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Sacred Love tour ticket prices / I give up.
by bjacob＠pop-server.nyc.rr.com 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

Good GOD, those prices are obnoxious. Glad to see the corporate sponsorship is easing the financial burden. $160??!? C'mon, now. I've been a Sting devotee for years but that's just... ...ugh. Sorry to complain, but it's hard not to in cases like these. Trini replied to my earlier post about Sting "selling out" again with: "Sting is a capitalist and good for him, he deserves all the money he gets!" But does that mean that we as fans need to get screwed in the process? I had great seats for a Soul Cages tour arena show that I paid around $25 for. TST tour was even better and not much more expensive. These were some of the best performances I'd ever seen, and they certainly didn't have a huge amount of corporate sponsorship. How did things change THAT dramatically since then? One hundred and sixty dollars for ONE ticket. PLUS "convenience charges". I never thought I'd say this - especially after splurging for three expensive shows on the last tour, but I'm going to give this tour a miss. I'm heartbroken about it, but there are much better things I could do with the money. I've given Sting more than enough over the years. This is beyond ridiculous and I don't want to be taken advantage of any further. I love the music, why should I have to pay through the nose in order to enjoy it? Sad, Brian Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 06:42:08 -0800 (PST) From: David Lucky <dlucky711(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [Police] Tickets To: Police(a)mailman.xmission.com Message-ID: <20031118144209.84243.qmail(a)web40304.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I was checking out tickets to the Sting shows and I was a bit surprised of the prices - at least for the show I checked out. $160per tix for all lower level seats (plus convenience and ship charges). While its true you can get the next level up (mezzainine) for $90 per ticket but these seem pricey. This was for the 3 nites at beacon and may be par for the course but certainly tempered my enthusiasm for getting tickets - though I'll still go of course. What are you guys seeing as I didnt check a lot of the gigs. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

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Sting pic in Rolling Stone mag
by David Lucky 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

DO you all catch the Sting picture in Rolling stone (the issue with The Strokes on the cover). In the random pics section there is a picture of Sting in full Chicago Cubs basball uniform - baseball hat and shirt. Its pretty funny - of course he looks cool still. It was a publicity thing I guess from when he was out there for the grant park concert. (The cubs were in the playoffs at the time.) D

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Re: [Police] Sacred Love tour ticket prices / I give up.
by HNH911＠aol.com 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

Brian, I too have to agree with you. I love Sting and have seen him many many times, however I cannot justify almost 200 bucks for one ticket! (you figure,the ticket, the extra charges, parking, a couple drinks, a little Sting token). Then tack that on top of the cost of the fan club membership to obtain the freaken password. PLUS its at the Tower Theatre here in Philly. And let me tell you the sound is great there but its a dump. Not only that but you know we will all be aggrevated by that time in the tour because the set list will be the same night after night. I hate to say it and it breaks my heart to say it but no thanks, I'll wait for my $14.99 DVD of the concert. Heather

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Re: Tickets
by foxie 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

> some of you my roll your eyes but, if what david > says > here is true of all shows, then i say this: i sure > hope he plays more than 4 police songs in his 20+ > song > set... > > rich > > --- David Lucky <dlucky711(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > I was checking out tickets to the Sting shows and > I > > was a bit surprised of the prices - at least for > the > > show I checked out. $160per tix for all lower > level > > seats (plus convenience and ship charges). While > > its > > true you can get the next level up (mezzainine) > for > > $90 per ticket but these seem pricey. This was > for > > the 3 nites at beacon and may be par for the > course > > but certainly tempered my enthusiasm for getting > > tickets - though I'll still go of course. > > > > What are you guys seeing as I didnt check a lot of > > the gigs. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Police mailing list > > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > > > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree

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Tickets
by David Lucky 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

I was checking out tickets to the Sting shows and I was a bit surprised of the prices - at least for the show I checked out. $160per tix for all lower level seats (plus convenience and ship charges). While its true you can get the next level up (mezzainine) for $90 per ticket but these seem pricey. This was for the 3 nites at beacon and may be par for the course but certainly tempered my enthusiasm for getting tickets - though I'll still go of course. What are you guys seeing as I didnt check a lot of the gigs.

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Tracks magazine
by David Lucky 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

Tracks magazine's inaugural issue has Sting on the cover this month. Its different seeing Sting on a cover with the gote' thing and gary hair a bit. I know hes had that going for a while so no real surprise.

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Re: [Police] Got my DC tickets!!
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

In a message dated 11/17/03 4:38:56 PM, tenders(a)loyola.edu writes: << How's everyone else doing? >> Got decent seats in San Antonio, but not so hot in Dallas. Odd thing is that when I checked the seating chart the first time I entered it, I lost those seats. The second time I did it, I got 3 rows closer. What does Ticketbastard consider "best available?" I'm wondering if I should have kept refreshing to get closer. I was really disappointed with that. Wondering if there was a phone option so I could have just picked what my perception of best seats available were. Another lesson learned. Michelle in TX

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Sting sells out...again (?)
by bjacob＠pop-server.nyc.rr.com 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

Here's an interesting news item from the wonderful www.stingus.net. The "confirm nor deny" from Sting.com was good enough for me. Can't say that I'm totally surprised, but did he really need the gig? I'm a bit disappointed to see this pattern continue, but I'm not surprised. BRAND NEW DAY was brought to you by Compaq, Best Buy, Jaguar, and Target. SACRED LOVE brought to you by AOL, American Express Blue, Victoria's Secret, and now Amheiser Busch. I bet there'll be more. Thoughts? Brian >From www.stingus.net: STING AT COMPANY CHRISTMAS PARTY? According to a reliable source, Sting will be performing at the Anheuser Busch' company 2003 Christmas party along with several other musical acts. Sting.com did not want to deny nor confirm, so take the news for what it is. Anheuser-Busch's operations and resources are focused on beer, adventure park entertainment and packaging, but also has interests in aluminum beverage container recycling, malt production, rice milling, real estate development, turf farming, metalized paper label printing and transportation services. People in St. Louis will know what we talk about. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

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eBay
by Maggie White 18 Nov '03

18 Nov '03

This morning, there were 2 listings for Sting tickets on eBay. Now, there are 17 and I'm sure the number will grow fast and quickly. All looked like brokers! Yes, I got great single seats for the CA shows, but membership has its privileges for more than just the fans. What's a $65 membership fee for a broker when the tickets are starting at $500 and $600 on eBay????? Maggie

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Got my DC tickets!!
by Timothy Enders 17 Nov '03

17 Nov '03

Yea! I *Think* the fan club membership has finally paid off. I just got two tickets to see Sting in DC at the Warner on 3/11. I got row F, seats 107 and 108 (I think those are the seat numbers. This will be the closest that I've ever been at a Sting show. I'm excited. How's everyone else doing?

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