Bruce Dickinson Calls Out U2
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2024
- Bruce Dickinson is speaking out on the troubling cost of concert ticket prices in a new interview. U2 have been performing at The Sphere and Bruce Dickinson spoke about their ticket prices at a whopping $1,000+.
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0:00 Bruce Dickinson is fed up with ticket prices
1:10 Bruce Dickinson's feud with Ozzy Osbourne
5:23 U2's crazy ticket prices
9:00 These costs are outrageous - Розваги
Bono: "Everytime I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies!"
Fan: "Then stop clapping your fcin' hands!"
😂 classic
Lmao 😂
💀💀💀
The one I heard from Bono was : "Everytime I take a breath a child dies in Africa...and a fan responded :"Stop breathing!" ...But I guess there are many others LOL
It's all about bono having his disingenuous warm inner glow in public
If Sharon has so much respect for Maiden, why did she disrupt their show? Huge disrespect.
I wouldn’t pay $10 to see U2.
Or 2 cents to say the least.
U2 would have to pay
ME $1200 to see them!!
U2 pissed me off when they put thier new album popoed up in ppls spotify even the ones who didnt want shit from them. .screw u2. Bruce rocks.😂
I’d watch it for at minimum 10 grand if they paid me
@@vandavis000I'll take *Iron Maiden's* side, but not Bruce. He's a little tyrant.
$1200 to watch the crowd singing cause Bono can't deliver anymore...
and the edge is way over rated he sloppy guitar player
And, $1200 is seats in the 4th balcony.
He never could
His music is gay
@@Chadsolderbrotherbrad1111tell us you have the mentality of a child, and the insecurities of a closeted homosexual without telling us...😂
U2's Christian rock brand is highly over-rated. If I want Christian music, I go to church for that, not a rock concert. Thank you very much. Granted, they have my respect, they're very good at what they do, but I'll hold on to my $1000 !!! There are many musicians I'd pay $1000 to see and hear, but nearly all of them have left the planet, damn it. Who would I pay $1000 to see in concert today? I don't know, I'll have to think about that one for awhile, a long while.
southpark had it right about Bono
Hello Hello!! Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah 😂😂
Bono isn't the record holder Bono is the record!
💯
He's a man who could be measured in Courics.
$1000 just to hear Boner yell out YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA😂
Sharon and Ozzy saying someone isn't nice..oh the irony!!!! I would point to Sharon a bit more than Ozzy here.
classic projection lol
@@singingfedexmanjoshcampbel1614It isn't if you know his history.
Sharon's been the mouthpiece for years. Honestly, the fans are enablers though. Praising Ozzy as this musical genius when he hasn't been able to sing since the 70's (80's at a push) and has been surrounded his entire career by more talented musicians and writers. Not hating on the guy, just stating facts. People like Bruce have more talent in their little finger. In fact, Bruce is what fans think Ozzy is. One hell of a stage presence and performer yet can also sing and write.
@@j800r_aswell Having more talent than someone else doesn't give you the right to talk shit about him in his own Fest....
Every notable musician Ozzy has every played in a band with has nothing good to say about Sharon.
All concert tickets are an absolute racket, if you’re paying more than £50 to see one band, you’re getting ripped off.
I paid £65 back in 2018 to see Avenged Sevenfold at the SSE in Belfast. And it was the first and only time they've played in Northen Ireland. I'd say it's probably the second greatest I've ever paid money for. What a feeling though. Live music that is. Growing up in Northern Ireland there isn't a great deal of live rock/metal music going on. Everyone seems to play Dublin in the south.
they charge that because its their only source of revenue, now that everyones using Spotify.
@@coldacre It's hilarious how people complain about ticket and t-shirt prices but won't pay for albums.
Sharron paid people to throw shit and Bruce is somehow an asshole??? How does that work?
I can’t stand Sharon.
exactly 😂
She cut the power to their show to punish the band, yet it's the fans who paid to see them. So isn't she also punishing their fans?
Two words for Sharon: "Free Palestine."
@johnnyrocker7495 Unfortunately that country has never existed.
I think it's funny that Bono came here from another country, told Americans how we should be giving all of our money to AIDS programs in Africa, then has the audacity to live large off of ticket sales in this country. I have no use for him and change the dial anytime U2 plays on my radio station. Love Bruce Dickinson!
You sound messed up.
