The Last Shadow Puppets

[Odessa]

It should be like this for all gigs. In the event you can't make it, you could return your tickets to the supplier (maybe, say, til 48 hours before the gig or something). So nobody can tout and if it turns out you can't go you're not stuck with useless expensive tickets.

[The Placid Casual]

1 hour ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

That is the lesser of two evils nd a small price to pay for the extinction of touts. I mean, how many times has this actually happened to you out of all the gigs you attend?

I've never been in the situation where I'm giving a ticket away for a show, but I've bought tickets through sites like scarlet mist for quite a few shows, most notably the Slowdive show in Village Underground.

[RossTC]

Do we think they'll be another tour or this it?! Surely arenas later in the year if the album is a hit?

[Jcatley]

12 minutes ago, RossTC said:

Do we think they'll be another tour or this it?! Surely arenas later in the year if the album is a hit?

It's a possibility, but could also see Arctic Monkeys start to come back after the summer and start on a new album. 

[somecoolusername]

I didn't buy tickets for their last tour because they were pricey and I thought I'd get another chance to see them... that was 8 years ago.

[Mezhyp1]

Anyone got any presale links or info? I don't appear to have an email 

[Odessa]

14 minutes ago, Mezhyp1 said:

Anyone got any presale links or info? I don't appear to have an email 

Pretty sure they're sending emails out tomorrow night with codes for a presale on Thursday morning.

[Hugh Jass]

£49 or £38 for Hackney Empire. Anyone been there before?

[stocky3000]

8 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

£49 or £38 for Hackney Empire. Anyone been there before?

£49!? thats mental but does highlight the value in festivals

[Matt - Ed Banger Records]

14 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

£49 or £38 for Hackney Empire. Anyone been there before?

Yeah, saw Arcade Fire there, it's a cracking venue, decent beer, and I don't think it makes too much of a difference if you are standing or in seats.

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, Matt - Ed Banger Records said:

Yeah, saw Arcade Fire there, it's a cracking venue, decent beer, and I don't think it makes too much of a difference if you are standing or in seats.

Cheers Matt. Might go cheap for this one.

[somecoolusername]

I was put off going to see TLSP in 2008 by the fact that it cost more to see them - a brand new band - than Arctic Monkeys, who were pretty well established. And they've done it again! I've seen AM a fair few times and have never spent more than £35ish. 50 quid really is quite ridiculous 

[Hugh Jass]

If AM announced a gig tomorrow I'd be surprised if tickets were less than 50 quid.

[somecoolusername]

Well, maybe. I last saw them on the AM tour at Earls Court and it was £35 so that would be a fairly steep jump. But they've released 5 albums, headlined festivals etc etc. £50 for TLSP when we've heard one album from them is pretty cheeky.

 

And yeah, obviously I could just decide not to go. I'm only this annoyed because I know I'm going to pay it.

Edited January 27, 2016 by somecoolusername

[Yokel Again]

2 hours ago, Matt - Ed Banger Records said:

Yeah, saw Arcade Fire there, it's a cracking venue, decent beer, and I don't think it makes too much of a difference if you are standing or in seats.

went to that gig - bloody brilliant!!

[Matt - Ed Banger Records]

Thing with the ticket costs is, if they were to have a full orchestra the costs for them would be massive too, if it's just those two and a bare backing band I would be a bit annoyed with the ticket price.

[RossTC]

Anyone had a presale code yet? Nothing my end!

[Jcatley]

Is it just the London date that is £50? And the Sheffield, Liverpool dates at £39? 

[Hugh Jass]

4 minutes ago, Jcatley said:

Is it just the London date that is £50? And the Sheffield, Liverpool dates at £39? 

Sheffield & London is £50/39 depending on where you sit/stand. Liverpool is £39 all tickets I think.

[Hugh Jass]

26 minutes ago, RossTC said:

Anyone had a presale code yet? Nothing my end!

You've got till 6 this evening  to register so will be sent out tonight I'd bet.

[Sketchead]

2 hours ago, somecoolusername said:

I was put off going to see TLSP in 2008 by the fact that it cost more to see them - a brand new band - than Arctic Monkeys, who were pretty well established. And they've done it again! I've seen AM a fair few times and have never spent more than £35ish. 50 quid really is quite ridiculous 

Well this isn't true. I saw TLSP four times in 2008, once at a festival and three times on their own, including the gig in Liverpool with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets for the two 'normal' gigs were comfortably less than £30, I'd say around £25. I haven't paid less than £25 to see Arctic Monkeys since early 2006, and certainly not from 2008 onwards, since TLSP have been a thing.

Edited January 27, 2016 by Sketchead

[somecoolusername]

 

6 minutes ago, Sketchead said:

Well this isn't true. I saw TLSP four times in 2008, once at a festival and three times on their own, including the gig in Liverpool with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets for the two 'normal' gigs were comfortably less than £30, I'd say around £25. I haven't paid less than £25 to see Arctic Monkeys since early 2006, and certainly not from 2008 onwards, since TLSP have been a thing.

The gig I would've gone to in '08 was Hammersmith. Tickets were like £27.50 plus booking fee, which is around what Arctic Monkeys were charging, except they weren't a brand new band.

 

And my main point was that tickets for this tour are substantially more than I've ever paid to see AM, and I've seen them many times. Though I take the point above about the orchestra, assuming there will be one. 

[Jcatley]

42 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Sheffield & London is £50/39 depending on where you sit/stand. Liverpool is £39 all tickets I think.

Very steap. Guessing standing will be the cheaper option.

[somecoolusername]

I'm guessing the high tier seating will be the cheaper option. Any idea if it'll be floor seating or standing? The venues are theatre-type spaces so depends if they take the lower tier seats out or not

[Matt - Ed Banger Records]

Which venue? In London it will be floor standing and then you have a few different balcony levels, that's been the lay out for the last couple of gigs I've gone to there