Fan Duel Done

[TAFKAP]

The current state of televised anything in just nuts. I realize streaming offers many new options but it's a mess, far beyond what a sizable portion of the population is willing to navigate or fund.

MLB is a special case because of the huge guaranteed contracts. I do not see this being sustainable, the league really should split in two between teams with ownership unconcerned about cost escalation and all the others.

College Football is an unsustainable mess. The nuclear explosion is building, revenue streams and fan support rooted in traditional values will ultimately be strained beyond tolerance.

I don't give hoot about the NBA.

The tendency in the streaming world is to spread content over multiple services with some measure of exclusivity. That is not friendly to the core fans who follow teams as a daily diversion. Realizing a game you want to watch is being broadcast but not available to you except at a premium add-on cost is a bitter pill for subscribers to swallow. If they are concerned about the loss of viewers, well, they can still lose a LOT more.

Not if the team runs it. One app, pay for the season and you can watch anywhere. You won't have ALL the games because of the Apple, Prime etc but you're still getting 98% blackout free. This will be the best deal possible. [shirt], if the Cardinals were good, a casual fan like me might go the monthly route for the post all star break run through the playoffs.

I understand what you are saying, but I wouldn't and I won't do it. If they want to go to a full streaming platform, I'm out, I am completely out.

I'm done paying for everything as a subscription. I am sick and tired of paying for cable and then needing 8 different streaming services to watch an occasional game here and there.

I'll listen to the game on the radio or I'll pirate it, but I absolutely will not pay for another streaming service.

I get it, I don't have cable. I run everything off an AppleTV box. I pay for some services (HBO, AppleTV+, Paramount+) My wife has Disney+, Hulu and Prime, My kids pay for their Anime stuff. It's just another logo on the screen for me.

[dugoutrex]

The current state of televised anything in just nuts. I realize streaming offers many new options but it's a mess, far beyond what a sizable portion of the population is willing to navigate or fund.

MLB is a special case because of the huge guaranteed contracts. I do not see this being sustainable, the league really should split in two between teams with ownership unconcerned about cost escalation and all the others.

College Football is an unsustainable mess. The nuclear explosion is building, revenue streams and fan support rooted in traditional values will ultimately be strained beyond tolerance.

I don't give hoot about the NBA.

The tendency in the streaming world is to spread content over multiple services with some measure of exclusivity. That is not friendly to the core fans who follow teams as a daily diversion. Realizing a game you want to watch is being broadcast but not available to you except at a premium add-on cost is a bitter pill for subscribers to swallow. If they are concerned about the loss of viewers, well, they can still lose a LOT more.

Not if the team runs it. One app, pay for the season and you can watch anywhere. You won't have ALL the games because of the Apple, Prime etc but you're still getting 98% blackout free. This will be the best deal possible. [shirt], if the Cardinals were good, a casual fan like me might go the monthly route for the post all star break run through the playoffs.

I understand what you are saying, but I wouldn't and I won't do it. If they want to go to a full streaming platform, I'm out, I am completely out.

I'm done paying for everything as a subscription. I am sick and tired of paying for cable and then needing 8 different streaming services to watch an occasional game here and there.

I'll listen to the game on the radio or I'll pirate it, but I absolutely will not pay for another streaming service.

I get it, I don't have cable. I run everything off an AppleTV box. I pay for some services (HBO, AppleTV+, Paramount+) My wife has Disney+, Hulu and Prime, My kids pay for their Anime stuff. It's just another logo on the screen for me.

I am a BIG baseball fan but I won't be paying for the tanking Cards or Blues

[Stlcardsblues]

Major league team owners make a lot of poor decisions but because they have a local monopoly they get away with it. Most of the owners inherited money or made it in another business and whatever knowledge they have may not translate to the sports and entertainment business.

A lot of people still like sports but they are getting tired of being milked for more and more money. Ticket prices, TV access, food prices at the games- all continue to march upward even when fan support starts to wane. Look at the empty seats at Blues games (way worse at Cardinal games) and the price increase they are trying to get on season tickets.

Streaming is fine for a lot of things- like binging on a series you like- but I like having the TV tuned to the station in advance and watching the pre-game. I also like flipping between two programs during the game although I'm sure advertisers don't like that. I would like not having to buy a bunch of channels just to watch one team. Very little that teams do is good for their customer. They talk about loving their customers but everything they do proves the opposite.