I cannot stand celebs who shill for the corporations and political projects of our elites but nobody is a patch on Bono when it comes to that stuff. It's insane to me folks will pay to go to his concerts to get talked down to about how much more we should be helping is rahell and uk rain.
Wait till you find out he doesn't pay taxes in Ireland.
10° more. And I absolutely love you too, but this angers me.
@@MykeLewisMusic was just about to say the same, u2 are a joke
I saw Maiden with Dio and Motörhead … fkkin epic
Bet that was a killer show.
2003
I was 3rd row with my daughter for that
Same at the Molsen Amphitheater in Toronto!!
@@golfnut2822 Saw them there in 05
Omg that had to be an amazing show.
Dickinson said: "I've got no interest in paying $1,200 to go and see U2".
I say that I have no interest in attending a U2 concert, even if they pay me $1,200.
😂😂😂😂
Yea ya would.. you’d be geeking out front row, just don’t wanna admit it
@@USCyclist geeking out for U2? 😂😂😂 😂
@@4zafinc just admit it, there’s a song or two off the War album you like and at least a few others you secretly sing to in the car when no one’s looking 👀
@@USCyclist dude there are thousands of bands out there. Every few months I discover new bands from decades past that I dint come across. Then there's new bands currently active and putting out great new materials. These on top of bands that were already my favourites and I listen to regularly. When you add all of them up along with regular busy schedule of everyday life, whose got time to bands you don't like in the first place?
I'll admit Bono's personal life bs adds to my dislike. But even before all these began, I wasn't the biggest fan.
Iron Maiden rules
⚰️🫀☠️⚔️🤘🏻🍻🔥 SKÅL CHEERS
The mighty BLACK SABBATH ALWAYS!!.. 🤘
I don't know much about Mr. Dickinson but did see Iron Maiden live, & they were Fantastic! No ego issues @ all & had bloody great time! How anyone could dump on Ozzy is Insane to me! A Legend & Survivor! Hail Ozzy! 🤘
Yes they do seem them many times and will be seeing them again in November
hell yeah brother 🤘
A lot of people skip over the things that Bruce says. Though he is also a very educated person who is passionate about music and his hobbies. I think people should listen to what he has to say, they dont need to agree but the man knows a lot.
Yes! He's definitely a very smart guy and a legend!
🤘
I wouldn't pay $20 to see U2 regardless of where they're playing.I can't believe EVERY ticket was $1200.I thought it was just the up close seats.
@@RockFeed i wanted to see the eagles but skipped it because i had pay 320 euros, 10 years ago i paid 400 for festival weekend with the rolling stones, metallica and system of a down. i just think sharon need to be like oh it happen 17 years ago maybe, let it talk out or just forget it its 2 decades ago,
And a really kind one! I had the honour to talk to him after a show, and he was absolutely approchable and talkative.
Wait... U2 has fans?
Yes. Quite a few.
People from Ireland
Millions of fans.
There are alot of people alive and healthy on this planet that would not be otherwise without the efforts of Bono. This is a fact, how many rock stars have achievements like that?
They did some catchy songs in the past like "with or without you" or "I still haven't found what I'm looking for". I can't understand why you would pay that much for any band though!
I'm a fan, but wouldn't pay that much either. Most of their shows aren't priced that high.
Maiden Rules for sure!
I was at Oz Fest when the Osbournes decided their petty beefs where more important than hard working fans who paid to get into that show. We all walked out on Sabbath after that BS. Screw the Osbournes.
Ozzfest****🤨🤦🏻♀️It's not hard to spell correctly.
AC/DC are charging £135 a ticket for Dublin. This will be the first tour that I'll miss in over 40 years. At that price they can stick it up their a55.
To be honest I do t know how rocket prices are at the prices they are at now. I mean look how much everything costs. It has to be crazy running a tour and all the costs. Not including this U2 crap though.
ACDC are not even that good of a band anyway
That’s actually pretty decent for a band like AC/DC.
@@MetalGildarts B0llocks! That's a rip off!
Better yet! U2 should just have their concerts for free and force people into the show! You know, like they did with that stupid iPhone album fiasco.
Boom😂
How does it feel to be stuck in 2014 ?
I had to take time out of my day to look up how to remove it from my library, and I was a fan back in the early days.
@@RoiGlorieuxYou tell us. Ignore history, that'll get ya far. 😉👍
Don't compare the two. People seriously overreacted to that. It was a free album. If you weren't interested it took seconds to delete it and move on with your life. I wasn't interested, yet I wasn't gonna cry that I'd been offered free stuff.
One is greed, the other was closer to the opposite.
Most metal fans hate Sharon and tolerate Ozzy. She is more corrupt than her father, who was in many ways a mob boss. Ozzy is a great front man, but those classic albums were mostly written by Bob Daisley. Also, he had great musicians like Randy Rhoads, Lee Kerslake, Jake E Lee, Bob and many others that helped him with the music. Whether Bruce is a nice guy or not does not matter, he is no BS. He tells it like it is. I used to like U2, but over $1000 to see them, no way! U2 used to be the band for the oppressed and downtrodden. Now, they are a band for the rich and elite. I'm sure Maiden could charge more for tickets and t-shirts, but from what I have seen (seen every tour since Somewhere in time, except Virtual XI), they keep prices reasonable. That is why Iron Maiden is so beloved and respected by metal fans across the world. While they are all super rich, they have not forgotten what it is like to be a metal fan that has little money and lives on a budget. They are still a band of the everyday person that love metal.
I just pulled out some of my old ticket stubs from shows gone by -
1) George Harrison 11/7/74 $9.50
2) The Who 10/9/76 $11.00
3) Chicago 12/1/77 $8.50
4) Beach Boys 12/15/76 $6.50
5) Steve Miller 2/1/77 $7.50
6) Frank Sinatra 4/27/78 $15.00
So from $60 to $72 roughly adjusted for inflation.
Nice... thanks for the trip down memory lane! Actually... those must've been some great concerts.
In 1970, I saw Boz Skaggs for 50-cents and Santana for $2 in the UCSD gym. And that same year I saw Pink Floyd and Hot Tuna in an outdoor concert at UCSD for, I think $3.
The Who AND The Dead on 10/9/76.
@@D-Fens_1632 Yes! I have never been a Dead fan. Was quite disappointed when I heard they were opening. The Dead played way too long and fans were getting irritated. We were there to see The Who!!
sharon is the reason i stoped listening to ozzys music, Iron Maiden how ever is still a legend
Part of the problem too is that now Tour buses are robbing bands by over charging, gas prices are high, food cost is high, venues are taking part of the bands merch now, so bands are basically charging a lot to see them because it cost so damn much tour. And when you have a big stage production and you have to haul all that shit around, and pay more people to set it up and take it down, then you're paying more for ticket prices. There have been lots of bands cancelling tours because of the high cost of tour buses that they would actually lose money on the tour. I was reading an article the other day that venues are taking 35% of artists merch now. Bands make more money from merch then ticket sales, now they don't even get that, because the band also has to pay for the merch they sell. I would refuse to even sell merch at a concert. I would just give out promotional codes for discounts off the webstore for everyone who bought a ticket. Honestly you're better off just saying fuck the dinosaur bands and their big stage productions and just go out and find, and support, new music that's affordable, because those dudes are just driving around in their own vans, setting up their own equipment, and still only charging $20 to see them in a small club.
Venues taking a cut of merch is a liberty! The venue is supposed to take a cut in the door and all of the bar sales. Other than that, you're robbing an artist.
There's a Tank the Tech video that goes into great detail about shows and merch and what people take.
@@35milesoflead I'm not a falling in reverse fan, but Ronnie recently got up on stage and told the crowd that the reason they weren't selling merch at a venue was because they refuse to give the venue a cut of their merch. Iggor recently refused to sell merch at a venue too.
What tour? They’re doing a residency in Vegas, so there’s no touring involved, but they’re charging the highest ticket prices there
@@jerviejervie2204 if they're residency in Vegas then they are paid directly from the Casino to perform. They don't set ticket prices the Casino does. Casinos usually lose money on the performances but they make more back from the people the artists draw to the casino.
Ur lying
It’s really disconcerting and disappointing that artists like U2, Madonna, Metallica and even Taylor Swift are already incredibly successful multi-millionnaires but charge so much for their tickets.
I understand that these big shows have high production costs and many employees working on them who deserve to get good pay, but i wonder what percentage of the ticket price goes to production, what percentage goes to the employees and what percentage goes to the artist/band members…
U2 ain't The Police. ✌️🤘🏴☠️🇦🇺
Underrated comment right there!
The Police sounded like no other band and no other band sounded like The Police
Brilliant lateral thinking , not is bono prince
The Police my fav band
I hella agree with Bruce 🤘
U2 have been the villains of their own bs rock story for several decades now.
Okay, but what does Corey Taylor think about this??
