Bit annoyed about NEC ticket price.....

[Wub Wub]

I've just spent £37.50, or whatever it is, for an event that only runs 9-6.

 

the Slinky all nighter was 9-6 as well, but that was only £7 to get in. The lineup at NEC is good, but you're still only be going to be able to see a few acts/DJ's that you really want, else you'll spend most of the time wandering between arenas.

[sugaratias]

Agreed. Its a rip off.

 

I do get pissed off about these people charging so much. At the end of the day its just GREED. If not the greed of people who run the event, the greed of the DJ's on the lineup.

 

It pisses me off. A tenner here and there I really don't mind, but when it comes to 20 and upwards I really start to wonder if its worth it.

 

[Wub Wub]

but when it comes to 20 and upwards I really start to wonder if its worth it.

Step forward Pacha London!

 

 

What with this and the SSS incident, Scott Bond is pretty high on my list of c^nts.

[TomD]

A bit expensive, yes, well definitely more than I've ever paid for a night out.

At the end of the day though, I would have been paying £18 to see Underworld live in Glasgow and for just twice that I'm getting to see a whole lot more DJs that I've wanted to see for a long time, all on the same night.

 

[Wub Wub]

If they got rid of Jules off the lineup, the price would probably drop by a tenner.

[sugaratias]

lol probably!

 

I think most of the big names are overrated. There are thousands of DJ's out there who play far better stuff, and wouldn't charge 50,000 a night to spin them...

 

[Wub Wub]

Scott Bond = money grabbing wanker

 

Judge Jules = see above

 

 

 

But peeps like Lab4? You can sure as hell they don't give a rat's arse about getting much money, same for X-Press2, or Halliwell. In fact, most of the Tidy Tent probably do it more for the music than the money.

[TomD]

Good point.

You've heard the rumour that he's going b2b with Halliwell? I want to see Eddie-baby but not Jules. It'll be something like: Eddie works the crowd up with scratching+brilliant tune, then Jules comes along, does a reasonable mix but has to drop an anthem otherwise he'll get booed off. Then back to Eddie and the whole process repeats.

 

[TomD]

re: Scott Bond, lol. I met him at the union a few weeks back, and he didn't seem that bad.

 

Gonna go up to the decks and see if he remembers me (which he won't).

[MissyZ]

hmm... the money issue's why I'm not going... would rather pay less and go to the republic for a longer night with more DJs I like...

[sugaratias]

Agreed, - The NEC is too big, too commercial, and is too damn crowded.

 

[Wub Wub]

The rumour I heard was Jules/Halliwell and Bond/Hardwick Back-to-back

[TomD]

Yeah that's what I'd heard. Not sure whether it's true or not though.

Guess we'll find out when we pay our competitive price for a programme.

 

[TidyTraxGrant]

The worst part is on the ticket when you have this magical

' booking fee ' .

Take Global Gathering : Ticket Price : £45 + £4.50 booking fee.

 

Pathetic !

More like £4.50 rip-off charge.

Bearing in mind its the ravers that make these places what they are, it takes the piss.

[Wub Wub]

Ah, the programmes.

 

An extra fiver or YOU'VE GOT NO [censored] IDEA WHEN ANYONE'S PLAYING!

 

 

Fantastic