College sports is even worse with university presidents and boards making decisions about huge programs that they have no expertise with.

Time for a reckoning- will be some choppy waters for a while.

Just look at the cost of a ticket to the Super Bowl

How much do the cheapest Super Bowl tickets cost for 2026?

As of Feb. 5, the lowest price for a single seat was $4,447 on StubHub, $4,840 on Ticketmaster, $4,757 on SeatGeek and $4,288 on TickPick. The cheapest ticket was $4,169 on Vivid Seats.

TickPick, an online platform where fans can buy and sell tickets, said prices tend to fall as game day approaches, but warned that's not a guarantee, as some buyers will wait until the last minute to snatch a seat.

How much are the most expensive Super Bowl tickets for 2026?

As of Wednesday, the most expensive seat for the SuperBowl was $30,751 per ticket on StubHub, according to CBS Sports. Those seats were behind Seattle's bench in prime viewing territory. (CBS Sports' John Breech recently made his way to Levi's Stadium to give fans a sense of the view from the seats with the luxury price tag.)

Prices for prime seats on StubHub were even higher on Thursday, with the top ticket — also behind the Seahawks bench — selling for $40,530.

The Super Bowl is in Levi Stadium; which seats 68.5K. Those prices are insane and places like Ticketmaster & Subhub are actively driving up the costs of all live entertainment. Mind you, Live Nation’s CEO thinks concert prices are underpriced. Aka, he wants to milk more out of people

The cost of concert tickets has gotten completely insane and it is pricing long time concert goers out. I'm seeing less and less people at shows because of it

My kids have wanted me to take them to a concert. To take them would run me around $800 to a $1000 for four tickets. I haven’t been able to justify it.

[TheJackBurton]

Major league team owners make a lot of poor decisions but because they have a local monopoly they get away with it. Most of the owners inherited money or made it in another business and whatever knowledge they have may not translate to the sports and entertainment business.

A lot of people still like sports but they are getting tired of being milked for more and more money. Ticket prices, TV access, food prices at the games- all continue to march upward even when fan support starts to wane. Look at the empty seats at Blues games (way worse at Cardinal games) and the price increase they are trying to get on season tickets.

Streaming is fine for a lot of things- like binging on a series you like- but I like having the TV tuned to the station in advance and watching the pre-game. I also like flipping between two programs during the game although I'm sure advertisers don't like that. I would like not having to buy a bunch of channels just to watch one team. Very little that teams do is good for their customer. They talk about loving their customers but everything they do proves the opposite.

College sports is even worse with university presidents and boards making decisions about huge programs that they have no expertise with.

Time for a reckoning- will be some choppy waters for a while.

Just look at the cost of a ticket to the Super Bowl

How much do the cheapest Super Bowl tickets cost for 2026?

As of Feb. 5, the lowest price for a single seat was $4,447 on StubHub, $4,840 on Ticketmaster, $4,757 on SeatGeek and $4,288 on TickPick. The cheapest ticket was $4,169 on Vivid Seats.

TickPick, an online platform where fans can buy and sell tickets, said prices tend to fall as game day approaches, but warned that's not a guarantee, as some buyers will wait until the last minute to snatch a seat.

How much are the most expensive Super Bowl tickets for 2026?

As of Wednesday, the most expensive seat for the SuperBowl was $30,751 per ticket on StubHub, according to CBS Sports. Those seats were behind Seattle's bench in prime viewing territory. (CBS Sports' John Breech recently made his way to Levi's Stadium to give fans a sense of the view from the seats with the luxury price tag.)

Prices for prime seats on StubHub were even higher on Thursday, with the top ticket — also behind the Seahawks bench — selling for $40,530.

The Super Bowl is in Levi Stadium; which seats 68.5K. Those prices are insane and places like Ticketmaster & Subhub are actively driving up the costs of all live entertainment. Mind you, Live Nation’s CEO thinks concert prices are underpriced. Aka, he wants to milk more out of people

The cost of concert tickets has gotten completely insane and it is pricing long time concert goers out. I'm seeing less and less people at shows because of it

Smaller venues are always better. Why pay that inflated price for aging "superstars" when you can see up-and-comers for a affordable price in an intimate surrounding?

I saw a lot of great bands in the 80's at small venues, and got to converse with them afterwards, and that is the ultimate fan experience.

Several went on to great success, but the magic was gone by then.