Or Ronnie Radke!
Hold on I have Robb Flynn on the phone.
Or Scott Ian. There was a period of about a decade where the most dangerous place in the world was standing between Scott Ian and a camera.
How bout Ja Rule?
Dave Lombardo here...
I saw Maiden along with Anthrax, Kiss, Testament, Megadeth, along with others at the Monsters of Rock Festival in Schweinfurt, Germany in 1988. It cost 80 Deutsche Mark. Which was about $45 at the time. Best show ever. One that I will never ever forget.
Seven people died, that kind of sucked. One from a knifing, the rest from alcohol poisoning.
Up the irons!
holy fuck thats wild
Wasn't that the year when people also died from the pressure down in the crowds? It was the best lineup in Monsters of Rock history but it was a total mess of an arrangement as well. Epic festival though. Helloween was there too
@@MichaelHolmgaard
I believe the stampede deaths you're referring to, happened at the Monsters of Rock Festival outside of Hamburg, the weekend before.
Those summertime European outdoor Rock festivals can be insane. I'm not sure if their festivals are the same way nowadays, probably not. However, they were the most memorable experiences for a teenager back then.
I actually climbed one of the few trees that were there at the fairgrounds, so I can get a higher view of everything.
There were quite a few of us up there, I'm surprised a branch didn't break.
Bruce gets taken out of context often, hes actually very wise as far as im concerned
To clarify, he didn't call out U2. He just said he wouldn't pay that much to see them like I'm sure a bunch of other people wouldn't. Ticket prices are out of hand, but he didn't call them out. He used them as an example.
Exactly, Bruce Dickinson is a great man, he isn't slagging anybody off personally. But any excuse for the public to have another go at Bono for something that he has very little control over.
There are people around that think U2 sat on the production line downloading their songs onto iphones before they left the factory.
I saw U2 in a small venue in my home city in 1984, the price of a ticket was £5. I had a spare ticket because one of our friends got sick and couldn't go, so I sold the ticket to an apparently desperate fan for £5.
The guy sat next to me in the venue wasn't the guy I'd sold the ticket to and he paid £100 for it.
Bono addressed this problem from the stage and said the band will not be a part of it and will do everything they can to stop it. I saw them 3 months later in an outdoor venue with 50,000 people and the price for a ticket was the same £5. No ticket touts because tickets were plentiful, and no small venues were ever used again.
The problem is like this with any massive act, the price of tickets being charged for the biggest acts is just ridiculous, but what can the bands do, the venue itself wants to make money, and all the entourage want their cut.
The stage set for the "How to dismantle an atomic bomb" tour cost a million pounds to take down, transport and put back up again at the next venue. But people nowadays want to see this mayhem on stage, gone are the days when a drummer, guitarist, bassist and singer can just walk out and play and everyone will be happy with it
I would never ever pay a 1000$ for ANYBODY ..just ridiculous ..even if RUSH were still a thing I wouldnt pay it ..simply outragious
Okay maybe Rush, but that's it.
@@S8NSAYS YES AND ONLY RUSH, BUT THE PROFESSOR IS GONE,.
I already saw U2 twice in the late 80s/early 90s for less than $50 bucks total so I'm good.
ditto-after Achtung- nothing
@@joshmartin1938 I saw U2 in the 90's and wasn't impressed even though they WERE one of my favorite bands back in the 80's and 90's.
Saw them in January of 1988. I really don't need to see them again although I would like to experience the Sphere at some point. Bono had lost his voice a while ago.
Lucky you! I would love to have seen them prior to "Zooropa".
Lucky!!! @original comment
spot on,ticket prices aren't worth it,festivals maybe,but $200 + a ticket for a show for 1 good band,absolutely not!
Im an airline pilot and on a recent layover in vegas my captain was able to get a ticket a few minutes after the show started at the sphere for less than 200. Just walked right up to the box office.
Just like Broadway shows.
That's great to hear. Thank you for the sharing the info 🤙
Imagine a Taylor swift ticket price
Yes. Let's talk about her ticket prices and jet fuel costs and fees......talk about an issue that we do care about here today being in financial ruin across America!
Up the irons, not the ticket prices!
U2 was the soundtrack for most my life from 80 to 2000 , but when I heard Bono at a New Year's event I think in 2015 talking good about Hillary Clinton, I knew something was off...
I paid about $225 a piece for U2 Sphere tix in General Admission - on the floor. Directly through the venue. The best seats were the cheapest - so just to clear some things up.
