[atlantaprog] Re: Cheapness

In a message dated 10/26/2003 3:42:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
wheat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> enjoyed the show at CJ's on Thursday. Permit me to rant a bit.
> 
> The ticket price for the show was $5.00. That is far too low. For a 
> show like this you should charge $10 or even $15. There is no way two 
> bands are going to make it worth their while at $5 a head from forty 
> members of the paying public. An extra $5 from each person isn't much 
> to ask.
> 

Now I'm not actually *in* a band, so you can take whatever I say with that in 
mind.  However, I'd think that a main point of playing live would be to put 
your music in front of people who have never heard it before and, hopefully, 
build up a local following and reputation.  A $10-$15 dollar cover would 
present 
too large a psychological barrier for someone who has never heard any of the 
bands in question.  I personally wouldn't pay $15 dollars to see two bands 
completely blind and unheard.  You have to keep in mind the various other forms 
of competition in this town for the casual entertainment dollar...bars, other 
clubs, movies, DVD rentals etc.  The absolute outer I'd consider charging would 
be $8.  

It's funny how the price of concerts has skyrocketed.  In 1987 I saw Roger 
Waters' full scale Radio KAOS production for $15 and a Pink Floyd ticket was 
less than $25 just a couple of months later.


CH

Other related posts: