WTF: $116k for Grateful Dead tickets. Are you f**king nuts???

[PunkKitty]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/grateful-dead-tickets-going-116-153900703.html

 

[Guitar Heel]

 

[Gary Blanchard]

It pisses me off that folks get tickets just to try to see how much money they can get for them. Very uncool, man.

 

[huskerdude]

Are they even gonna have a Jerry hologram?

 

[tiger roach]

I guess I might need to rethink my plan to show up empty-handed and bum a free ticket off somebody, like they used to do in the old days.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I guess I might need to rethink my plan to show up empty-handed and bum a free ticket off somebody, like they used to do in the old days.

Those days are gone, I'm afraid. :(

 

[BS555]

Are they even gonna have a Jerry hologram?

Yes, and he performs a duet of "California Love" with Tupac.

 

[frunobulax]

for that money, they better have a re-animated Jerry up on that stage.

:hesh:

 

[jp_nyc]

And I thought dead heads were nuts for buying Alembic guitars!

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Keep this in mind from the article: "That's a whole lot more than the face value of the tickets, which were originally priced at between $60 and $200."

Those folks with the Dead sticker on the Porsche are the only ones buying these Stub Hub greed tickets.

 

[shoeless]

I guess I got a bargain back in the 70s when I saw them with a living Jerry for about $10. Fuck Stubhub.

 

[tiger roach]

My first Dead show cost $8.00.

 

[reverend1]

I saw a free Dead show last year, it was called Pragestock.


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[Denverdave]

Ticket prices for almost all major acts as stupid theses days. That is why I generally only see les popular bands or local acts.

 

[BlockInlay]

I wouldn't pay $1.16 to see them. Unless Gary was my date.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Ticket prices for almost all major acts as stupid theses days. That is why I generally only see les popular bands or local acts.

$60-200 for this event is more than I would spend, but considering all the aspects, sensible. (I think the $200 might be for the 3-night package.) $116k is just fucking insane for anything.

 

[aliensporebomb]

For the price charged you could hire a grateful dead tribute band that would probably do a better job than the current remaining members. Just 'sayin.

 

[xStonr]

I guess I might need to rethink my plan to show up empty-handed and bum a free ticket off somebody, like they used to do in the old days.

Miracle tickets are a thing of the past.
I once got a miracle ticket back in the day after getting ripped off for my ticket money when they were playing multiple nights at the Felt Forum in NY.

 

[335clone]

Fuck that. Trey is no Jerry. I saw Phil play with Ratdog and was underwhelmed.

The past is behind us, and the Dead had a great run. It's over.

 

[PunkKitty]

I never liked them much. I've probably seen them 20 times. In the 80's I almost always got free tickets through a family connection. If I had $116k, I'd pay off my mortgage.