Do you think it is fair that Coldplay perfroms same songs at Saratoga Springs (9000 persons) and big stadiums (toronto, Milan .... etc = 40 000 persons) ???

 

 

What u think?

 

 

Cheers

Let me throw you off with this one then:

 

Is it fair that Coldplay has gross ticket sales at an average of $1.5 million dollars per each gig in small venues (10,000-30,000 people) and up to $6 million dollars for each stadium gig, while we normal people study our asses off in high school and college, and then get a dead job that you might not like and you earn an average of $40,000 per year?

 

I call that income inequality :sad:

Let me throw you off with this one then:

 

Is it fair that Coldplay has gross ticket sales at an average of $1.5 million dollars per each gig in small venues (10,000-30,000 people) and up to $6 million dollars for each stadium gig, while we normal people study our asses off in high school and college, and then get a dead job that you might not like and you earn an average of $40,000 per year?

 

I call that income inequality :sad:

 

Haha well said :D

Let me throw you off with this one then:

 

Is it fair that Coldplay has gross ticket sales at an average of $1.5 million dollars per each gig in small venues (10,000-30,000 people) and up to $6 million dollars for each stadium gig, while we normal people study our asses off in high school and college, and then get a dead job that you might not like and you earn an average of $40,000 per year?

 

I call that income inequality :sad:

 

Brilliant! :clap:

Life ain't fair. Get over it.

Life ain't fair. Get over it.

 

when was this forum so rude?

when was this forum so rude?

If you consider that rude then you're in for a fun life.

that's not being rude :shrug:

Course its fair, are you saying that smaller venues should get less? They'll always try to put on the best show regardless.

Course its fair, are you saying that smaller venues should get less? They'll always try to put on the best show regardless.

 

well said :)

Course its fair, are you saying that smaller venues should get less? They'll always try to put on the best show regardless.

 

Think about the little poor boy who bought a ticket at Wembley Stadium far away from the stage

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Here's what they made from just four shows (2 sold out):

 

COLDPLAY

Total Gross: $5,153,172

Dates: July 18-22

Venue: Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. (Shows: 1 / Sold Out: 0)

Venue: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine, Calif. (Shows: 1 / Sold Out: 1)

Venue: Superpages.com Center, Dallas, Texas (Shows: 1 / Sold Out: 0)

Venue: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, Texas (Shows: 1 / Sold Out: 1)

Total Capacity: 77,534 (Attendance: 78,657)

Here's what they made from just four shows (2 sold out):

 

COLDPLAY

Total Gross: $5,153,172

Dates: July 18-22

Venue: Home Depot Center, Carson, Calif. (Shows: 1 / Sold Out: 0)

Venue: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine, Calif. (Shows: 1 / Sold Out: 1)

Venue: Superpages.com Center, Dallas, Texas (Shows: 1 / Sold Out: 0)

Venue: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, Texas (Shows: 1 / Sold Out: 1)

Total Capacity: 77,534 (Attendance: 78,657)

 

That's gross. Then there are all the fees involved, so people shouldn't start thinking that the 4 (or 5) band members split that up.

That's gross. Then there are all the fees involved, so people shouldn't start thinking that the 4 (or 5) band members split that up.

 

you know the roadies, staff, stageing etc. does cost money too...:)

 

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you know the roadies, staff, stageing etc. does cost money too...:)

 

P.

 

Venue rental, promoter fees, etc. There's a lot more involved than the band members raking in $5M for 4 shows.

Do you think it is fair that Coldplay perfroms same songs at Saratoga Springs (9000 persons) and big stadiums (toronto, Milan .... etc = 40 000 persons) ???

 

 

What u think?

 

 

Cheers

 

They made 3 legs in America and only one in Europe...So it's fair that the second leg of Europe is stadium shows, in order to get as many people as possible since we haven't see the boys much compare to americans....

staggering expenses and their choices

 

I can't imagine having to pay just the electric bill for one Coldplay gig. Let alone the cost of transportation for all the staging and sound equipment and 85 crew members. The mind boggles! What isn't fair is taking the gross figure from ticket sales and assuming the band gets all that.

As for length of setlist, I've been to some concerts where I was very disappointed with the number of songs performed. I think Coldplay is super generous with their performance time and the time they give to their fans in general (even though I'm still waiting for my personal invitation to meet them). Is it fair that Roadie #42 gets to spend all that time with them!? What about the other roadies, but more importantly, what about ME !?

