fox Theater in Atlanta are $150 per person at best, and the good ones are as much as $350.

It's fascinating how any celebrity can command those kinds of prices. I can't think of anybody I'd pay $300 per person to see, but I know others can. Which leads me to my question: who would you be willing to pay $300 per person to see live onstage, and why?
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I'd pay $300 to see Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash or Elvis Presley live... but seeing as how they aren't alive, that probably doesn't count.

I'd have liked to see Patrick Stewart in MacBeth... I would have spent upwards 150-200 a ticket to see that, or Brent Spiner in 1776.
 
I paid that (£70) to see David Tennant and Patrick Stewart in Hamlet at the RSC, and approaching that (£90) to see Patrick Stewart in Macbeth in the West End. Meatloaf was on stage near me a few months back and his tickets were £90, which is what, something around $150. In the end I decided against Meatloaf. I can't remember exactly how much the theatre tickets cost, but I think they were around about what I've said here.
 
WillsBauble said:
I paid that (£70) to see David Tennant and Patrick Stewart in Hamlet at the RSC, and approaching that (£90) to see Patrick Stewart in Macbeth in the West End. Meatloaf was on stage near me a few months back and his tickets were £90, which is what, something around $150. In the end I decided against Meatloaf. I can't remember exactly how much the theatre tickets cost, but I think they were around about what I've said here.
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Agree on these.
 
I'd pay that to see U2's ZooTV tour in the early '90s again and to see Pink Floyd in their day.

Other than that, DarkHelmet's wife.
 
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