CherryCherry74 said:

Rorywan said:

fnksoul said:

Ouch £70 tickets apparently

£70! and 8 hours queuing in the cold?!!

Go F yourself Prince.

Aye, I'd gladly pay £70 wiht 48 hour notice, even 24 hour at a push, but to travel down for 3-4 hours to stand in a line and not even get in.... no chance

CherryCherry74 said:

Rorywan said:

£70! and 8 hours queuing in the cold?!!

Go F yourself Prince.

So if tickets are £70 a pop are we still expecting a short enough set to allow a second show??

No guarantee of anything with P. He decides how he feels on the night. Regardless of what you paid or what trouble you have taken to get there. Could be concert of the century or he could walk off stage after an hour. The fact he is not going through official ticket outlets means he is even less accountable for his actions.

This is being icorrectly reported as another £10 gig on some sites, so the crowds may well be crazy, go crazy when they reach the ticket box..

unique said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Might be easier on the Tube. Cab would be 25 quid at a guess. Loads of cheap hotels in Shepherds bush. Go to laterooms.com.

is tube or taxi quickets?

wtf is the tube station near kigns x now? is it open?

Quickest on a Sunday will be cab, and quicker it is, the cheaper it will be.

The tube at Kings Cross, is still there underneath. Just the entrances have moved a bit.

I think £70 is good news to be honest. That will rule out a fair few "hot act local might as well go see him" type people. Can't see groups of people pushing in etc at 70 notes a pop

udo said:

FunkyAphrodite said:

Shephers Bush Empire have confirmed ticket prices for tonights gig at 70 quid EACH.

I'mnot going anway but they can fuck off even more now.

70 quid is reasonable these days if they put on a show of at least 2 hours plus a small encore.

If you think 70 quid is too much in sich case, then the exchange rate of the UK pound should be adjusted.

More like 150 per 100 euro or so.

At this time:

70.00 GBP = 84.2396 EUR

1 GBP = 1.20342 EUR

Which is kinda ridiculous. Compare the fake GDP's, the understated debts, the peak oil effects on the noth sea oil wells, etc.

£70 is reasonable, if your gaurenteed a ticket with good notice, with 6 hours notice its a joke

*** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off ***

If anyone's interested they can come and queue outside my house in the cold until 7pm for only £35! That's a 50% saving on the Shepherds Bush Empire Cold Queue.

£35 cash only - doors open at 7. Call The Midwife at 8.

fnksoul said:

Rorywan said:

£70! and 8 hours queuing in the cold?!!

Go F yourself Prince.

Aye, I'd gladly pay £70 wiht 48 hour notice, even 24 hour at a push, but to travel down for 3-4 hours to stand in a line and not even get in.... no chance

Agreed! The price is not the issue for me, it's the inconvenience of going there with no guarantee of getting in...I'd even pay twice that if it was an online sale and I had the chance of getting comfortable seats on the balcony without having to wait hours in the cold... Maybe the price will help weed out all the low-lifes and the queue will dissipate as many people realize they can't afford it!

FunkyAphrodite said:

*** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off ***

If anyone's interested they can come and queue outside my house in the cold until 7pm for only £35! That's a 50% saving on the Shepherds Bush Empire Cold Queue.

£35 cash only - doors open at 7. Call The Midwife at 8.

FunkyAphrodite said:

*** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off *** 50% Off ***

If anyone's interested they can come and queue outside my house in the cold until 7pm for only £35! That's a 50% saving on the Shepherds Bush Empire Cold Queue.

£35 cash only - doors open at 7. Call The Midwife at 8.

lol, chuck in some pizza & i'm there!

SquirrelMeat said:

unique said:

is tube or taxi quickets?

wtf is the tube station near kigns x now? is it open?

Quickest on a Sunday will be cab, and quicker it is, the cheaper it will be.

The tube at Kings Cross, is still there underneath. Just the entrances have moved a bit.

cheers, taxi it is. i got hotel sorted

dewmass said:

I think £70 is good news to be honest. That will rule out a fair few "hot act local might as well go see him" type people. Can't see groups of people pushing in etc at 70 notes a pop

Its a good price, but maybe they should have said that with the first announcement, people are going to go queuing for £10 entry like the other shows, and like price said the shows would cost, it could end in people kicking off at the price when they get there

Told you so.

Logistical question, what are the practicalities of playin a club show at a different venue after Shep Bush that does not have a noise curfew, regarding moving the equipment, or is it just the guitars/drums and they use the venue's PA and backline? How does it normally work?

Is all this shit effect you guys like it's effecting me?

I'm actively starting to dislike 3EG and Prince, probably for the first time ever.

Even through the years of BS we have had from him with cancelled concerts and websites.

This has changed my view of the little guy. I didn't mind Pretzelbloodylogic, even bought it to support them on itunes. Now I fucking hate it and have zero interest in the album. I hear people saying this has something to do with ticket touts, it hasn't. he couldn't care less, it's just about PR.

£70 is ok for a concert ticket, but how much are the 8 hours in the cold worth?

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This is becoming the reverse of PR in my book.

He may grab a few headlines, but wait a week or two and see how the ashes settle.

Bad move P.

And by the way Shepards Bush is a terrible venue if packed to capacity. I've left a gig there before becasue we couldn't even see the stage.

[Edited 2/9/14 5:25am]

fnksoul said:

£70 is reasonable, if your gaurenteed a ticket with good notice, with 6 hours notice its a joke

You pay £70 when you reach the door and the place is not sold out.

So no guarantee necessary.

Also you pay £70 for the show, the waiting is extra.

Rorywan said:

Is all this shit effect you guys like it's effecting me?

It's effecting me for over a year.

At least since these try-out shows started.

It's like being extra critical. Or maybe more 'normal' as seen by others.

Mindflux said:

I get why the tickets are more than £10 as they want to avoid the small percentage of casual fans being dicks and pushing in/stampeding - but surely somewhere in the middle (£40) would be better? And for £70, they really should be putting ticket sales online...

Gutted from Devon

jjam said:

jjam said:

I get why the tickets are more than £10 as they want to avoid the small percentage of casual fans being dicks and pushing in/stampeding - but surely somewhere in the middle (£40) would be better? And for £70, they really should be putting ticket sales online...

When I first heard he was landing on our shores for this 'tour' I said to my wife that I would happily pay £150 for a ticket to see him and take her to her first Prince concert. I would still happily pay that price for a ticket. But what I am not prepared to do is to travel for 3 hours to get there with no guarantee of a ticket. It's all a bit of a shambles really .....

I don't mind the price but I don't want to stand there all day then all night and maybe not get in? Although at these prices the queue may be shorter than last week. £70 does seem to be official on the O2 Shepherd's Bush feed.

About 300 in queue