 

We, the Coldplayers, are lucky that our band doesn't say things like "Who cares if anybody in Amercia listens? Fuck America!" (one of the Gallaghers)

Coldplay try to give back to their fans and make thier fans feel good about being fans. It really doesn't matter much to me if they play 15 songs at one venue and 17 at the next. I'll leave that up to them. They are the artists. It's their show, after all.

 

Having said all that, I do think there's a lot of room for improving fairness in how tickets are distributed, but that has little to do with the band and everything to do with the "corporation".

That's gross. Then there are all the fees involved, so people shouldn't start thinking that the 4 (or 5) band members split that up.

 

Oh, definately, I was just posting it as a reference :)

 

What I thought was interesting though is that they were only 1123 away from selling out all four of those shows. That's really not much divided by two venues.

Oh, definately, I was just posting it as a reference :)

 

What I thought was interesting though is that they were only 1123 away from selling out all four of those shows. That's really not much divided by two venues.

 

And Home Depot Center held 27,000, which seemed huge at the time. But I suppose compared to the stadiums in Europe, it's not really that big.

And Home Depot Center held 27,000, which seemed huge at the time. But I suppose compared to the stadiums in Europe, it's not really that big.

Home Depot at Carson is tiny, they should have played a gig at the Rose Bowl instead.

Home Depot at Carson is tiny, they should have played a gig at the Rose Bowl instead.

 

Ugh, I've been to the Rose Bowl many times, for concerts and football games when I was in college at UCLA. It's too big...over 90,000 for football games. Not my favorite place for a concert, that's for sure (neither is the LA Coliseum or Dodger Stadium). And yes, I know U2 will be there next month. I'm just not a fan of huge stadiums for concerts - personally, I prefer arenas and amphitheaters because I actually like seeing the band perform, and not just on the video screens. Wembley would be amazing for the experience, but so will not be the somewhat "intimate" experience of the arenas and amphitheaters. We were in seats just behind the pit at Home Depot, and while the concert was awesome, the view was just meh.

 

And Coldplay didn't competely sell out Home Depot - so I doubt they could have sold out the Rose Bowl.

Oh, definately, I was just posting it as a reference :)

 

What I thought was interesting though is that they were only 1123 away from selling out all four of those shows. That's really not much divided by two venues.

 

by the way, artists these days don't get paid linked to the ticket sales. They are getting a fixed amout per show. So if the venue is full, empty etc. doesn't realy matter to what they are getting paid.

 

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Ugh, I've been to the Rose Bowl many times, for concerts and football games when I was in college at UCLA. It's too big...over 90,000 for football games. Not my favorite place for a concert, that's for sure (neither is the LA Coliseum or Dodger Stadium). And yes, I know U2 will be there next month. I'm just not a fan of huge stadiums for concerts - personally, I prefer arenas and amphitheaters because I actually like seeing the band perform, and not just on the video screens. Wembley would be amazing for the experience, but so will not be the somewhat "intimate" experience of the arenas and amphitheaters. We were in seats just behind the pit at Home Depot, and while the concert was awesome, the view was just meh.

 

And Coldplay didn't competely sell out Home Depot - so I doubt they could have sold out the Rose Bowl.

 

Stadiums and large indoor arenas like Madison Square Garden, or even the Staples Center in LA are not really good for concerts. You just feel excluded and not really into the view of the show at all. Oh, and congrats for going to UCLA :clap:

 

What was your major? :smiley:

Stadiums and large indoor arenas like Madison Square Garden, or even the Staples Center in LA are not really good for concerts. You just feel excluded and not really into the view of the show at all. Oh, and congrats for going to UCLA :clap:

 

What was your major? :smiley:

 

Staples Center and Honda Center are pretty good for concerts. We just saw AC/DC on Tuesday at Honda Center and it was great. Verizon Wireless aphitheatre in Irvine is good because it is such a steep natural bowl.

 

I majored in Psychology at UCLA and graduated in 1988. Go Bruins.

Staples Center and Honda Center are pretty good for concerts. We just saw AC/DC on Tuesday at Honda Center and it was great. Verizon Wireless aphitheatre in Irvine is good because it is such a steep natural bowl.

 

I majored in Psychology at UCLA and graduated in 1988. Go Bruins.

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