Well sure, but even those shows are getting pricier and pricier. Puscifer at the Factory which isn't a large venue is still 60 plus bucks. Small venue shows are getting to be 30-40 dollars.

I get it, they no longer really make any money on album sales so merch and live shows are their money maker, but man the cost of shows has cost me to skip a lot of them that i otherwise wouldn't have in the past.

[TheJackBurton]

Major league team owners make a lot of poor decisions but because they have a local monopoly they get away with it. Most of the owners inherited money or made it in another business and whatever knowledge they have may not translate to the sports and entertainment business.

A lot of people still like sports but they are getting tired of being milked for more and more money. Ticket prices, TV access, food prices at the games- all continue to march upward even when fan support starts to wane. Look at the empty seats at Blues games (way worse at Cardinal games) and the price increase they are trying to get on season tickets.

Streaming is fine for a lot of things- like binging on a series you like- but I like having the TV tuned to the station in advance and watching the pre-game. I also like flipping between two programs during the game although I'm sure advertisers don't like that. I would like not having to buy a bunch of channels just to watch one team. Very little that teams do is good for their customer. They talk about loving their customers but everything they do proves the opposite.

College sports is even worse with university presidents and boards making decisions about huge programs that they have no expertise with.

Time for a reckoning- will be some choppy waters for a while.

Just look at the cost of a ticket to the Super Bowl

How much do the cheapest Super Bowl tickets cost for 2026?

As of Feb. 5, the lowest price for a single seat was $4,447 on StubHub, $4,840 on Ticketmaster, $4,757 on SeatGeek and $4,288 on TickPick. The cheapest ticket was $4,169 on Vivid Seats.

TickPick, an online platform where fans can buy and sell tickets, said prices tend to fall as game day approaches, but warned that's not a guarantee, as some buyers will wait until the last minute to snatch a seat.

How much are the most expensive Super Bowl tickets for 2026?

As of Wednesday, the most expensive seat for the SuperBowl was $30,751 per ticket on StubHub, according to CBS Sports. Those seats were behind Seattle's bench in prime viewing territory. (CBS Sports' John Breech recently made his way to Levi's Stadium to give fans a sense of the view from the seats with the luxury price tag.)

Prices for prime seats on StubHub were even higher on Thursday, with the top ticket — also behind the Seahawks bench — selling for $40,530.

The Super Bowl is in Levi Stadium; which seats 68.5K. Those prices are insane and places like Ticketmaster & Subhub are actively driving up the costs of all live entertainment. Mind you, Live Nation’s CEO thinks concert prices are underpriced. Aka, he wants to milk more out of people

The cost of concert tickets has gotten completely insane and it is pricing long time concert goers out. I'm seeing less and less people at shows because of it

My kids have wanted me to take them to a concert. To take them would run me around $800 to a $1000 for four tickets. I haven’t been able to justify it.

I just spent 450 dollars on 3 tickets to see NIN from the complete opposite side in the nosebleeds.

[Stlcardsblues]

Major league team owners make a lot of poor decisions but because they have a local monopoly they get away with it. Most of the owners inherited money or made it in another business and whatever knowledge they have may not translate to the sports and entertainment business.

A lot of people still like sports but they are getting tired of being milked for more and more money. Ticket prices, TV access, food prices at the games- all continue to march upward even when fan support starts to wane. Look at the empty seats at Blues games (way worse at Cardinal games) and the price increase they are trying to get on season tickets.

Streaming is fine for a lot of things- like binging on a series you like- but I like having the TV tuned to the station in advance and watching the pre-game. I also like flipping between two programs during the game although I'm sure advertisers don't like that. I would like not having to buy a bunch of channels just to watch one team. Very little that teams do is good for their customer. They talk about loving their customers but everything they do proves the opposite.

College sports is even worse with university presidents and boards making decisions about huge programs that they have no expertise with.

Time for a reckoning- will be some choppy waters for a while.

Just look at the cost of a ticket to the Super Bowl

How much do the cheapest Super Bowl tickets cost for 2026?

As of Feb. 5, the lowest price for a single seat was $4,447 on StubHub, $4,840 on Ticketmaster, $4,757 on SeatGeek and $4,288 on TickPick. The cheapest ticket was $4,169 on Vivid Seats.

TickPick, an online platform where fans can buy and sell tickets, said prices tend to fall as game day approaches, but warned that's not a guarantee, as some buyers will wait until the last minute to snatch a seat.

