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Thread started 03/08/07 6:09am

Arenee70

WHAT $250.00?

Saw the man in November on opening night WOW! Decided I would like to see him again before he leaves Rio. Been working extra hours to make this happen.Just went to ticketmaster only to discover the tickets are now $250.00. This kinda bums me out. sad. What do you all think about this new price? I know he is worth it cause I have seen the show but are these prices really necessary? I am also an NPG member and thought maybe we would get some kind of special treatment but not so.
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Reply #1 posted 03/08/07 6:59am

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Arenee70 said:

Saw the man in November on opening night WOW! Decided I would like to see him again before he leaves Rio. Been working extra hours to make this happen.Just went to ticketmaster only to discover the tickets are now $250.00. This kinda bums me out. sad. What do you all think about this new price? I know he is worth it cause I have seen the show but are these prices really necessary? I am also an NPG member and thought maybe we would get some kind of special treatment but not so.


I'm personally very disappointed. Especially as the tickets for these shows initially went on sale for $125. Remember the Paisley Park parties in the 90s for $7?
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Reply #2 posted 03/08/07 7:11am

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leecaldon said:

Arenee70 said:

Saw the man in November on opening night WOW! Decided I would like to see him again before he leaves Rio. Been working extra hours to make this happen.Just went to ticketmaster only to discover the tickets are now $250.00. This kinda bums me out. sad. What do you all think about this new price? I know he is worth it cause I have seen the show but are these prices really necessary? I am also an NPG member and thought maybe we would get some kind of special treatment but not so.


I'm personally very disappointed. Especially as the tickets for these shows initially went on sale for $125. Remember the Paisley Park parties in the 90s for $7?



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Reply #3 posted 03/08/07 7:13am

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Indeed. Let's just hope he doesnt decide to call his next album 6242 or else some of us are gonna be workin overtime if we want to see him live.
[Edited 3/8/07 7:13am]
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Reply #4 posted 03/08/07 8:36am

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3121 said:

Indeed. Let's just hope he doesnt decide to call his next album 6242 or else some of us are gonna be workin overtime if we want to see him live.
[Edited 3/8/07 7:13am]


eek biggrin lol lol lol You do have a point here! lol
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Reply #5 posted 03/08/07 8:44am

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I was there opening night as well. I saw him again on Feb 18. I was thinking about going once more. I looked online Monday and tickets where 175.00. On tuesday I looked again and there are now 250.00.....DAMN!!!
I love my man, but thats just too much $$$$ right now confused
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Reply #6 posted 03/08/07 8:47am

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I hope ticket prices will be reasonable when he goes on tour, like they were last time
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Reply #7 posted 03/08/07 9:16am

theodore

babooshleeky said:

leecaldon said:



I'm personally very disappointed. Especially as the tickets for these shows initially went on sale for $125. Remember the Paisley Park parties in the 90s for $7?



If only there were time machines cloud9



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Reply #8 posted 03/08/07 10:59am

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See!!! this is why being popular is a bad thing


here's to hoping Prince never has a hit recored again!!
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Reply #9 posted 03/08/07 11:09am

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See!!! this is why being popular is a bad thing


here's to hoping Prince never has a hit recored again!!


I agree. I liked him better before 2004. At least he was more accessible to fans and you could see him for a reasonable price. In a way, I think he has forgotten about the fans and admirers that's gotten him back to where he is today.
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Reply #10 posted 03/08/07 11:19am

Flowerz

3121 said:

Indeed. Let's just hope he doesnt decide to call his next album 6242 or else some of us are gonna be workin overtime if we want to see him live.


yep and we'll be taking loans out lol .. will be all worth it though lol
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Reply #11 posted 03/08/07 11:28am

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3121 said:

Indeed. Let's just hope he doesnt decide to call his next album 6242 or else some of us are gonna be workin overtime if we want to see him live.
[Edited 3/8/07 7:13am]


I'm already working overtime and still can't pay those prices! lol
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Reply #12 posted 03/08/07 11:32am

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$250.00-and worth every cent.U can't put a price on a Prince show!
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Reply #13 posted 03/08/07 11:49am

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I don't necessarily have a problem with $250 price---I have an issue with the fact that for the past 4 months tickets have cost $125 and then within a few days of going on sale for March they doubled, without warning, to $250. That makes it difficult to budget and save for a trip when the prices change arbitrarily.
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Reply #14 posted 03/08/07 11:55am

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Its' a shame. I was really toying with the idea of going once I found out about the March dates. The cost of airfare, hotel stay, food, taxi fare, and the tickets would have used up my entire tax refund, but I was willing to do it. Now it's just too much, and I don't agree with raising the prices at the last minute like this. confused

If they would have been $250 all along, I would have chalked it up to the high prices for entertainment in Vegas, and never considered going in the first place.
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Reply #15 posted 03/08/07 12:01pm

Flowerz

It may have something to do with February's events up until the Image Awards.

one thing i can say .. i've had the greatest pleasure of watching this man perform on my birthday this year and last year.... which were Feb 4, one was the SuperBowl and the other SNL and both live..
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Reply #16 posted 03/08/07 1:48pm

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It sucks!
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Reply #17 posted 03/08/07 4:48pm

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3121 said:

Indeed. Let's just hope he doesnt decide to call his next album 6242 or else some of us are gonna be workin overtime if we want to see him live.
[Edited 3/8/07 7:13am]


lol lol lol

with new lyrics....