You are right about Vegas ,you can see theses same artist in other cities and not pay that much . Their shows aren’t any different in Vegas than anywhere else . It Vegas greedy
I'm surprised the apple vision pro didn't include U2 concert footage that plays in the background constantly and cannot be removed.
I’m just glad I got to see some of my favorite bands in my youth when tickets were affordable.
Any concert held at any of these latest venues like the Sphere is going to be expensive. Freaking ridiculous, got to pay off the $2 billion dollar building is my guess.
I agree with Dickinson, it's overcharging the fans. On a Wikipedia article for the U2 Sphere shows, dynamic pricing increased cost according to demand:
" Initially, the average ticket price was around $390.[64] Rather than prices being static, dynamic pricing allowed them to fluctuate as demand changed.[62] Within a week of tickets going on sale, seats that originally cost $140 were listed for $1,250, while the VIP tickets had increased from $600 to $6,000."
It’s not U2s fault that so called ticket 🎫 agencies drove prices up . They did play 40 concerts all sold out .
Ticket prices should be indexed to Bono's vocal range.
But the real tragedy is people are buying the tickets. Lol. I don’t know why but they are. Lol.
@@mikepalmer2219 Maybe 🤔 because they like the music
Is U2 worth it now? $1000 for a ticket??? Hell No! But in 1987 and before a resounding Yes!
MY LETTER TO U2-1987
I saw you guys on the Joshua Tree tour in 1987 at MTSU-Middle Tennessee State University Saturday November 28th 1987. The Bodeans opened up for you. I remember at the time Larry had a crush on Wynonna Judd and she came out and sang a duo with Bono!
I didn't have tickets to the show. A friend of mine drove us 3 hours from East Tennessee to see the show. We bought tickets at the box office for $18.50. We ended up 8th row center stage!
I remember back then the band held back tickets for fans who were willing to make the drive and couldn't get tickets via phone or record store locations.
Thanks again to Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr for making a special album and tour! I was 18 and had just graduated High School that year!
All the Best!
Gary Lagstrom
I wouldn't pay 10 bucks to see u blew no band I would pay 1000 dollars to go see period!! Especially today's world
I think Vegas has a few reasons those tickets are re so expensive.
1) The sphere cost itself is the highest of any venue. They can probably put on whatever show that needs a big $ sum to make up for expenses and turn a profit.
2) Being in Vegas, people are already spending crazy money at casinos and are in that mentality like money is to be spent.
3) When you have a one of a kind attraction, especially in these circumstances of the vegas life, they simply can charge it as where else are you going to receive that same experience.
Until more of them are built I don’t see these prices dropping if they continue to be successful and fill seats. And even still, being a new age venue with companies getting more and more greedy on top of inflation, going to be an expensive night for the foreseeable future.
good explanation
@@RockFeedBOYCOTT, BOYCOTT, BOYCOTT! Enough said.
I think your point number two is very good and probally mostly overlooked when most people hear the cost of the tickets.
Plus that venue has lost millions of dollars since it opened. Just look it up. Does not surprise me those tickets are so expensive. But yes …as much as I like U2 that’s insane. Any show that doesn’t have general admission in front are beyond insane prices to be up front. Usually several thousand.
I thought U2 retired back in 2017! I guess not.
Isn’t that when they forced all apple users to have their album?
@@Mr_Ashley2014 I think that was
@@Mr_Ashley *U2 forced all Apple users to have their new album?? Oh... you must be talking about the time when Apple Music paid U2 $100,000,000.00 (100 MILLION $$$) up-front if U2 allowed Apple to give their new album (U2 Songs of Innocence) away to all their paid subscribers for FREE? Oh Yeah... I remember that... I remember U2 FORCING (at gun-point) the executives over at Apple to do such a heinous thing! I'm surprised U2 never did any prison time for that stunt! AMAZING!!*
GREED, THEY HAVE HUGE LIFESYLES, NEED TO CONTINUE TO PAY THEIR BILLS.
The VAST majority of tix to U2 were far below $1000. I paid $175 for mine, as did the the thousands of other people in that section. Clearly, if he actually attempted to buy tickets for himself, he'd see that, rather than parrotting what he "heard" somewhere.
I can't afford the $120 to see Dillinger Escape Plan Reunite in Brooklyn and I used to gig with them in the early days!
bruce clearly hasnt seen some of the prices that are charged for maiden concerts. if he wants to make a point, perhaps he should drop those and allow those of us who cant afford to see maiden and want to, to be able to afford to.
