Saturday, September 27, 2003
John may, er... maybe not
Well, Misty and I had planned on seeing John Mayer when he comes to town in November. However, I just went to Ticketmaster to get tickets, and it was going to cost $93.30 for a pair!
To be fair, I've paid such ridiculously high prices for concert tickets before. But when I pay that much, I expect it to be for either a major act (U2, Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, etc.) or one hell of a spectacle show. John Mayer fits neither of these criteria. He's good, but he hasn't established himself as a mainstay heavy hitter yet. And I seriously doubt there's going to be any grand spectacle at his show.
Oddly enough, tickets don't appear to be that expesive. They're listed at only $33 each. So two tickets should be $66. Once Ticketmaster is finished with you, though, you're suddenly paying an extra $27.30. You could almost buy another ticket for that! Well, except that you'd need an extra $13.65 for the Ticketmaster gestapo.
Considering that tickets to recent concerts from R.E.M. and Tom Petty could be had for as little as $10-$15, I think we'll hold off on John Mayer.
To be fair, I've paid such ridiculously high prices for concert tickets before. But when I pay that much, I expect it to be for either a major act (U2, Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, etc.) or one hell of a spectacle show. John Mayer fits neither of these criteria. He's good, but he hasn't established himself as a mainstay heavy hitter yet. And I seriously doubt there's going to be any grand spectacle at his show.
Oddly enough, tickets don't appear to be that expesive. They're listed at only $33 each. So two tickets should be $66. Once Ticketmaster is finished with you, though, you're suddenly paying an extra $27.30. You could almost buy another ticket for that! Well, except that you'd need an extra $13.65 for the Ticketmaster gestapo.
Considering that tickets to recent concerts from R.E.M. and Tom Petty could be had for as little as $10-$15, I think we'll hold off on John Mayer.