"Can U Afford To Come"...6242

"It may not be that much fun"...6242

"Cause now u're broke as hell"...6242

"U can come if u want too but u may not get back home"

[Edited 3/8/07 16:57pm]
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Reply #18 posted 03/08/07 4:58pm

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Astasheiks said:

3121 said:

Indeed. Let's just hope he doesnt decide to call his next album 6242 or else some of us are gonna be workin overtime if we want to see him live.
[Edited 3/8/07 7:13am]


lol lol lol

with new lyrics....


"Can U Afford To Come"...6242

"It may not be that much fun"...6242

"Cause now u're broke as hell"...6242

"U can come if u want too but u may not get back home"

[Edited 3/8/07 16:57pm]


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Reply #19 posted 03/08/07 5:05pm

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well....the only thing i can say is that yes, fans have attended the shows but they don't even make up ten percent of the audience.....the rest of the audience has been Purple Rain types or Vegas types that are just in town to blow some money, get drunk and hope Prince plays his hits

when he jacks the price up, i think it has more to do with the audience here in Vegas than anything else

that and maybe he is making up for the fact that the Jazz Cuisine has not done very well.....i have eaten there 4 times and it was never crowded and a few of the times it was so uncrowded that it was slightly uncomfortable....with like 20 waitstaff standing around with nothing to do, etc.

unfortunately the new price has made my decision not to go to anymore shows very easy
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Reply #20 posted 03/08/07 5:08pm

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pkidwell said:

well....the only thing i can say is that yes, fans have attended the shows but they don't even make up ten percent of the audience.....the rest of the audience has been Purple Rain types or Vegas types that are just in town to blow some money, get drunk and hope Prince plays his hits

when he jacks the price up, i think it has more to do with the audience here in Vegas than anything else

that and maybe he is making up for the fact that the Jazz Cuisine has not done very well.....i have eaten there 4 times and it was never crowded and a few of the times it was so uncrowded that it was slightly uncomfortable....with like 20 waitstaff standing around with nothing to do, etc.

unfortunately the new price has made my decision not to go to anymore shows very easy


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Reply #21 posted 03/08/07 5:32pm

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Interesting. I guess this adds more fuel to the rumour that this will be his last month at 3121 Vegas. Almost like they're trying to make a last minute grab-for-cash because they know he won't be there much longer.
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Reply #22 posted 03/08/07 7:12pm

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babooshleeky said:

leecaldon said:



I'm personally very disappointed. Especially as the tickets for these shows initially went on sale for $125. Remember the Paisley Park parties in the 90s for $7?



If only there were time machines cloud9


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Reply #23 posted 03/08/07 7:23pm

theodore

squirrelgrease said:

babooshleeky said:




If only there were time machines cloud9




eek it looks hurtful eek
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Reply #24 posted 03/08/07 8:52pm

leecaldon

theodore said:

squirrelgrease said:





eek it looks hurtful eek


It looks like a prototype Flux Capacitor.
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Reply #25 posted 03/09/07 8:44am

suomynona

i paid $250 for a nosebleed seat in 1993 to see him during the act one tour because he said it would be the last time he ever toured in the united states.

d'oh.
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Reply #26 posted 03/09/07 8:45am

suomynona

leecaldon said:

theodore said:



eek it looks hurtful eek


It looks like a prototype Flux Capacitor.

it's an accu-jack.
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Reply #27 posted 03/09/07 11:42am

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Obvioulsy prince doesnt want any poor people at his shows.
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Reply #28 posted 03/09/07 11:43am

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Tremolina said:

Obvioulsy prince doesnt want any poor people at his shows.


Yeah, poor people cramp his style!


lol


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Reply #29 posted 03/09/07 12:24pm

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Astasheiks said:

3121 said:

Indeed. Let's just hope he doesnt decide to call his next album 6242 or else some of us are gonna be workin overtime if we want to see him live.
[Edited 3/8/07 7:13am]


lol lol lol

with new lyrics....


"Can U Afford To Come"...6242

"It may not be that much fun"...6242

"Cause now u're broke as hell"...6242

"U can come if u want too but u may not get back home"

[Edited 3/8/07 16:57pm]


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