jason21

They hadn't toured the US in four years, were touring a brand new album, and had a massive promotional uptick from the Super Bowl halftime show. Mark my words, they will sell nowhere near as many seats this time.

There are going to be a lot of empty seats in the stadiums next year unless they seriously slash prices... They are obviously popular, but we are talking about a second leg, in large stadiums, in repeat cities, no new album, no Super Bowl appearance. These promoters are getting carried away with the pricing. They are fleecing us worse than scalpers. They don't even give you the opportunity to get good seats at face value, because they hold them all back for their endless VIP packages and "platinum seats" which is just a fancy term for scalped tickets.

Yes. These prices are utterly insane. In Cleveland, the entire floor and nearly the entire lower bowl (minus a couple far back rows on the furthest end stage sections) are over $243.50 each after fees. I could understand them charging that for the front floor sections and the really close lower level.. But to sit 20 rows up on the far end of the arena? FORGET THAT! Even the decent upper level seats are friggin $186.50 each after fees. INSANE.. Basically, anything under $100 each, and you're going to be stuck watching the concert on the monitor, because you'll either be too far away or behind the stage. I love Coldplay's music, but I am not going to let their promoters rip me off. For almost $500, my girlfriend and I can enjoy their music while driving to a weekend getaway at the beach instead of spending it on a 2 hour concert with a poor view. I know many will disagree, but that's how I look at it.