So this morning I've been trying to get hold of Michael Jackson tickets, along with the rest of the world it might seem.

I earn a reasonable income and drive a nice car. To me £75 plus a £10 booking fee is dear and borderline acceptable to pay for one nights entrainment.

Suffice to say, all the tickets are now gone, and I didn't get them in the end. While I was waiting for ticket master to get it's arse into gear, which it never did, I did some casual browsing for tickets online, and the prices are just silly, £200 / £300 /£400 ?

I mean, other than absolutely die hard Jackson fans, who is going to be paying this sort of money? Surely there aren't that many people out there who can actually afford to splash out, what is more realistically like £600 for a pair of tickets?

Personally, if I paid so much (which I just wouldn't) my expectations would be so unbelievably high I am sure I would be disappointed by the concert, however good it was.

There's already 2 threads about MJ

so Michael is doing 50 shows,right? and it's soldout already??

bboy87 said:

This isn't about Michael Jackson as such, more to do with the price of concert tickets?

I'm just astonished that demand can be so high that 50 dates can be selling out at these sorts of prices?

But not only that, that people have this sort of disposable income to spend on a single night, not even maybe 4 hours entertainment?

Bewdy said:

Remember when Janet cancelled her Japan dates and blamed it on the economic crisis? Michael has just proven that people will still spend lots of money on a concert,despite the lousy economy.

In any case,it's easy to see why the Jackson brothers are so desperate to get Michael on board for a reunion tour.They know that he's the only way that they can sell tickets.

SoulAlive said:

I'm gonna tell Tito you said that

Bewdy said:

I know people who have spent thousands on tickets for other artists like Madonna and Striesand. It baffles me too

bboy87 said:

SoulAlive said:

I already told Joe it was you who left the towels in the pool, you might as well call it day

bboy87 said:

SoulAlive said:

^^^ guilty

bboy87 said:

I admit,I always pay top price to see Madonna.I try to get the best possible seats.

SoulAlive said:

I was watching her NBC special and thought "Damn, this tramp can really put on a show!"

Yeah, she doesn't always sing live and yeah she doesn't play 10 instruments on stage, but she knows how to put on a muthafuckin' show and she's always known how to entertain and please her fans

bboy87 said:

then how come you missed her recent shows back in November? I was there

CNN.com has an article on the ticket sales.One guy is on Ebay,selling his ticket for a whopping $35,000 Some fan will actually pay that much for it.

SoulAlive said:

I've never been a fan of hers, but I appreciate the work she puts into her shows

bboy87 said:

Yeah,her shows are always alot of fun.

SoulAlive said:

That's why I thought the excuse was cute. Janet cares about little ole me and my Japanese fam's economic situation? That's sweet. Recession or no recession as long as I'm working I will be getting my Prince tickets just as folks are getting their MJ tickets.

JackieBlue said:

Janet's excuse was bullshit Michael and Madonna have proven that fans will go to a show if they really want to,regardless of the economy.

there is a site that's selling the top tier, worst seats for about £193.

Hopefully no one will buy that, and prices should go down in due course.


From 7am until midday i tried to get tickets but had no luck, damn shame.

why pay that money to hear taped vocals

Post here folks http://prince.org/msg/8/298553