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Post by kaleidoscope kristen on Mar 8, 2009 23:20:37 GMT -5
My boyfriend and I found this posting on craigslist while trying to look for tickets to buy for Roo. I thought this was too amusing not to share...
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Phish @ Bonnaroo - $900 (DENVER)
I just gotta get in to see phish at bonnaroo. I cant believe they are finally good enough to play such a prestigious festival, and they didnt even flush their credibility down the crapper. I mean think about it, tickets to all their shows are impossible to get and outrageously priced, they must have been touched by the right hand of god to be that good. And now we have proof: BONNAROO!!!! Its cool guys, you can screw with your phans as many times as you want, then come back and play 5 thousand capacity venues so nobody can get in except scalpers and young ass kids with fast computers. And you can do a U.S. tour that goes as far west as St. Louis. And you can go play bonnaroo and suck a fat dick while you are at it. Nobody who gives a shit will notice. Thanks, Ill pay upwards of 900 U.S. dollars for one bonnaroo ticket so i can go see phish look like tool bags
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idk what they're talking about with paying upwards of $900 for a ticket to Roo! But it's interesting to see how upset some Phish fans are to see them playing at Roo. I'm personally excited for it.
Post by candyflippedaround on Mar 8, 2009 23:28:00 GMT -5
lol bitter much?
i talked to a dude a couple months ago who was also pissed @ phish. saying "we built them up" over the years "and now theyre going all commercial". i couldnt really say anything to him though because hes done some touring with them and im the guy whos never seen them before and now im going to see them for the first time @ Bonnaroo, "the mainstream festival" (yeah okay, lol)
i get where people are coming from, you used to be able to see them back in the day and get a ticket without too many people really taking notice and now huge Phans are getting shut out of every venue. But, theres a reason for it. They have that fanbase and they havent been around for 5 years, the first shows are gonna be the hardest to get into. Would these people rather they never came back at all so all these "custies" never got to see them? It just seems very selfish of certain people to want Phish to not do what they are doing this spring/summer.
And, que Dude....
oh wait....
edit: this dude i talked to was named "Bait", and i wouldnt be totally surprised if someone else doesnt know who im talking about. . this guy goes to a lot of shows on the east coast and apparently knows a lot of people. he totally made my night talking to him, funny dude. not so happy about the Phish thing though haha
i talked to a dude a couple months ago who was also pissed @ phish. saying "we built them up" over the years "and now theyre going all commercial". i couldnt really say anything to him though because hes done some touring with them and im the guy whos never seen them before and now im going to see them for the first time @ Bonnaroo, "the mainstream festival" (yeah okay, lol)
i get where people are coming from, you used to be able to see them back in the day and get a ticket without too many people really taking notice and now huge Phans are getting shut out of every venue. But, theres a reason for it. They have that fanbase and they havent been around for 5 years, the first shows are gonna be the hardest to get into. Would these people rather they never came back at all so all these "custies" never got to see them? It just seems very selfish of certain people to want Phish to not do what they are doing this spring/summer.
And, que Dude....
oh wait....
I totally agree with you.. I can understand this person is probably a big fan and is upset with a few different factors, but Phish has a huge following, so it would only seem natural to play at a festival that allows a huge capacity of people to see them perform.
he has been downgraded to a lurker apparently. Bonnaroo Detect called him out in a thread for not posting since the announcement, and soon after he pointed out that Dude had been active as recently as earlier that morning.
Post by destinyunbound on Mar 9, 2009 0:19:12 GMT -5
A lot of Phans were very frustrated after the summer 09' tour ticket massacre.. Livephish.com and Livenation both died when tickets became available. Believe me there is not much more frustrating than clicking "complete order" when you have 4 orchestra seats to jones beach... and then the screen just goes.. ERROR WE HATE YOU HAHAHA. Dealing with this and then seeing tickets instantly on sale for $400.00 each or more.
But why would you blame phish? It is the distributors faults for the websites poor handling. Also, when there is over 10,000 people all trying to order tickets from the same sight. That shits going down!
If scalpers just all had a party and said party happened to spontaneously combust, that would make the situation better. But you can not blame phish for what happened. It's not like they are going anywhere, there are gonna be plenty of more shows.
I think Bonnaroo needs Phish this year to sort of bring it back to its psychedelic/jam roots (for what I understand the artists in past years haven't contributed much of this sentiment ahem Mr. West). A lot of bands this year help with that notion (TMV, Animal Collective, MGMT, keeping my fingers crossed for The Dead). I was angry at first; I was holding out for a Phish festival late summer-and a lot of my phan friends and I both were pissed that we'd be sharing (for some of us what will end up being due to getting shut out LiveNation) our first show after the breakup with a bunch of Bruce and NIN fans. I've gotten over it- it's just good to hear them play again, and I realized how selfish that sounded. The scalping and bitching, though, I can't handle. Many phans can be so greedy and elitist in their ways.
Phish at Bonnaroo is going to focking rool, period. I'm just waiting on my "The Great Curve" collab with D Byrne and TMV percussionists (don't know their names).
Post by Darth Boo Boo Kitty @#*& on Mar 9, 2009 7:11:36 GMT -5
It is tough as a fan who started seeing them very early to know that tickets I couldn't get are going to scalpers, and the Live Nation cluster#@!* was enough to make anyone a little bitter at the system. Being upset that they're playing Bonnaroo, though, is just plain silly. They've been playing big venues for quite some time now and last time I checked, the point of working is to make money whether you're a nurse or a rock star.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Mar 9, 2009 8:18:45 GMT -5
It wasn't phish's phault. it's the system in which we buy tickets. many tours have had many people shut out. look at the springsteen ticket fiasco. SAME thing as phish. it's the ticket sites and distributors. not exactly the band themselves
Post by destinyunbound on Mar 9, 2009 8:19:54 GMT -5
Personally, I hate that ticket sales go like that online. You can be ready all morning but it doesn't make a difference. They should have ticket booths where you go and camp out. I would go there 2 days before and just sit!
Post by questionablesanity on Mar 9, 2009 10:37:04 GMT -5
Being angry at Phish is just ridiculous. They had a lottery for phans. I understand the frustration about LiveNation. I got screwed too. I'm just lucky I have a brother who can get me any tix I need. They're playing normal sized venues. Did this guy want them to play in a stadium? I couldn't imagine 50k phans in a non festival event. I think they will bring back the jam band atmosphere to 'Roo which it was founded on. I haven't been since 2004 bc of the lack of jam bands that I liked.
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he has been downgraded to a lurker apparently. Bonnaroo Detect called him out in a thread for not posting since the announcement, and soon after he pointed out that Dude had been active as recently as earlier that morning.
Im just wondering if hes planning on going
I guess he's not hungry for all the crow and humble pie we've got waiting for him.
John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it
I just gotta get in to see phish at bonnaroo. I cant believe they are finally good enough to play such a prestigious festival, and they didnt even flush their credibility down the crapper. I mean think about it, tickets to all their shows are impossible to get and outrageously priced, they must have been touched by the right hand of god to be that good. And now we have proof: BONNAROO!!!! Its cool guys, you can screw with your phans as many times as you want, then come back and play 5 thousand capacity venues so nobody can get in except scalpers and young ass kids with fast computers.
Maybe Phish can whip something up in Gamehenge that eliminates the laws of economics and supply and demand, so that you don't have to pay ($250) to see Phish at Bonnaroo with (eewwww..... fans of other music.) Till then, have your mom keep calling Livenation to complain for you. 'douchebag
