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Post by petertherock on Mar 20, 2023 20:05:44 GMT -5
Even if this means no EU shows I would be very happy if they finally go back on the road and get their ass out of Vegas. It was a good run the first time but they used it as a crutch the second time and it didn't work out well. Granted I do expect to see Joey, if not, this is not Aerosmith and the tickets can be left unsold. I am ready to be surprised yet again by the rock gods. Fingers crossed! Cherry on top would be to ditch the fucking piano for Dream On. I don’t expect to see Joey for the entire show. At best you might get him for a song or 2. I would like to see Jesse play instead of John Douglas though.
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Post by ultimaterocker on Mar 20, 2023 20:45:42 GMT -5
not to be a debbie downer, but can they really fill an arena at this point? lord knows what prices will be. my hope is they do something really special for these shows and announce what it will be well beforehand to make it worth the price these shows will cost. I think they can. They sold out their Maine show and set an all-time attendance record at Fenway. Granted it was only two shows but ppl know it is essentially now or never and they still put on a very good show
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Post by devils744 on Mar 20, 2023 21:20:50 GMT -5
not to be a debbie downer, but can they really fill an arena at this point? lord knows what prices will be. my hope is they do something really special for these shows and announce what it will be well beforehand to make it worth the price these shows will cost. I think they can. They sold out their Maine show and set an all-time attendance record at Fenway. Granted it was only two shows but ppl know it is essentially now or never and they still put on a very good show I hope you're right but I just don't know if the demand will be there for what it will cost. I'd think you're looking at Springsteen prices which is for anything in the lower level will be $225 - $500 each pre fees. I love this band but at 16 songs per show at those prices I just don't know.
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Post by dgtor on Mar 20, 2023 22:46:17 GMT -5
Wow, that is great to hear. They can definitely still fill arenas. Journey of all bands is still filling arenas, which I don't quite understand. But Aerosmith for sure. And they haven't toured America since 2015.
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Post by pillis on Mar 21, 2023 4:34:58 GMT -5
didn't motley crue sell stadiums for a playback tour?
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Post by aerozhul on Mar 21, 2023 9:04:58 GMT -5
I think they could still fill stadiums, given that they have only been in Vegas lately and haven't oversaturated the US market like previously. If they bill this as a farewell tour and have limited dates, that would probably work in their favor.
The piano for Dream On is unlikely to go away, but I agree it's gotten a bit old.
Good to hear they're thinking about touring again!
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Post by VoodooMedicineMan on Mar 21, 2023 9:14:18 GMT -5
Ticket sales will be interesting. There are certainly examples of lesser bands packing arenas, but they likely also do a better job of setting prices. Aerosmith seem to raise them about 15-20% each go around. They should really revisit that and be more realistic.
I was having trouble trying to unload my extra Fenway tickets even after listing them for some pretty steep discounts. Although a lot of that was due to uncertainty of them actually playing. Once they showed up for the Bangor show demand picked up. Tickets ended up about 30% less than face, but there were no empty seats at the show, so the demand is there.
Their fans are generally on the older side who probably don't actively seek out concerts as much as the younger crowd. There will be interest after the initial ads and announcements so getting the pricing right will be key. People are more likely to make impulse buys if they see tickets are moving fast, whereas if they see a ton of overpriced tickets still available, they'll decide they can check back later and often never do.
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Post by petertherock on Mar 21, 2023 11:48:57 GMT -5
Ticket sales will be interesting. There are certainly examples of lesser bands packing arenas, but they likely also do a better job of setting prices. Aerosmith seem to raise them about 15-20% each go around. They should really revisit that and be more realistic. I was having trouble trying to unload my extra Fenway tickets even after listing them for some pretty steep discounts. Although a lot of that was due to uncertainty of them actually playing. Once they showed up for the Bangor show demand picked up. Tickets ended up about 30% less than face, but there were no empty seats at the show, so the demand is there. Their fans are generally on the older side who probably don't actively seek out concerts as much as the younger crowd. There will be interest after the initial ads and announcements so getting the pricing right will be key. People are more likely to make impulse buys if they see tickets are moving fast, whereas if they see a ton of overpriced tickets still available, they'll decide they can check back later and often never do. Agreed…if they do the Taylor Swift model, they won’t sell anything. If they keep prices reasonable like Kid Rock…they would do quite well. Kid Rock was selling out arenas his last tour when he was charging $50 max for tickets. I think Aerosmith is too greedy to go that low. But they should at least keep it around the $100 a ticket level…maybe do more for VIP tickets but if they did that…they would sell really well.