Exactly. But I think Ticketmaster is part of the problem. As a young kid, I paid $12 to see Maiden during the World Piece Tour (I still have my ticket) but I just paid close to $400 per ticket to see them this October. I almost didn't buy tickets however nobody is getting younger and I can afford it - but it must be very frustrating for young kids or students with limited money. The industry is broken.
Bono doesn't pay taxes in Ireland but he sure does like hanging out with the Davos crowd.
I was at Ozzfest in California in ‘06 and Bruce didn’t say anything about Ozzy. Iron Maiden did their show and rocked the hell out of it, even with the interruption. Maybe he said something on stage about Ozzy at another show, but not at the one I was at. I saw people throwing things on stage, but after a minute Maiden started another song and ended up playing for 2 or 3 hours.
I get it though, I understand the music industry has changed into something of a nightmare for musicians who have crew costs production costs, it's all different now, especially for those with less of a following like these newer bands trying to make a name and place in music.
Exactly!
Same reason why so many industry recordings are pitch corrected controlled today. Artists can't afford to pay $1500 per day per amplifier, for instance. They have limited budgets, time & patience just like the rest of us.
2:13 interesting fact: I saw an interview some years back with Ozzy and he spoke about the feud. He said he didn’t have a problem with Bruce and thought he was a nice bloke. Sharon was the one that took it to a pathetic level. Bruce made a comment on Sharon’s decision to have the front rows for VIP guests, he said he was of the opinion that the true fans of the bands should have the front row tickets. I actually agree, VIP persons only go to these events so they can brag about having been a VIP at e legend’s concert (Ozzy).
Sharon is a viper and that’s her strength, in business there aren’t room for nice people, but her behavior during that Ozzfest was ridiculous.
Bruce should have left, If you don't agree with the organizers you leave... you don't take the money while talking shit about them.... that makes you an asshole even if you are right....
@@14489had he left he would've short changed all the fans who paid to see him and the band perform. Now that would've made him an asshole
@@14489 he is only one voice in the band, and he didn’t abandon them as you suggest he should have. Sharon put a spin on the whole thing to make it sound like he insulted Ozzy, when it was Sharon he pointed the finger at. Big difference.
@@14489 Sharon was mad because the shows would empty out after Maiden played. She was mad more people came to see Maiden, not Ozzy.
I'm from Vegas and believe me, we don't understand it either. Everything has gotten outrageously expensive. $1,000 for a U2 ticket at the Sphere is cheap compared to the Formula 1 race in Nov. That was $2000 a ticket. The Super Bowl tickets were $99,000 for 50 yard line seats. 40 yard line seats were $66,000 and you could get nose bleed section seats for a measly $6,500. Even the buffets aren't cheap anymore. They want $75 per person at the Wynn and pretty much the same at the Bellagio. Mandalay Bay I think is a little cheaper at $33. I remember when the buffet prices were around $15 or $16 per person. Who can afford entertainment or eating out any more? It's become ridiculous.
Rolling Stones prices are insane!
What the F does Sharon's ego have to do with Bruce speaking out on ticket prices?
he had to stretch the vid to the 10min mark for the ad revenue.
I had no idea there were any U2 fans.
I don’t go to any shows anymore because all ticket sales are out of control especially with all the fees tacked on at final checkout. The fees are sometimes as much as the tickets themselves.
I saw Maiden & Ozzy in the early / mid 80's several times for less than 12 bucks and I'd be willing to spend about the same to see U2 now.
U2 blows horses for pocket change!
Their music blows too
Maiden made more money for Sharon than what they were paid😅😅😅. Its why she kept them on the bill.
At almost 44 years of age I have learned thar most of the performers I loved when I was growing up are not the people they want everyone to believe they are.
None of them are any better than the people who they complain about and they really don't care how the fans get treated by the people who work for them!
I used to spend lots of money on tickets to their shows but now I don't know if I would ever want to go to any of their shows anymore and that's regardless of ticket prices!
When I purchased our tickets, I opted for 2 tickets at around $450 each. This was a once it a lifetime opportunity for me, and the seating configuration in the sphere pretty much gives everyone off the main floor unobstructed views of the band and Sphere screen. For shorter people like me, this is totally worth it. Combined with a state of the art sound system and never before seen graphics on a screen that size, every dollar was worth it to me. Would I have paid 1k/ticket? Not unless I could easily afford it. But this price point worked for me and many, many, many others. U2's performance and Bono's vocals were on point.
