$150 to see Roger Waters...

[ForeverAutumn]

I have heard that the show to which you refer was in Montreal, is that true? I was at the show in Olympic stadium, and though I was waaayyy to far any spitting incident he did stop in the middle of the accoustic guitar intro of "Wsh You Were Here", to tell us to "shut the **** up, thjis is a quiet song."

That's funny!

[Woochifer]

I've been scanning the summer concert listings in my area, and the prices for so many acts have gotten out of control. I hardly bother with big concerts anymore, and go more for club gigs.

The Roger Waters tickets for Shoreline Amphitheater are going for $134 and $94 reserved, but at least the general admission "grass" section is going for a far more reasonable $30. I'm bracing myself for the sticker shock when the Steely Dan concerts are announced.

For whoever said that symphonic performances were cheaper, the San Francisco Symphony's playing a July 4th concert at that same outdoor venue with the top dollar tickets going for under $30! (The best seats at Davies Symphony Hall usually go for about $90-$110, and my second tier seats for their upcoming performance of Mahler's Eighth [the Symphony of a Thousand] cost $45)

I wanted to see the Gipsy Kings like I have in previous years when they played outdoor venues with lawn sections, but the venue this year is at one of these mountain wineries, and the reserved seats are selling for $120. In years past, I never spent more than $25 for general admission.

[Troy]

The Roger Waters tickets for Shoreline Amphitheater are going for $134 and $94 reserved, but at least the general admission "grass" section is going for a far more reasonable $30. I'm bracing myself for the sticker shock when the Steely Dan concerts are announced.

Last time Waters was in the Bay Area I saw him at the Shoreline. We had the best/closest spot on the lawn you could have- center, right at the bottom. The seats totally sucked. They were a mile away. I'll never sit on the lawn there again. I'll just save the $30 and buy the DVD of the show.

[BradH]

I have heard that the show to which you refer was in Montreal, is that true? I was at the show in Olympic stadium, and though I was waaayyy too far to see any spitting incident, he did stop in the middle of the accoustic guitar intro of "Wish You Were Here", to tell us to "shut the **** up, this is a quiet song."

Yeah, July 6 at the Olympic stadium, the last show of the tour.

The month before he tells Boston "For f*ck's sake, take your fireworks outside." Can't disagree with that.

This tour has the hottest Gilmour solos I've heard.

[BradH]

...but at least the general admission "grass" section is going for a far more reasonable $30.

Remember when every section was the "grass" section?

[DarrenH]

I don't think so. Even if he is going to play the whole Dark Side of the Moon.

He can kiss the dark side of my moon before I pay that kind of dough to see him.

(Gawd I wish I were a guy sometimes...that was such an unladylike thing to say ).

I'm with ya. I won't pay it. No matter who it is. I simply cannot afford those prices.