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Post by devils744 on Mar 21, 2023 11:56:37 GMT -5
Ticket sales will be interesting. There are certainly examples of lesser bands packing arenas, but they likely also do a better job of setting prices. Aerosmith seem to raise them about 15-20% each go around. They should really revisit that and be more realistic. I was having trouble trying to unload my extra Fenway tickets even after listing them for some pretty steep discounts. Although a lot of that was due to uncertainty of them actually playing. Once they showed up for the Bangor show demand picked up. Tickets ended up about 30% less than face, but there were no empty seats at the show, so the demand is there. Their fans are generally on the older side who probably don't actively seek out concerts as much as the younger crowd. There will be interest after the initial ads and announcements so getting the pricing right will be key. People are more likely to make impulse buys if they see tickets are moving fast, whereas if they see a ton of overpriced tickets still available, they'll decide they can check back later and often never do. Agreed…if they do the Taylor Swift model, they won’t sell anything. If they keep prices reasonable like Kid Rock…they would do quite well. Kid Rock was selling out arenas his last tour when he was charging $50 max for tickets. I think Aerosmith is too greedy to go that low. But they should at least keep it around the $100 a ticket level…maybe do more for VIP tickets but if they did that…they would sell really well. If you look at what concerts cost for acts like Aerosmith, for $100 you're probably getting just about the worst seats in the arena. Lower level will be way over $100. Expect $250 -$500 pre fees per ticket. They aren't going out on tour and not charging an arm and a leg. There will be plenty of platinum tickets and dynamic pricing all over the place.
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Post by petertherock on Mar 21, 2023 12:03:49 GMT -5
Agreed…if they do the Taylor Swift model, they won’t sell anything. If they keep prices reasonable like Kid Rock…they would do quite well. Kid Rock was selling out arenas his last tour when he was charging $50 max for tickets. I think Aerosmith is too greedy to go that low. But they should at least keep it around the $100 a ticket level…maybe do more for VIP tickets but if they did that…they would sell really well. If you look at what concerts cost for acts like Aerosmith, for $100 you're probably getting just about the worst seats in the arena. Lower level will be way over $100. Expect $250 -$500 pre fees per ticket. They aren't going out on tour and not charging an arm and a leg. There will be plenty of platinum tickets and dynamic pricing all over the place. Damn…my Taylor Swift ticket was just over $200 and is lower level of the stadium and that’s after the fees…Aerosmith charging more would be nuts…at least Swift is playing 44 songs and 3 hours and 15 minutes. Aerosmith isn’t even going to play for half that. Of course now I could probably sell those Taylor tickets for at least double what I paid for that…and I have considered it 😂
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Post by aeroknows on Mar 24, 2023 6:58:21 GMT -5
They could end up being on a double bill like they did with KISS, and speaking of KISS...out of the box office $7000 for front orchestra seating for their last show at MSG. All other orchestra seats starting at around 1.7K. If Aerosmith tours solo and actually announces their last show there is money to be made.
Is it too early to start bitching about the set list?
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Post by pillis on Mar 24, 2023 7:42:38 GMT -5
They could end up being on a double bill like they did with KISS, and speaking of KISS...out of the box office $7000 for front orchestra seating for their last show at MSG. All other orchestra seats starting at around 1.7K. If Aerosmith tours solo and actually announces their last show there is money to be made. Is it too early to start bitching about the set list? 7K for Kiss!? Yikes!
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Post by aerostooge on Mar 24, 2023 19:42:46 GMT -5
I wonder if they'll announce this as a 'Farewell' thing? Sell more tickets. And it's highly likely it will be.
Just wondering.
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Post by dgtor on Mar 24, 2023 22:52:17 GMT -5
I wonder if they'll announce this as a 'Farewell' thing? Sell more tickets. And it's highly likely it will be. Just wondering. If they bill it as a farewell tour, as cheesy as that is, it will be a huge success.
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Post by tomhamilton on Mar 25, 2023 11:35:53 GMT -5
I wonder if they'll announce this as a 'Farewell' thing? Sell more tickets. And it's highly likely it will be. Just wondering. If they bill it as a farewell tour, as cheesy as that is, it will be a huge success. if they call it a "farewell tour" then Joey HAS to be a part of it somehow, at least playing 2/3 songs per set
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