I honestly could not agree more. I just hope they come back so I can let my kids experience the Sphere. It made a huge impact on me.
@@eddiee2750 I would definitely be back for more should they return to the venue.
U2 aren’t too fond of paying tax either!
Good
Do you take every legal advantage of tax breaks that you can?
*How about you pal... are you fond of paying taxes... come tax time?*
Up the Irons!
I think Ozzy goes along with whatever Sharon is outraged over at the moment, and Sharon is a... well, youtube wouldn't like what comes next...
Agree Bruce Dickinson that’s $1000 is crazy for a concert ticket to see anyone much less U2
1200 usd? Woow it escalated quickly. I remember popmart tickets in 1997 were around 10usd. It was cheap even in1997
Kinda funny her calling Bruce jealous. The dude is accomplished in so many fields, but he's jealous of Ozzy? Bahahahahahahahaha
Sabbath alone stomps iron maiden.
@@listenup7284 ok
popularity wise only lol@@listenup7284
these ticket prices are killing live music... F ticketmaster too
That's actually part of my password for TM/Live Nation(hey! Hard to FORGET a pw with THAT in it!🤣)....but hey Maiden is NOT playing Dallas or Houston this time so Fort Worth is closer to me. But yes...eff Ticketmaster et al.....
what some people Don't know is that The Venue & The record companies have alot to do with Ticket prices.
I wanted to see Metallica last Year, and the cheapest seats were 600 Dollars, way in the back.
Front Rows / Floor were 900 - 1,200 Dollars
The Sphere will always be much more expensive than T-Mobile arena in Vegas or any major city arena. The Sphere cost 2.2 billion to build and your going to pay much higher ticket prices for that experience
uncontroversial fact : U2 > Iron Maiden
Maiden has the best music and shows.
Too funny. U2 was the last big stadium show I saw (2009). $110 for 200 level baseball seats. The sound was a big echo, the band was an inch tall, my friend sang all the songs, cell phones in your face. I ended up watching most of it on the Jumbotron. so what was the point? After that only small venues. Never looked back.
Your fault for not putting more money and effort into U2 360. We spent half a day waiting but got front row, totally worth it.
I sang live with Bono. He was 5 feet away. You can too. Go to Dublin any Xmas Eve. Head to Grafton Street. Gomup to Dunnes Stores at 7pm. Busking with the top Irish stars for charity starts around 8pm. Bono always turns up, With just one huge police officer for security. He sang a new song, and a couple of his hits. We all sang along. A Tip bucket goes around, and everyone put in something for the homeless charity. Bono turns up every year, rain or not.
HOW in the F did "The Edge" appear on "It might get loud" with Jimmy Page and Jack White? What a zero guitar player. NO riffs, no substance... He's the tambourine player of guitarists.
Do you not understand WHY he was picked? Or are you just not a fan of his style.
Jack White had no
Business being there
Either…
It’s Jimmy Page
Fer Chrissakes!!
I know the premise of that documentary was to get a guitarist from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s in a room together and have them talk shop. The Edge was supposed to be the one to represent the 80’s, but they should’ve gotten Johnny Marr instead. He could’ve held his own next to Page. It would’ve been interesting to see those two bounce off of each other
I was wondering the same thing to be honest. Wondered about Jack white to but at least he was weirdly interesting, became a fan after that , Edge ? Way overrated
@@howrightiam
I'm always amazed at how many people missed the overarching point of what the documentary was trying to convey about the wide scope of Rock guitar. Personally, I think their 3 choices were brilliant
I was at the Ozzfest show where Maiden got jacked. Sharon cut the power 4 times during their set, and those who pelted the band weren't just "audience" she convinced some others on the line up to participate. It's unprofessional and typical Sharon. The fans got screwed, no one else. It's petty nonsense, and it's only the fans that get jacked when you behave like that. Up the Irons!
I saw Ozzfest in Pittsburgh the year Sabbath and Maiden were on the bill. Bruce didn’t say anything about Ozzy that night.
👍👍👍
anyone with ears can hear Bruce is another level vocally to Osbourne
I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone call ozzy a good vocalist….however as a lyricist he runs laps on a lot of people
Especially new ozzy vs new Iron Maiden
If you paid me 1200 to go to a U2 gig I'd wear headphones n listen to decent music while there.
