Not sure that Holly's message went out to the whole list, so here it is below: In answer to Holly's question: I'd probably be tempted to pay some money to see Sting and Peter Gabriel. They're both geniuses in their own way, and I've never seen PG live and would love to. ('Course, I've never seen Paul Simon live either....) From: Holly Mollo [mailto:hollywhhs@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:19 AM To: Timothy Enders Subject: Re: [Police] R: Got my tickets! I got the $150 seats. They were the last two available in the section to the right side of the stage. Hershey is a 90-minute drive for me. I've never been to the Giant Center -- the last time I saw Sting in Hershey was outdoors at Hersheypark Arena (with Annie Lennox as the opening act! I was so disappointed when they didn't sing together!) -- and I am WAY older than you, sad to say (just a bit younger than Sting), but it was my 32-year-old daughter who convinced me to buy the tickets for the very reason I stated in my first note to the list: when will a tour like this happen again? Now if Sting starts going out on tour every year with a different superstar, I will be pissed... but depending on who it is, I will probably get sucked in again! Actually, a good question for the list: who would you go to see in tandem if not Paul Simon and Sting? Hmmm..... Peter Gabriel, yeah, probably. Already seen Billy Joel and Elton John, so neither of those. James Taylor? Tickets would have to be very cheap. Pete Townshend? I am there! Who am I forgetting? BTW, if you haven't seen Ian Andersen in concert, pay whatever they're asking. What a show! Same goes for Emerson and Lake, with or without Palmer. Incredible!! And if either of those join Sting onstage... take a second mortgage!![cid:image001.gif@01CEF02B.3B1F73A0] So let's hear it! Who would you go to see in concert, with or without Sting, and ticket price be damned?!? Looking forward to LOTS of posts, Holly On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 6:59 AM, Timothy Enders <tenders@loyola.edu<mailto:tenders@loyola.edu>> wrote: Honestly, I would *LOVE* to be able to see this tour. Unfortunately, I'm not going to. I know this is at this point a hackneyed old argument, and it comes down to if you're willing or not, but the tickets are too damn expensive. Looking at the Verizon Center in DC (a fairly large stadium / amphitheater), and floor seats are $1,000. Seriously. $1000. And not just the front row. This goes for seats at the very back of the floor where you won't be able to see anything either. The *VERY CHEAPEST* section of seats are the second balcony, far end of the place from the stage. The front rows there are $100, with the back half of the rows being $60. Tickets at places like Holly's Giant Center in Hershey are a little more reasonable, with some floor seats (at the very very back) being $100. The nosebleeds there are about $50. I know I'm probably getting whiny at my old age of 37 ( :P ) but I just can't see paying that much to see a show. A $50 seat, sure, ok, I'll suck that up. But not when it's an amphitheater away from the stage. A $100 seat, ok, I've paid that in in the past, but it put me literally in the front row of a U2 show, leaning on the stage. I just can't see dropping hundreds of dollars on a seat for a show like this (which is two of the artists I have loved the most in my life) when I can pay $30 to go see a band like Gaelic Storm in a tiny venue where you're part of the party. I know everyone's got their own value equation to do, but for me, it's just not worth it any more. From: police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com<mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> [mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com<mailto:police-bounces@mailman.xmission.com>] On Behalf Of giovanni.pollastri@libero.it<mailto:giovanni.pollastri@libero.it> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 3:42 AM To: hollywhhs@gmail.com<mailto:hollywhhs@gmail.com>; SDFT Subject: [Police] R: Got my tickets! Hello Holly and everyone else from Giovanni in Milano! I can only say that a few days ago I was dreaming about meeting Paul Simon, and I had a chance to ask him about the tour; he was quiet about it, didn't say that much but he was happy about working with Sting, and said that they had no idea yet about which songs to play together. The dream was really clear, I mean, I felt it like I really met him... ehehehe ! By the way, I met Sting a few weeks ago but had no time to ask him about it. Anyway, I'm sure it will be a great show, and I can already imagine which songs from Sting and Paul Simon single careers will sing and play together! Anyway, I used to listen to Simon & Gafrunkel a lot, before even knowing who The Police were...as they weren't existing yet! Waiting for your report Holly! Gio ----Messaggio originale---- Da: hollywhhs@gmail.com<mailto:hollywhhs@gmail.com> Data: 03/12/2013 3.53 A: "SDFT"<police@mailman.xmission.com<mailto:police@mailman.xmission.com>> Ogg: [Police] Got my tickets! Hi Everyone, Just got my tickets for Paul Simon/Sting at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. My birthday is December 28, so this is my present. Is anyone else coming to this show? Is anyone else going to any of the shows? I mean, I know everyone is all tryptophanned out from all that Thanksgiving turkey, but the list has been strangely quiet. Come on, say something! I have always been a fan of Paul Simon, and my Sting fandom goes without saying, so I really couldn't pass this one up, since a repeat of this tour is about as likely as a second Police reunion! I hope everyone stateside had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Have a great week! Holly _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police@mailman.xmission.com<mailto:Police@mailman.xmission.com> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police
