The £55 price tag slapped on tickets to see Ian Brown and co is way too much,but they're not alone in putting excessive pressure on fans' walletsThe news this week that tickets for next year's Stone Roses reunion gigs will cost a whopping £55 before fees is fresh evidence that while the cost of living is on the rise, "CPI" – as in concert price inflation – is totally out of control.
The vast open-air gigs are taking status at Heaton Park in the band's native Manchester on 29 and 30 June 2012. Is it just me, or is £55 far too much to charge someone to stand in a field with 75000 other fans and watch some specks on a stage,when those specks are a revived indie band who produced one decent album rather than genuine megastars such as the Rolling Stones or Bruce Springsteen?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com