I grew up with iron maiden...east ham,regular in Ruskin arms and burnell...first pub at 14 I sneaked a pint...regular at west ham and used see steve a lot who is mates with my brother's wifes family...lived in steele road leytonstone off high road near wanstead flats..used go holiday music...but more knew Clive the drummer from manor park and still up to today dennis stratton who played in storey with my mate steve from high st south east ham..played every Friday in greengate st plaistow...now weekends at crown hornchurch.. eventually later years met janick and Bruce...spoke to dave and adrian few times in an old mates studio in Hackney under the grapes pub...also grew up across road from steve marriott...went same school as lonnie donnegan st bons..and he lived in same street as my aunt and cousins..tennyson ave...yea..east London in 70.80,early 90s was a music and arts haven...boxers,footballers,actors and musicians galore..but as a massive hell bent maiden fan..me and my brothers..it was weird growing up with them ,drinking in Ruskin,cart and horses,tidal basin and bridgehouse also knew family murphys boxing acting st bons forest gate...surreal to see rest of world put on god like pedestal and fridays we drinking in pubs as normal fellas....only see dennis now n then today..but my little brother still in with Dave Steve and Jan nick
U2 is taxing their pretentious audience of dorks.
I know right, and Maiden geeks are so angry about it
Sad thing is, people will pay. Who the fuck wants to see u2 in 2024 anyway?
Could say the same thing about some wanting to see Iron Maiden in 2024
*I saw U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas on October 18th, 2023. The concert exceeded all of my expectations! SUPERB... in every way!*
I saw Iron Maiden in 1980 for £1.50. I saw U2 at the same theatre in 1983 for £3.50. The music industry of 4 decades ago was an entirely different animal to what we have today.
I'm 47 yrs old, and at this point I've heard every excuse in the book from every part of the industry about ticket prices. Getting decent seats at a concert has become a privilege that only the wealthy can afford. The moment tickets go on sale for a big show, most of the good seats are already gone to "special" club members, and other privileged people who know someone who knows someone. And the seats left over are so overpriced, you gotta take out a 2nd mortgage to afford them. Beer and food will cost 10 X what their worth, and parking is just as bad. Everyone points a finger at someone else to blame and I'm over it... I've been lucky enough to have grown up during a time when going to a big concert was still affordable, and have plenty of stubs to show anyone who's curious. But nowadays it's like they said in the video... It's a concert by rich people for rich people...
Ozzy was a douche for letting Sharon do that to Maiden
U2 is boring trash.
I'm in Vegas, the $1000+ tix for U2 were resale prices (aka scalpers). The high ticket prices are driven by the high rollers (gamblers) coming into town. I'm not a big U2 fan, but I was able to get a free ticket through work. U2 gave 300 tickets to 4 hotels they stayed at. The band gets buried with the giant screen backdrop so it becomes more like a soundtrack to the digital effects.
I am going to see Bruce Dickinson in a few weeks and had to pay almost $200 so he's not cheap either but excited to see him in a small venue.
I went to several Texas Jam concerts in the 80’s and payed like $40.00 for an all day music festival, with 6 headliner bands, for example Uriah Heap opening, then the Scorpions, then Triumph, then Ted Nugent, then Sammy Hagar, and Deap Purple as the finale….U2 seems pretty full of themselves
My first concert was in the early 80s and it was Uriah Heep and April Wine at the Tucson community center, haven’t heard anyone bring up the band uriah Heep in quite some time
*U2 has been misrepresented!*
I lost respect for U2 along time ago. Too political.
@@petersc6952 yes , and it’s a turn off big time.
U2 is sooo overrated.
Ok sure, you say so
Iron Maiden is my favorite band.But the last Iron Maiden show i wanted to go tickets were $800 plus.
even a Pink Floyd show at the sphere for $1200 would be too much. I wanted to see an 80's heavy metal band and my jaw dropped when I saw ticket prices. now I rather support local bands
Who cares u2 sucks
FU2.
FJB
Irrelevant @@KenosisMetanoia
wow! 1000 dollars for a ticket . i still cant get over that a thing of ketchup cost 10 bucks.
I stopped being a concert goer because of the ticket price. That being said, a friend of mine went to see a band recently where the "ticket handling fee" almost doubled the surface ticket price. He said he probably could have gotten a better price from a scalper at the show. That is beyond sad.
Ozzy couldn't live with Dickinson maiden are streets ahead o Sabbath.. he spoke the truth about there ridiculous show