mmttww
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Yeah, aware his voice is basically shot but I'm curious. If prices aren't insane I'll roll the dice on it, I think.
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Yeah, aware his voice is basically shot but I'm curious. If prices aren't insane I'll roll the dice on it, I think.
LastGarrison
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This is my thought process.
I just don’t think I can have Dylan playing a gig in Cov and not go.
Captain Dart
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Well put it this way the cheap seats for David Byrne are £200.
Amazing!Well put it this way the cheap seats for David Byrne are £200.
oscillatewildly
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You're never gonna see him in Coventry again. (It's debatable if anyone will see him perform in the UK again after the completion of this tour)
I'll be going - some bucket lists are 'absolute must'.
chiefdave
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I have zero interest in Dylan, but obviously its great artists like this are coming to the city, but I have reached a point where I'm buying tickets to go to gigs based on the 'you might not get another chance' factor.
oscillatewildly
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Oh I am a fan - just never got round to seeing him.
He's toured a few times with Neil Young (who I have seen a couple of times) I was tempted to see them in London a few years ago (one of the parks, can't remember which) but the ticket pricing structure - Front, middle, rear, sucked so I didn't bother.
No excuse for me this time. One Sunday morning OT will cover the cost.
Captain Dart
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Thought about going to see James Brown when he last toured the UK, never did, too late now.
Didn't go to see David Bowie when I last had a chance, too late now.
duffer
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Yep, I was at that one too. All I can remember is that he seemed totally disinterested.
The man is an epic, iconic, talent, without a doubt (imho), but there's no way I'd pay to watch him again.
As ever though, each to their own and it is very unlikely he'll be back in Coventry again....
Joe King
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Same here. I reckon I listen to at least 1 or 2 Dylan tracks daily. One of my favourites? "Desolation Row".
Kneeza
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Far too many to quote.
When I think back to buying the two Greatest Hits (inc More Greatest hits, both of which I still have and play) LPs in the early-ish seventies, it makes me realise what a huge catalogue of work the man has.
Joe King
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And so many more that he 'gave' to other singers/bands! The man's a genius song writer!
oscillatewildly
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PiL at the Empire, Sat 2nd Aug now rescheduled for Sat 10th Jan next year.
ccfctommy
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I paid for one of these cheap seats and there is about three types of booking fee. One is for the company that puts your phone into a secure pouch for the duration of the gig. (He doesn't allow phones at his gigs).
Came to 100 dead on!
CCfC2023
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H&S
Johnnythespider
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chiefdave
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Seems like someone has made a huge fuck up
Coventry's HMV Empire 'at risk' due to fire escape delays
The venue wants urgent permission for new fire escapes after previous exits were demolished.
www.bbc.co.uk
Ccfcisparks
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Can't believe Jake Bugg is still performing. Saw him 13 years ago when I was 14
oscillatewildly
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Check out The Rolling Stones.
That will blow your mind.
Ccfcisparks
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Bit of a difference in quality there one would suggest...
chiefdave
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Extra tickets have been released for Bob Dylan if anyone missed out
www.coventrybuildingsocietyarena.co.uk
Bob Dylan — Coventry Building Society Arena
www.coventrybuildingsocietyarena.co.uk
SkyBluePower
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Extra tickets have been released for Bob Dylan if anyone missed out
Bob Dylan — Coventry Building Society Arena
Cheers - got a FV seat in block B today. Im not even a fan really but to be 20 rows away from someone like that will be incredible I know. And Doug gets a cut.
Sky_Blue_Daz
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Going to see Chris Mc Causland at The Warwick arts centre in November , looking forward to that.
chiefdave
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Anyone who looked at the plans for City Centre South would probably have wondered how on earth they were going to stay open. Access from the public side largely unaffected, even if it is on the edge of a building site, but load in access and fire escapes looked inaccessible.
