This is stupid. They base all the figures on big arena tours. How about the fact that club shows are where people are going? I went to two arena tours this year…MCR and Velvet Revolver. Definitely prefer the club atmosphere and the ticket prices. I got a better show for $10 from Madina Lake in a venue that held 1500 than I did for $50 to see VR and Alice in Chains in an arena.

Or how about festivals? How many people when to Coachella to see “Rage” or Projekt Revolution for Linkin Park? I know I went to both days of Bamboozle for My Chem’, Muse and Taking Back Sunday along with a whole lot more. Warped Tour?

Arena shows are people who have way too much money to burn or are willing to go into hock to sit in the nosebleed section. I’ll pay my $25 and be at the barrier.

The main problem is that concert ticket prices are too expensive for people to afford regardless of seat location in a stadium. Also there aren’t many groups and/or singers worth seeing.

anyway genesis did the best tour and the most successful in europe..and that’s what counts

Another thing that’s hurting ticket sales are brokers like Top Tickets who are basically crooks, they sell seats online to a credit card holder, then inform them that those seats weren’t actually available, but then offer similar seats at around twice the price, AND they now have all your credit card info. They’re truly a dishonest company, I’d know, I worked there for about 5 months.

I think the BEST and probably most successful (read: SATISFYING - esp. if you happen to be the artist?) tours were the ones that didn’t assume too much (the “I’m God, afterall” phenom), and played to a ton of small venues versus only a few ridiculously priced mega-shows. Best example: Chris Cornell. Although his cd sales were probably disappointing, I caught 2 of his shows - both at sold-out smaller clubs, and they were no doubt the BEST shows I’ve seen in over 20 years.

the photographer got a great shot of their double chins

you guys are ridiculous. Give it up.

Don’t blame me for your lame attempts at trying to hide your insecurities!

well, back in the 60’s everyone was high; even then we didn’t appreciate being cursed at.

after all, somebody’s got to fight the man.

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Back in the 60s Rolling Stone might have understood that.

re: look, team | 12/26/2007, 2:24 pm EST

“I know it’s great fun to bash this site . . .”

It won’t be so fun once we start “bashing” back!

re: hmmm | 12/26/2007, 3:32 pm EST

“for someone who does’nt like rolling stone, “anonymous” returns on a daily basis to rant, cry, bitch, and boo-hoo his prissy little attitude. if he does’nt like it, go elsewhere, crybaby!”

Sounds just like someone I know!

RE: Anonymous | 12/26/2007, 2:19 pm EST

“Fuck Rolling Stone for selling out and catering to all these fools.
Fuck Rolling Stone for backing all these”

Right Back Atcha!

Saw Van Halen 3 times. They were awesome!!! Great show. Worth every penny.

Kenny Chesney and Justin Timberlake can kiss my ass.

for someone who does’nt like rolling stone, “anonymous” returns on a daily basis to rant, cry, bitch, and boo-hoo his prissy little attitude. if he does’nt like it, go elsewhere, crybaby!

I’m sorry, but if rolling stone isn’t countering such ignorant attacks on “fan firendly tickets”, then in my mind they ARE endorsing those very attacks by remaining silent. They are supposed to be commentators on the music industry after all. Problem is, they are too afraid of offending anybody they don’t have to balss to stand up and do the right thing.

I know it’s great fun to bash this site, but this story REPORTS that people are saying “fan-friendlY” ticket prices affected year-end totals. They’re not ENDORCING that take.

wait…is rolling stone giving artist a hrad time for fan friendly concerts and ticket prices? Are you guys seriusly more concerned with the total gross revenue of concerts than artists showing some respect for their fans?

Isn’t that who the shows are for, the fans? The point should not be
to get rich, but to share music with other people. Quite frankly, I hope the music industry continues its suicidal implosion. Only after it hits rock bottom will music be reborn with musicians who care about making music and not making money. There are surely still those bands out there (radiohead leads the list) who put the music first, but most (at least the ones on radio/ mtv/ rolling stone) fall into this greedy category.

Fuck the major labels.
Fuck the radio staions for being bought by the labels.
Fuck the artist willing to sell themselves out for $.
Fuck the ignorant masses who eat up whatever crap happens to be shoved down their that day.
Fuck Rolling Stone for selling out and catering to all these fools.
Fuck Rolling Stone for backing all these

Wow, we’re finger pointing and demonizing artists for being “fan friendly”? You know, because we all needed one more reason to stop supporting these greedy assholes.

And since when is $110+ (after all the fees for Bruce tix) “Fan-friendly”?

I’m trying to think of any other industry outside of music that is more disconnected from the reality of its consumers, but I’m not thinking of anything except our government.

The worst tickets for Springsteen are still $95 without adding in all the garbage ticketmaster fees and taxes. That isnt fan friendly at all. The touring industry, like the rest of the music industry is just a bunch of assholes