Now I saw on Google that a floor level seat to see Bruce Springsteen is going for over $5000.
I saw him in 1978 and paid $15 and I was standing about 20 feet from the stage.
Times have changed.
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People will pay crazy prices for concerts but then watch the concert through their phones.
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Yeah it’s a different world. Back in the day I think most big artists earned off of record sales. Nowadays with streaming there’s money in touring so I tend to think it’s changed a bit for sure.
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Yeah, he didn’t need a walker to get on the stage in '78.
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Ah the pre-ticketmaster times
Springsteen himself has protested Ticketmaster’s use of huge fees that get split with the venue in exchange for exclusivity. He doesn’t like seeing his fans get fleeced.
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there is a college football stadium 3/4 of a mile from my house. 4 years ago Bruce Springsteen played there and I could hear it at my house “baybe we were born to roll” I could here the lyrics.
In Florida there was a car dealership 3/4 miles from my house, I opened my door becuase I heard noise and STYX was just ending thier last song “mister roboto” I did not now it was the real deal till I found out the dealership hired them to do a concert, I missed it (I really wanted to see STYX) This was also about 6 years ago.
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man, that’s cool…I saw cheap trick open up for KISS in about 77. saw lots of concerts…saw the Police, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Rolling Stones, Eagles, and Heart to name a few.
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