Joi dimineata, ora 9 GMT. Biletele pentru seria de concerte din UK a trupei Rolling Stones s-au pus in vanzare online. Cateva ore mai tarziu, zona cea mai apropiata de scena, "No Filter Pit", era deja sold out.
No Filter Pit
- Dedicated entrance for No Filter Pit customers.
- The No Filter Pit is a dedicated premium standing viewing area directly in front of the stage, with unrivalled views of the stage, allowing you to leave and return between the No Filter Pit and other areas within the stadium.
- Access to an extensive range of bars, food traders and toilets in the main arena.Pret: 400 de lire
Lista concertelor este (momentan) urmatoarea:
22 May - London
25 May - London (extra date added)
5 Jun - Manchester
9 Jun - Edinburgh
15 Jun - Cardiff
19 Jun - Twickenham
Un bilet in "No Filter Pit" costa 400 de lire. Cam mult, dar sunt Rolling Stones si e 2018!
Exista si cateva pachete VIP - fara meet&greet. Ce misto ar fi sa mergi cu o cutie de table (jocul!) si sa-l provoci pe Ronnie la o partida 
'Tumbling Dice' Package
One Awesome General Admission 'Free Flow' Ticket (in valoare de 90 de lire)
- Package Includes Early Entry and First Access to Unreserved Seating Areas or General Admission Pitch
One Limited Edition The Rolling Stones Tour Lithograph
- Limited Edition Tour Lithograph Based Upon Original The Rolling Stones Artwork
- All Limited Edition Lithographs Printed on Heavy Weight, Acid Free Fine Art Paper
The Rolling Stones VIP Travel Pack
- Created Exclusively For VIP Package Purchasers - Includes Items You’d Take “On the Road”
- Travel Pack Contains an Assortment of Exclusive The Rolling Stones Themed Merchandise
- Includes a Commemorative VIP Laminate & Matching LanyardPret: 225 de lire
'Paint It Black' Package
One Premium PL3 Reserved Ticket (in valoare de 100 de lire)
One Limited Edition The Rolling Stones Tour Lithograph
- Limited Edition Tour Lithograph Based Upon Original The Rolling Stones Artwork
- All Limited Edition Lithographs Printed on Heavy Weight, Acid Free Fine Art Paper
The Rolling Stones VIP Travel Pack
- Created Exclusively For VIP Package Purchasers - Includes Items You’d Take “On the Road”
- Travel Pack Contains an Assortment of Exclusive The Rolling Stones Themed Merchandise
- Includes a Commemorative VIP Laminate & Matching LanyardPret: 249 de lire
'Gimme Shelter' Package
One Excellent PL2 Reserved Ticket (in valoare de 130 de lire)
One Limited Edition The Rolling Stones Tour Lithograph
- Limited Edition Tour Lithograph Based Upon Original The Rolling Stones Artwork
- All Limited Edition Lithographs Printed on Heavy Weight, Acid Free Fine Art Paper
The Rolling Stones VIP Travel Pack
- Created Exclusively For VIP Package Purchasers - Includes Items You’d Take “On the Road”
- Travel Pack Contains an Assortment of Exclusive The Rolling Stones Themed Merchandise
- Includes a Commemorative VIP Laminate & Matching LanyardPret: 299 de lire
'Jumpin' Jack Flash' Package
One Phenomenal PL1 Reserved Ticket in the Lower Level (in valoare de 180 de lire)
One Limited Edition The Rolling Stones Tour Lithograph
- Limited Edition Tour Lithograph Based Upon Original The Rolling Stones Artwork
- All Limited Edition Lithographs Printed on Heavy Weight, Acid Free Fine Art Paper
The Rolling Stones VIP Travel Pack
- Created Exclusively For VIP Package Purchasers - Includes Items You’d Take “On the Road”
- Travel Pack Contains an Assortment of Exclusive The Rolling Stones Themed Merchandise
- Includes a Commemorative VIP Laminate & Matching LanyardPret: 375 de lire
'Brown Sugar' Package
One Amazing Golden Circle General Admission Pitch Ticket (in valoare de 250 de lire)
- Package Includes Early Entry and First Access to Your Section
One Limited Edition The Rolling Stones Tour Lithograph
- Limited Edition Tour Lithograph Based Upon Original The Rolling Stones Artwork
- All Limited Edition Lithographs Printed on Heavy Weight, Acid Free Fine Art Paper
The Rolling Stones VIP Travel Pack
- Created Exclusively For VIP Package Purchasers - Includes Items You’d Take “On the Road”
- Travel Pack Contains an Assortment of Exclusive The Rolling Stones Themed Merchandise
- Includes a Commemorative VIP Laminate & Matching LanyardPret: 475 de lire
'Start Me Up' Package
One Incredible General Admission Pitch Ticket in the ULTRA-Exclusive No Filter Pit (in valoare de 400 de lire)
One Limited Edition The Rolling Stones Tour Lithograph
- Limited Edition Tour Lithograph Based Upon Original The Rolling Stones Artwork
- All Limited Edition Lithographs Printed on Heavy Weight, Acid Free Fine Art Paper
The Rolling Stones VIP Travel Pack
- Created Exclusively For VIP Package Purchasers - Includes Items You’d Take “On the Road”
- Travel Pack Contains an Assortment of Exclusive The Rolling Stones Themed Merchandise
- Includes a Commemorative VIP Laminate & Matching LanyardPret: 875 de lire
Nu vad foarte multa creativitate in crearea acestor pachete. Nu inteleg de ce pachetul cel mai scump, 'Start Me Up', nu contine early entry, desi platesti in plus pentru o zona la care e acces general. Si nu inteleg de pretul obiectelor primite la VIP difera enorm (pana la absurd!) de la o categorie de bilete la alta.