How much are the most expensive Super Bowl tickets for 2026?

As of Wednesday, the most expensive seat for the SuperBowl was $30,751 per ticket on StubHub, according to CBS Sports. Those seats were behind Seattle's bench in prime viewing territory. (CBS Sports' John Breech recently made his way to Levi's Stadium to give fans a sense of the view from the seats with the luxury price tag.)

Prices for prime seats on StubHub were even higher on Thursday, with the top ticket — also behind the Seahawks bench — selling for $40,530.

The Super Bowl is in Levi Stadium; which seats 68.5K. Those prices are insane and places like Ticketmaster & Subhub are actively driving up the costs of all live entertainment. Mind you, Live Nation’s CEO thinks concert prices are underpriced. Aka, he wants to milk more out of people

The cost of concert tickets has gotten completely insane and it is pricing long time concert goers out. I'm seeing less and less people at shows because of it

My kids have wanted me to take them to a concert. To take them would run me around $800 to a $1000 for four tickets. I haven’t been able to justify it.

I just spent 450 dollars on 3 tickets to see NIN from the complete opposite side in the nosebleeds.

Saw Billy Joel from the nose bleed seats at Madison Square Garden. Didn’t dig that most of what I saw for the price we paid was on the Jumbotron based on the distance from the stage.

[hotrivets]

What a great thread. My compliments for starting it. Tremendous follow-on comments, which I pretty much agree completely with each. I gained some more info from you all as well. My sentiments as too... oh well, I'll catch if & when I can, just like decades ago.
For myself, I am so tired of having to juggle remotes, because this app is not compatible with that, or my single choice cable service in the the semi-rural part of the metro does not have compatibility (paid license I bet?) with my top-dollar/highly-rated smart TV (not bragging, it is awesome, I can practically see the goalie's nose hairs), so I have to buy/use an add-on Roku just to Stream the service on the cable that I also need for internet. Or I may not watch anything else but that one show or game or sport for more than 100 times per year, or approximately only 12-13 complete viewing days per year.
It's not the money. It's the hassle, trying to keep track of stuff. The changing of offerings -- no longer can carry that channel, or device, etc. AND "That's not our Tech Service Department, you need to call: the ISP/Streaming Device/TV manufacturer."
Note, a dish is not viable -- storms, etc. I want reliable physically-secure delivered underground to my door and I'll take care of the Wi-Fi from there.
Other than that it's great.

As Dawg said if the weather is a problem DirecTV automatically switches many channels to streaming with no effort from you and now I believe many or most are in HD. Most weather interruptions are only about 10 minutes and then you can continue watching via streaming or switch channels and it will go back to satellite.

In regards to reliability when I had Charter/Spectrum I had a lot of issues and they could never solve them. I had brand new cable run from the pole underground to my house so the problems were on their network. My sister had constant problems and finally Spectrum would repair their box on the pole after multiple calls.

I don't have it but DirecTV has a new box that integrates satellite and streaming with one remote- I may look into that at some point. To those of us who don't stream a lot it can be confusing and since I rarely use it I often have to figure out passwords, etc.= Pain in the xxx.

I do agree with mounting your dish where you can get to it. Did not happen this winter but I have had to brush snow off it before or wait for it to melt off.

I don't like any of the providers and they are all expensive but DirecTV and ATT fiber have been dead nuts reliable for me.

Also I presume FanDuel will go away if they lose Blues and Cardinals. Does anybody watch any other programming on the channel?

[Mr Novaks]

Back in the 80s I used to go to concerts like it was nothing. These days, I rarely go to shows, (I really don’t need to see Sammy Hagar every time he comes through town) but I decided to spring for tickets to Triumph. I was able to get two tickets through the pre-sale for $168, and that’s with parking. I was quite surprised. I thought it would be much more.

[Old_Goat]

What a great thread. My compliments for starting it. Tremendous follow-on comments, which I pretty much agree completely with each. I gained some more info from you all as well. My sentiments as too... oh well, I'll catch if & when I can, just like decades ago.
For myself, I am so tired of having to juggle remotes, because this app is not compatible with that, or my single choice cable service in the the semi-rural part of the metro does not have compatibility (paid license I bet?) with my top-dollar/highly-rated smart TV (not bragging, it is awesome, I can practically see the goalie's nose hairs), so I have to buy/use an add-on Roku just to Stream the service on the cable that I also need for internet. Or I may not watch anything else but that one show or game or sport for more than 100 times per year, or approximately only 12-13 complete viewing days per year.
It's not the money. It's the hassle, trying to keep track of stuff. The changing of offerings -- no longer can carry that channel, or device, etc. AND "That's not our Tech Service Department, you need to call: the ISP/Streaming Device/TV manufacturer."
Note, a dish is not viable -- storms, etc. I want reliable physically-secure delivered underground to my door and I'll take care of the Wi-Fi from there.
Other than that it's great.

