$32 is steep, but I don't blame them.

Rotten Tanx wrote:

amelia wrote: for $32 I expect to be able to go up and jam with the band

Take a kazoo and stand near the front looking eager, you never know.

ROLF, this reminds me of that Chunklet article on how to heckle bands.
One of the ideas Henry had was to put a wireless amp set up under the stage and play along in the bathroom while reveling in the confusion. Of course, this requires you to be friends with the sound guy.

for those of you wondering what they are going to sound like
well,trust me when i say it sounds as good as they ever did
thats a fact!

woo wrote:1 free slint ticket for the Louisville tuesday feb22 show this is not a joke
first to pm me
will i give it toooo

If I only had a free plane ticket.. *cry*

32 bones is a bit pricey, but 6 months ago, did you think you would ever have a chance to see Slint? is that including all the ticketmaster bullshit? regardless if they blow your mind or suck, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

amelia wrote:4 packs of smokes in these parts is only $20!

I guess I should be happy they are even playing LA and that price has kept the show from selling out. But still.. for $32 I expect to be able to go up and jam with the band

i heard that slint is a really big fan of slint. ill bet slint is gonna be at the slint show! yeah i said it!

vance wrote:

amelia wrote:4 packs of smokes in these parts is only $20!

I guess I should be happy they are even playing LA and that price has kept the show from selling out. But still.. for $32 I expect to be able to go up and jam with the band

i heard that slint is a really big fan of slint. ill bet slint is gonna be at the slint show! yeah i said it!

hahaha, and exactly what is it that you said?

$25 to see them in DC.
I might have to do it.

B.J.C. wrote:32 bones is a bit pricey, but 6 months ago, did you think you would ever have a chance to see Slint? is that including all the ticketmaster bullshit? regardless if they blow your mind or suck, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

This i see to make perfect sense. Over here, it seems the general gig ticket price is on the up again, and to see a band even as fully shit as say the Frank Ferdinand, Killers, Polyphonic Spree, is costing between 15 and 20 pounds. (20 quid is about 35 dollars just now). Even to see piece of shit band in a piece of shit venue is gonna set you back about 12 quid minimum, if the NME have featured them more than once.

I paid 25 to see Slayer and felt i got my money's worth. I paid 50 for Brian Wilson doing Smile and it was more than worth it. And i most certainly do not have spare fiftys lying around. But when this kinda thing comes up i just go out a little bit less for a while. Hold back on any non-essential purchasing. Make the cutbacks and save up somehow.
If someone told me i could watch for example; My Bloody Valentine or Sleep for 50 quid, i would say "hell yeah bring it on, but it ain't ever gonna happen is it!"

This however HAS happened with Slint.
3000 people plus, basically paid 125 quid (plus travel) to see them over here. If 32 bucks is too steep for you, i guess you don't want to see them enough. You could go and buy 2 shit cds instead. This Brett Eugene Ralph, he speaks the good sense.

It's really unfair to say someone doesn't really want see a band because they can't pay the high price. The show is actually $23, plus $7 service fee and $2 getting the tickets to you fee.