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They dont tend to play huge venues either though (Berlin is 20k). Krakow was a late change from Lodz, if the rumours are to be believed. Think Krakow is bigger arena though.
The band wont know where they're playing in the sense that the Management will do the negotiations. They'll know Europe is planned, they'd at a minimum guess where they're playing, might have some say in final locations
20k isn't big
Tauron is I found decent ya maybe 16k at a guess saw Maiden there, Bit outside city and is a dry arena so if you fancy a beer you'll have to wait till after the show which there was some cracking spots in the City so how bad.
I guessed where they were playing so no surprises when they were official one or 2 off the trend,they know0 -
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You're going to get fleeced just to watch a band ,there's no two ways around it if you're going to London.
50 - 60 quid to London return?? LOL!
I fly to London every year, usually twice, sometimes more and €60 would be on the higher end of what I pay (last one was Friday to Monday this summer gone for €46 return for the Rammstein gig). If you were to buy flights right now for Thursday to Saturday for the Friday gig the flights are €56.98 return (but I'd consider that on the higher end, makes way more sense to wait for them to come down), and just as an example, you can currently get Thursday 20th Feb to Saturday 22nd for €29.98 return. So yeah, not sure what you're "lol-ing" about
Around €50 return plus €90-odd for a ticket and free accommodation isn't getting fleeced as far as I'm concerned (think Metallica Slane GC was something like €150? plus at least €30 for a return bus) because I intend to spend a few days over there and make a trip of it and meet up with friends that live over there. If you focus on "I'm paying x amount for just a gig" you might feel fleeced but the way I look at it it's an excuse for a great weekend away.
Everyone puts different value on things, some people think spending €70 on a night out in Dublin is money well spent, for me spending €150 for one of my favourite bands plus a supporting band I'd pay €50 to see alone (Pixies) and having a great weekend in a city that I always have a brilliant time in is a better way to spend it, but hey, that's just me.0 -
Wrongway1985 wrote: »20k isn't big
Tauron is I found decent ya maybe 16k at a guess saw Maiden there, Bit outside city and is a dry arena so if you fancy a beer you'll have to wait till after the show which there was some cracking spots in the City so how bad.
I guessed where they were playing so no surprises when they were official one or 2 off the trend,they know
Sorry, not big in the sense that youd imagine they could play bigger venues.0 -
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Horseraddish!!!. There's a difference in fares between Feb and July to start.I fly to London every year, usually twice, sometimes more and €60 would be on the higher end of what I pay (last one was Friday to Monday this summer gone for €46 return for the Rammstein gig). If you were to buy flights right now for Thursday to Saturday for the Friday gig the flights are €56.98 return (but I'd consider that on the higher end, makes way more sense to wait for them to come down), and just as an example, you can currently get Thursday 20th Feb to Saturday 22nd for €29.98 return. So yeah, not sure what you're "lol-ing" about
Around €50 return plus €90-odd for a ticket and free accommodation isn't getting fleeced as far as I'm concerned (think Metallica Slane GC was something like €150? plus at least €30 for a return bus) because I intend to spend a few days over there and make a trip of it and meet up with friends that live over there. If you focus on "I'm paying x amount for just a gig" you might feel fleeced but the way I look at it it's an excuse for a great weekend away.
Everyone puts different value on things, some people think spending €70 on a night out in Dublin is money well spent, for me spending €150 for one of my favourite bands plus a supporting band I'd pay €50 to see alone (Pixies) and having a great weekend in a city that I always have a brilliant time in is a better way to spend it, but hey, that's just me.
70-80e would get you to either Gathwick or Srannded. You then have to travel an hour into the city which hikes the cost up more.
You can bypass that by going Heathrow , but that will set you back no less than 150e.
"But but Berlin is cheaper though" "Flight are cheap in February"
You ain't going to Berlin ponhcy. You going to London in the middle of Summer.
Hotels are busy. Flights are busy. Ergo , everything is FAR more expensive.
I you and the rest of the suckerz s want to justify the expense by convincing yourself it can be done for cheap...It can't!!0 -
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Horseraddish!!!. There's a difference in fares between Feb and July to start.
70-80e would get you to either Gathwick or Srannded. You then have to travel an hour into the city which hikes the cost up more.
You can bypass that by going Heathrow , but that will set you back no less than 150e.
"But but Berlin is cheaper though" "Flight are cheap in February"
You ain't going to Berlin ponhcy. You going to London in the middle of Summer.
Hotels are busy. Flights are busy. Ergo , everything is FAR more expensive.
I you you and the rest of the sucka's want to justify the expense by convincing yourself it can be done for cheap...It can't!!
Did you totally ignore the fact that I already said flights are currently at €58 for July? And I went last July for €46 (flights go up and down and generally hit a nice low point around 6 - 8 weeks before the date)? And trains from Stansted are much cheaper if booked in advance? And there's plenty of alternatives if you don't want to get the train?
London isn't a summer destination, flights from Dublin are a pittance year round due to high competition and traffic so you're clearly not a regular traveller or haven't done your homework on this as the facts are against you, it takes less than 3 minutes googling flights to prove this. You might have a point if we were talking about sunnier cities on the continent but we're talking about London here. As stated previously I already have free accommodation so this doesn't factor in to my decision but a cursory glance of hostelworld shows you can get a well rated 4 bed private room in central London for about €25 a head per night based on 2 nights (Thursday to Saturday) on the dates of the gig.
Also I never said Berlin was cheaper, not sure where you're getting that? I just stated that the cost doesn't hit the wallet all at once and that it's a great excuse for a weekend away. Berlin is a fantastic city, so is London for that matter so I'm more then happy to have a good excuse to spend a weekend in either (going back to Berlin next summer as it happens for Rammstein as opposed to going to Belfast; it'll cost more but it'll be a great trip so why not).
But please, go on, I'm happy to continue to prove you wrong
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Wrongway1985 wrote: »20k isn't big
Tauron is I found decent ya maybe 16k at a guess saw Maiden there, Bit outside city and is a dry arena so if you fancy a beer you'll have to wait till after the show which there was some cracking spots in the City so how bad.
I guessed where they were playing so no surprises when they were official one or 2 off the trend,they know
I was in the Tauron last year for Pearl Jam. I had floor standing tickets and there were numerous bars on the venue grounds and one on the way into the venue at my designated entrance, just not directly inside the venue. The bars were giving out those cup holder trays that could hold up to 10 beers, and I'm 99% sure we were were carrying these in and out of the venue between bar visits.
I agree with you that there are some great spots in the city, just getting back to the city centre after the show was a bit of a voyage last year. The tram out to it was a breeze though.0 -
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