jaimearodriguez

Who said anything about impersonating you?

100% right. You don't have to defend your common sense.

Those Change.Org petitions are not the way to go. I would find the corporate people at Live Nation in charge of this and even contact Arthur Fogel (CEO) himself. I may actually start this soon. Besides, we dont want the prices to change this tour, too late for that. What we want is to bring light to the issue for the future. And don't worry [uSER=100956]@Stephen[/uSER] the 'Coldplaying' name would not be used. That said, its sad to know that you want to make this the type of fansite where we can't be critical of the band we love. We care about it, good AND bad. Coldplay fans we are educated, many of us married, in corporate finance etc. We are not One Direction tweens who idolize their heroes.

Apologies, don't mean to be a pain. To be honest with you, I expected more pushback from the Coldplay fans about the whole VIP Ticket charade / prices. In reality, its been a handful of us upset, most people seem to have an attitude of: "We'll pay whatever! Just thankful the great Coldplay is gracing us with their presence".

U2 is GA standing. They dont do floor seats. And yes im sure (Seen U2 36 times since Elevation 2001). So you are either very wrong, or you purchased through a scalper/reseller. The Floor prices by tour were: U2 i+e (2015) $70+$16 fees U2 360 (2009-2011) $62 Vertigo Tour (2005-2006) $51.50 + $7 fees Elevation Tour (2001) $45 + $6 in fees

If you wait, they most likely will sell out. Not a good move.

------- @coldplay_lover4 and price defenders are missing entirely the point of the discussion. It sounds like the fans being blasse /non-chalant about the prices, don't go to a lot of shows around the world and haven't had many front row experiences for Coldplay or other 'great' acts. The point is not: take it or leave it. If your coldplay or other bands concert standards would be: front row or bust, you'd understand. But of course if you are accustomed to upper level seating then the standard of perception is different. THE PHOTOS BELOW are my own photos. They are what every fan should expect from a floor ticket. It is the NORMAL everywhere EXCEPT North America's 2017 leg. Price for this ticket $70. Arrived in line at 5:30 am. Price for this ticket $90. Arrived in line at 8:00 am.

The excuses are starting to sound embarrassing. Saw Paul McCartney recently at Metlife Stadium and U2 many times at the old Giants Stadium and the new one in 2011 for the same $80-$100 I'm talking about. And to learn more about the 'inner workings' of what costs to produce a show like this, I recommend fans read 'Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped'. Great read.

Those arguments don't hold water. First off, Coldplay has virtually the same stage in other countries. (Xylobands and Fireworks included). In Italy a floor ticket is €70 + € 12 in fees. In the South American show I went (Colombia) the floor ticket was the equivalent of USD $80. For that show, I camped at 7:00 am and had front row by Jonny. The U2 360 Tour (2011) had the most expensive stage design ever built, with a show arguably more impressive than the AHFOD tour. Floor seats were $80. (Live Nation produced as well) I can go through many more examples, like the ZooTV Tour, Bruce Springsteen's 2014 and 2016 tours, etc etc, where the shows are as good as this with tickets in the floor for under $100 in every case. Being a fan sometimes means calling out the BS in the bands we love, and lets be real $550 for a seat in the first 25 rows and $850 for a seat in the first 15 rows is CLASS A nonsense.

You are missing the point. Personally, I'm a front row junkie. To me, its in the front row, where gigs matter. Bands like U2, Bruce Springsteen, and Coldplay (INTERNATIONALLY) have the floor tickets as $80-$90 tickets, so real fans can get close. I saw Coldplay front row in Bogota-Colombia for $65. Seen U2 front row in Hawaii, Dublin, NYC and other cities for an average of $90. I could go on and on. I shouldn't be questioning the angle of my two Coldplay seats, after spending $518. If you don't get that, then you really are being fleeced. I expected corporate sellouts like The Eagles (RIP Glenn Frey), The Rolling Stones and Roger Waters to give the best seats to the highest bidders. Never expected a Coldplay concert to have millionaire Miami money launderers in the front, and true fans in college/ high school like the ones I read on Twitter in the 400 level.

Look, I'm all for paying Coldplay or any artist their due, but $850 is enough for: - Car Down Payment - Monthly Mortgage - Non stop roundtrip from America to Europe - An iPhone 7 paid in full - 2 Nights at a Ritz Carlton / Four Seasons resort in Hawaii WHAT IS COLDPLAY THINKING???!

This morning I paid airfare from my home in Miami to Barcelona for $600 in February. It is unacceptable that tickets in the first 25 rows are $850 for a music concert. Even though i am a top earner in America, I refuse to pay over $225 for a ticket. It is inexcusable. U2 and Bruce Springsteen's floor tickets are $80-$90.

Got mailed two weeks ago when the leg was announced.

Wow that was stressful. Was able to pull a couple in A1 and a couple in C5. If this was the Coldplay.com presale alone, the demand for this show must be off the charts.

Sorry, but a fellow fan called dibs on the code earlier this morning.