They put in a planning application for a temporary, and by temporary we're talking years while the project is completed, fire escape which the council waved through but its turned out that what they applied for is an incredibly expensive solution to the problem which they can't afford to implement. They've since put in a new application for a cheaper solution which the council has again waved through but as shows are still being cancelled / postponed / moved its safe to assume its not in place yet.
Not sure why the changes aren't being announced until the very last minute. Possibly an expectation works would be completed as I believe one of the advantages of the new solution, and why it is so much cheaper, is that its essentially a pre-made solution.
Certainly a bit of a nightmare scenario for them to overcome with a council like these!
It'll be okay though,there won't be anything left on the provision of art's scene to be concerned with once we've binge watched the latest blockbuster or come out once a week to back the local sports team,now back into your stalls everybody.
torchomatic
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Two gigs booked. Not in Cov. Shack in December in Brum (check them out if you've not heard of them) and I got a Kraftwerk ticket for Wolverhampton in May. £100! Ridiculous.
chiefdave
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Ticket prices are insane post-covid and going up by the month. There's also been a very definite move to doing less shows but playing bigger venues and charging more.
Makes the whole thing horrifically expensive. Seeing acts now only play say a date at the o2 instead of touring the country in academy sized venues. But a midweek date at the o2 for me is two days off work, £100 plus ticket and a hotel so the number of gigs I'm going to has dropped drastically.
That's before the whole shitshow of trying to actually buy them. So many things wrong with the system. 'VIP' or 'platinum' tickets that offer nothing more than a better seat, dynamic prices, bots & huge numbers of tickets passing to resale, holding back the better seats until the ones at the back have sold. System is a complete mess.
At a point now where you're better off waiting until the last minute. For most shows there's a very late release of the best tickets that they've been trying to sell at inflated prices, or even better if shows don't sell out you can pick tickets up for next to nothing on seat filler sites.
The best gig I ever saw cost £4. Spiralling concert prices are a cultural disaster | John Harris
Tickets for big tours have vastly outstripped inflation, while smaller artists and venues struggle. The magic is in danger of being snuffed out entirely, says Guardian columnist John Harris
torchomatic
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Ticket prices are insane post-covid and going up by the month. There's also been a very definite move to doing less shows but playing bigger venues and charging more.
Makes the whole thing horrifically expensive. Seeing acts now only play say a date at the o2 instead of touring the country in academy sized venues. But a midweek date at the o2 for me is two days off work, £100 plus ticket and a hotel so the number of gigs I'm going to has dropped drastically.
That's before the whole shitshow of trying to actually buy them. So many things wrong with the system. 'VIP' or 'platinum' tickets that offer nothing more than a better seat, dynamic prices, bots & huge numbers of tickets passing to resale, holding back the better seats until the ones at the back have sold. System is a complete mess.
At a point now where you're better off waiting until the last minute. For most shows there's a very late release of the best tickets that they've been trying to sell at inflated prices, or even better if shows don't sell out you can pick tickets up for next to nothing on seat filler sites.
The best gig I ever saw cost £4. Spiralling concert prices are a cultural disaster | John Harris
Tickets for big tours have vastly outstripped inflation, while smaller artists and venues struggle. The magic is in danger of being snuffed out entirely, says Guardian columnist John Harriswww.theguardian.com
I very rarely see named bands anymore. Happy seeing artists like Warrington-Runcorn at Fargo for £13. However, I really wanted to see Shack at the Academy in Brum as they haven't toured for 15 years. That was £40, which was mad.
As for Kraftwerk. Been a huge fan since my teens. Saw them in 1981 and the last time in 1991 at the Hummingbird in Brum. Not bothered in recent years as they are now just a touring machine at big venues. Thought Wolves might be cheapish, but no. Nearly never got one, but well it's a 60th birthday present to myself and Ralf is 80 next year, so won't be many more chances to see them live.
But yes, prices for gigs are absolutely ridiculous now. Fees too. My ticket included £13 in fees and I don't even get a paper ticket!
It's hardly surprising given the approach to the free market we're witnessing, it's a marketing masterclass dependant on which end of the spectrum Your viewing from.