Granted, I live in Georgia, but DirecTV is not bad here. When the satellite is blocked by a storm the service seamlessly switches to an internet stream. Lose the hi-def but the show continues on.

Now, in a snowy area you'd have to keep your dish clean. Mine is at ground level, not on the roof.

I've got a beautiful 7 mile view looking across river valley, but it's a certified wind tunnel and lightning storm funnel!! But thanks for the info about Direct TV.

[St. Charles Bronson]

I live in Kansas City, and watch the Blues on FanDuel via Spectrum (my cable provider). This is probably a dumb question, but I'm not super tech savvy...what are my options for watching games if I were to get rid of cable? Is FanDuel (or whatever takes it's place) the only way to get (nearly) all of the games on TV? My Spectrum bill is stupid high, and I really only have the cable package so I can watch Blues games.

[BleedingBleu]

Major league team owners make a lot of poor decisions but because they have a local monopoly they get away with it. Most of the owners inherited money or made it in another business and whatever knowledge they have may not translate to the sports and entertainment business.

A lot of people still like sports but they are getting tired of being milked for more and more money. Ticket prices, TV access, food prices at the games- all continue to march upward even when fan support starts to wane. Look at the empty seats at Blues games (way worse at Cardinal games) and the price increase they are trying to get on season tickets.

Streaming is fine for a lot of things- like binging on a series you like- but I like having the TV tuned to the station in advance and watching the pre-game. I also like flipping between two programs during the game although I'm sure advertisers don't like that. I would like not having to buy a bunch of channels just to watch one team. Very little that teams do is good for their customer. They talk about loving their customers but everything they do proves the opposite.

College sports is even worse with university presidents and boards making decisions about huge programs that they have no expertise with.

Time for a reckoning- will be some choppy waters for a while.

Just look at the cost of a ticket to the Super Bowl

How much do the cheapest Super Bowl tickets cost for 2026?

As of Feb. 5, the lowest price for a single seat was $4,447 on StubHub, $4,840 on Ticketmaster, $4,757 on SeatGeek and $4,288 on TickPick. The cheapest ticket was $4,169 on Vivid Seats.

TickPick, an online platform where fans can buy and sell tickets, said prices tend to fall as game day approaches, but warned that's not a guarantee, as some buyers will wait until the last minute to snatch a seat.

How much are the most expensive Super Bowl tickets for 2026?

As of Wednesday, the most expensive seat for the SuperBowl was $30,751 per ticket on StubHub, according to CBS Sports. Those seats were behind Seattle's bench in prime viewing territory. (CBS Sports' John Breech recently made his way to Levi's Stadium to give fans a sense of the view from the seats with the luxury price tag.)

Prices for prime seats on StubHub were even higher on Thursday, with the top ticket — also behind the Seahawks bench — selling for $40,530.

The Super Bowl is in Levi Stadium; which seats 68.5K. Those prices are insane and places like Ticketmaster & Subhub are actively driving up the costs of all live entertainment. Mind you, Live Nation’s CEO thinks concert prices are underpriced. Aka, he wants to milk more out of people

The cost of concert tickets has gotten completely insane and it is pricing long time concert goers out. I'm seeing less and less people at shows because of it

My kids have wanted me to take them to a concert. To take them would run me around $800 to a $1000 for four tickets. I haven’t been able to justify it.

I just spent 450 dollars on 3 tickets to see NIN from the complete opposite side in the nosebleeds.

Saw Billy Joel from the nose bleed seats at Madison Square Garden. Didn’t dig that most of what I saw for the price we paid was on the Jumbotron based on the distance from the stage.

To sit on the roof of the Ed, just to feel the vibrations from AC/DC was $80/per

[hotrivets]

I live in Kansas City, and watch the Blues on FanDuel via Spectrum (my cable provider). This is probably a dumb question, but I'm not super tech savvy...what are my options for watching games if I were to get rid of cable? Is FanDuel (or whatever takes it's place) the only way to get (nearly) all of the games on TV? My Spectrum bill is stupid high, and I really only have the cable package so I can watch Blues games.