Marketing, din nou.
Alex... e exagerat.
Undeva trebuie tras linie. Peste 350 euro pe un simplu bilet la Rolling Stones, Metallica, Guns N' Roses sau Elton John e nebunie. Da, stiu ca asa functioneaza economia de piata, cerere si oferta, concertele sunt sold out oricum. Dar asta cu cererea si oferta e valabila in ambele directii din punctul meu de vedere. Atata timp cat pot sa vad zece- douazeci de concerte ale altor trupe care imi plac enorm de aceiasi 350 de euro, imi pare rau, eu spun pas.
Inteleg ca asta nu conteaza pentru superfani si nu ii judec. Dar mie tot mi se pare prea mult.
Daca e sa ma uit doar la anul asta, am dat in intervalul 35- 40 pe biletele pentru Kreator (da, mi-am mai luat doua sa-i vad si in Austria si Germania) si doua din ele le-am luat tarziu, la trei luni dupa ce s-au pus in vanzare. Sub 20 de euro pe biletele la Insomnium sau Annihilator. Sub 40 pe biletul la Judas Priest. In medie 10 euro pe biletele pentru Phil Campbell. 50 de euro cu tot cu livrare din Germania pentru biletul la Helloween. Biletele Hollywood Vampires au fost cele mai scumpe, 120 de euro in medie... aproape jumatate din banii dati pe bilete s-au dus pe astea doua. Toate astea puse la un loc ajung la 500 de euro.
Din punctul de vedere al fanului, mai ales ca sunt genul care vrea sa stea la gard, iti dai seama ca si eu as zice ca preturile sunt exagerate.
Din perspectiva spectatorului neutru, iar as spune ca e mult, punand in balanta si restul trupelor, asa cum ai facut si tu.
Dar daca deschizi pagina de Wikipedia si vezi ca Mick Jagger si Keith Richards au pornit trupa in 1962, cu Charlie Watts din '63 si Ronnie Wood din '75, trebuie sa ii pui in alta categorie decat, nu stiu, Arctic Monkeys, care deja au un hiatus la CV.
Stones are hituri "pop-rock" (urasc termenul, dar il folosesc pentru a spune despre o piesa ca place tuturor, de la rockeri la manelisti) in fiecare an din '64 si pana s-au plictisit sa compuna, in '97! Sa spicuim, ca tot am ascultat de curand discografia:
1964 - Time Is On My Side
1965 - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
1966 - Paint It Black
1967 - Ruby Tuesday
1968 - Sympathy For The Devil
1969 - You Can't Always Get What You Want
1971 - Brown Sugar
1972 - Shine A Light
1973 - Angie
1974 - It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It)
1976 - Fool To Cry
1978 - Beast Of Burden
1980 - Emotional Rescue
1981 - Start Me Up
1983 - All The Way Down
1989 - Mixed Emotions
1994 - Love Is Strong
1995 - Like A Rolling Stone
1997 - Anybody Seen My Baby?
Exista Michael Jackson si ABBA cu un "reach" mai mare pe planeta, dar cu siguranta Stones sunt pe locul 3.
Ultimul argument: show-ul. Mick Jagger se misca pe scena la 74 de ani mai bine decat majoritatea romanilor trecuti de 30 de ani, iar Keith Richards, tot 74, canta la chitara mai bine decat 95% din chitaristii planetei.
Zici ca lucrez la ei, atat de mult m-am chinuit sa le justific preturile
Nu contest asta si am tot respectul pentru ei din punctul asta de vedere.
Dar pentru mine personal nu conteaza partea de "reach" sau cat de lunga e lista de hituri. Iar in cazul lor in particular, lista aia e formata din piese care imi plac la nebunie, piese care mi se par ok, piese pe care nu mai am chef sa le aud si piese pe care nici nu cred ca le stiu.
Asa ca as alege lejer sa vad o trupa cu mult mai putina istorie, care n-a avut niciodata un hit de un asemenea calibru, dar unde imi place aproape toata discografia.
In cele din urma e vorba de o alegere personala. E vorba de experientele, de amintirile proprii legate de muzica.
E vorba de toate momentele care au ramas cu mine, de toate bucatile de piese care au facut coloana sonora a vietii mele in acele momente. Tot "reach"-ul din lume n-ar putea vreodata sa concureze cu asta.
Din nou sunt de acord cu tine. Dar daca se intampla ca ei sa fie trupa ta de corazon... atunci intri la cheltuieli
Am avut noroc sa vad (cam) o data fiecare din trupele care sunt pe "coloana sonora a vietii mele". Dupa ce le-am vazut, am decis sa bag banii numai in Aerosmith. La Slash am fost de 2 ori, dar la restul cate o data. Si la Cranberries am fost de 2 ori.
Misto ideea asta cu coloana sonora a vietii, ma gandesc acum daca as fi vrut sa vad ceva live si n-am vazut... [to be continued]
Ah, sigur, de-asta am spus ca sunt constienta ca nimic altceva nu conteaza pentru superfani si n-as putea vreodata sa-i judec. Nu cand am spart atatia bani pentru Aerosmith. Ceea ce nu regret, sincer. Am ramas cu amintiri faine.
Amintiri, energie, emotie - nimic nu se compara cu astea. Din pacate, sunt atat de multi oameni care nu inteleg...
Marginally related... there's humanly cool and then there's Joe Perry cool https://www.instagram.com/p/BgHDQTlAv94/
respect!