Nobody is saying at this point but FanDuel goes away Blues will probably be available on cable and satellite on an alternate channel plus one or more streaming services like Hulu. Plus I'm sure they will offer a streaming package just for Blues games. I don't know if KC is considered in market or not which could affect you but you can always get a VPN cheap. Just google that if you don't know what it is.

[TheJackBurton]

I live in Kansas City, and watch the Blues on FanDuel via Spectrum (my cable provider). This is probably a dumb question, but I'm not super tech savvy...what are my options for watching games if I were to get rid of cable? Is FanDuel (or whatever takes it's place) the only way to get (nearly) all of the games on TV? My Spectrum bill is stupid high, and I really only have the cable package so I can watch Blues games.

Nobody is saying at this point but FanDuel goes away Blues will probably be available on cable and satellite on an alternate channel plus one or more streaming services like Hulu. Plus I'm sure they will offer a streaming package just for Blues games. I don't know if KC is considered in market or not which could affect you but you can always get a VPN cheap. Just google that if you don't know what it is.

I think Matrix Midwest, Spectrums personal St. Louis Channel, has a really good shot of picking it up.

I don't know if they have any interest in doing so, so I'm just spitballing, but they are local, funded by Spectrum, would help them claw back some subscribers, and they already have a lot of their programming based around local sports, but not enough programming for it.

[Stlcardsblues]

Major league team owners make a lot of poor decisions but because they have a local monopoly they get away with it. Most of the owners inherited money or made it in another business and whatever knowledge they have may not translate to the sports and entertainment business.

A lot of people still like sports but they are getting tired of being milked for more and more money. Ticket prices, TV access, food prices at the games- all continue to march upward even when fan support starts to wane. Look at the empty seats at Blues games (way worse at Cardinal games) and the price increase they are trying to get on season tickets.

Streaming is fine for a lot of things- like binging on a series you like- but I like having the TV tuned to the station in advance and watching the pre-game. I also like flipping between two programs during the game although I'm sure advertisers don't like that. I would like not having to buy a bunch of channels just to watch one team. Very little that teams do is good for their customer. They talk about loving their customers but everything they do proves the opposite.

College sports is even worse with university presidents and boards making decisions about huge programs that they have no expertise with.

Time for a reckoning- will be some choppy waters for a while.

Just look at the cost of a ticket to the Super Bowl

How much do the cheapest Super Bowl tickets cost for 2026?

As of Feb. 5, the lowest price for a single seat was $4,447 on StubHub, $4,840 on Ticketmaster, $4,757 on SeatGeek and $4,288 on TickPick. The cheapest ticket was $4,169 on Vivid Seats.

TickPick, an online platform where fans can buy and sell tickets, said prices tend to fall as game day approaches, but warned that's not a guarantee, as some buyers will wait until the last minute to snatch a seat.

How much are the most expensive Super Bowl tickets for 2026?

As of Wednesday, the most expensive seat for the SuperBowl was $30,751 per ticket on StubHub, according to CBS Sports. Those seats were behind Seattle's bench in prime viewing territory. (CBS Sports' John Breech recently made his way to Levi's Stadium to give fans a sense of the view from the seats with the luxury price tag.)

Prices for prime seats on StubHub were even higher on Thursday, with the top ticket — also behind the Seahawks bench — selling for $40,530.

The Super Bowl is in Levi Stadium; which seats 68.5K. Those prices are insane and places like Ticketmaster & Subhub are actively driving up the costs of all live entertainment. Mind you, Live Nation’s CEO thinks concert prices are underpriced. Aka, he wants to milk more out of people

The cost of concert tickets has gotten completely insane and it is pricing long time concert goers out. I'm seeing less and less people at shows because of it

My kids have wanted me to take them to a concert. To take them would run me around $800 to a $1000 for four tickets. I haven’t been able to justify it.

I just spent 450 dollars on 3 tickets to see NIN from the complete opposite side in the nosebleeds.

Saw Billy Joel from the nose bleed seats at Madison Square Garden. Didn’t dig that most of what I saw for the price we paid was on the Jumbotron based on the distance from the stage.

To sit on the roof of the Ed, just to feel the vibrations from AC/DC was $80/per

It doesn’t help that my closest arenas are NY and Boston.