You do know that was Lars's idea to offer them the MP3 file. Just to rub salt in the salt in the wound and this is his way of making back that napster money. 😂😂😂
I saw Hatebreed, BLS, and Anthrax in Toronto a few months ago. My girlfriend is a huge Hatebreed fan. She paid for passes to meet the band before the show. I believe it was $100 for the 2 of us. We met the entire band, got autographed posters and autographed bags. Sure Hatebreed isn't anywhere near as big as Metallica. But a huge fan of any band will find a way to meet their favourite band. For the record, Hatebreed were super nice and they appreciate their fans. 🤘🏻
I just saw Hatebreed in their home state of Connecticut. They were with Gatecreeper and Bodysnatcher it was like $40. I left a big Gatecreeper fan. I love when you don't know a band and see them for the first time live and they SLAP!! Also I met Hatebreed in the line. Free. Metallica sucks! 👎👎👎
@@prcxiale1124 I get they are the largest metal band in the world but that's pretty fucking stupid to charge that must for so damn little, not to mention I doubt anyone has any money considering we basically got out of a recession.
As a younger person who has only ever been to one concert as of now,,, these prices make me sad knowing that I won't get to go to near as many concerts as the generations before me when prices were SO much better
this are enhanced experience packages, regular tickets are much cheaper. i have seen them live 14 times already, normally pay around $150 for a good ticket
these are different packages bro. if you wanna be in touch with them, chat, take a photo or take a poster, you need to pay more money as mentioned in the video, but this concept is different than concert tickets. Prices are normally like between 200 - 400 $ so don't worry about not going to the concert :)
@@CarimboHanky yes I'm aware about the packages!! just stating that tickets have overall gone up for concerts in general and with different websites monopolizing off of the exclusivity of their sales, they often add extra fees on top of it. and as far as Metallica goes, the prices tend to begin around 500 right now
@@phoenix_13for metallica, $500 tickets depending on the type of event. special events have more expensive tickets. last month they played a special tribute show in fort lauderdale, there i paid $365 for a single ticket in the upper bowl of the venue. for the upcoming tour i paid $370 for 2 tickets, 3 rows from GA so im really close to the stage. 2021 i paid $400 for 2 tickets for the 40th anniversary show 2019 i paid $175 for GA tickets 2018 paid $175 for GA tickets 2016 i paid $165 for lower bowl tickets the only way you gonna end up paying upward of $500 per ticket is if you are attending a special show or you are buying at ticketmaster premium prices or buying from scalpers.
I can already see the memes. Pay $3000 to see your all time favorite musician. Expectation is a picture of James on stage, then the reality will say "Some short, angry Danish guy" and it's a picture of Lars with a cheesy grin on his face.
In 2001 during Korn's Untouchable tour they gave this away for free to winners of a radio show call in. You could be on stage with the band - behind a cage - and get all the after show party stuff just by phoning in to a radio show and announcing you were a fan. Different times.
I saw August Burns Red before Covid during their 10 Years of Constellations tour. $80 for their VIP: we got a quick meet and greet (Got to chat with Matt for a few minutes) got stuff signed, got a group photo from their photographer, and a pretty good sized photobook from their past tours. I thought that was pretty good in terms of price. We also got let into the venue early. I know ABR isn’t anywhere near as big as Metallica, but wtf are those prices. And what’s with meeting 2 of the members? So weird
If I remember correctly, the most expensive ticket to Metallica's concert in 2019 in Moscow cost 120.000 rubles (around 1904 US dollars in July 2019). This amount of money equals approximately 10,6 minimum wage in Russia, 11,5 minimum wage in Ukraine and 11,7 minimum wage in Belarus that year.
I’m from the Maritimes and the Montreal show had some snake pit tickets listed at $18,000. But I picked up 2 - 2 day pass tickets for $600. Metallica are true evil geniuses and I say as a Compliment.
I bought three Seek & Destroy tickets for ~$2,400.00 after Ticketmaster fees. I'm taking my girlfriend and best friend! I would consider myself a die hard Metallica fan. I've seen them live twice already via general admission, but I couldn't imagine going to two concerts (with just a day off in between) and standing for 10+ hours. I'd rather get seats for both days, but reeeeeeeally nice ones. At least I don't have to travel outside of my state to go see them, so that's definitely a plus. Pretty happy with my purchase considering this is a 2-day event, but goddamn was it expensive.
It's not only different supports on the different days. Metallica will play 2 sets with no repeats in each city. So essentially 32 different songs (based on them doing 16 each show last tour) divided on two shows.
That's kind of a double-edged sword though. For people who go wanting to hear "hits" (which in any stadium show will be a sizable portion of the crowd) are likely going to come away disappointed.
Jesus. I remember back when I was younger if I wanted to meet the band I’d just say hi at the merch table At a larger show it would be like $40-$50 for a meet and greet plus signed merch.
Managed to get pit tickets for both days for only $170 in Sweden, so that's more than reasonable. As for seeing a band twice, I did that with Dark Tranquillity earlier this year (with different sets) and it was definitely worth it. First show had more calm songs whereas the second had more fast, moshpit friendly songs.
same! i have seen them in back to back shows 4 times and its simply amazing, the experience is always cool, non-fans will probably think its ridiculous to see the same band back to back but with metallica you never get the same show twice.
I saw Napalm Death live a month ago. 60 dollars for 2 tickets. One of the greatest shows I ever been too. I like a Lowkey small venue vibe though. That's what made it great.
My dad took me to go see Dragonforce early this year, and it costed like $25 or 28 dollars, including VIP because I have broken legs and cannot go in the mosh pit. At least I have seen a concert and got know what it was like. The only thing I have to save up for is my career after school.
I got pit tickets for $700 and that includes a Friday show and a Sunday show. I bought them the day they released. Totally worth it. 🤘They sold out on the first day. There is a high demand to see the greatest metal band ever. 🤘
Been a huge fan for 30 years. Have the money for it (well, would need to budget for a while). Would never fucking spend it. Been partying with Metallica fans with unlimited booze for decades. Why tf would I pay for it? Auto posters? Ebay. MP3 downloads? lmao. Meeting (part of) the band (but maybe not)? Absolutely stupid.
4 years ago Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton came out after the show ( and before!!) and talked to the fans just like that, pics and autographs were given, all for free no VIP nonsense!!! and that after 50 million albums sold. these insane moneygrabbers can learn somthing from that! no band can axeist without fans, and Priest realizes that.......
As a fan for 40 years I still love Metallica dearly but now I understand fully as I've also been an iron maiden fan why maiden fans are so perfectly loyal and true blue to their band especially the Latin American fans to Steve Harris's credit neither he or any of the other men in iron maiden have ever charged fans such as an exorbient amount of money to meet them either you meet a band or you don't just thought I'd say that by the way Mr Nik I'm a new subscriber from Santa Ana California my name is Karen stay safe and careful
Saw maiden in belfast for my first ever concert back last summer, it was €50 to get in and that was all you needed to pay. Sad to know i wont be able to see my all time favourite band because the tickets literally cost more than everything i and my family own
I love how you and Tank focus on kinda different aspects of this whole thing, so both vids together really make for great coverage of this :D I agree that the MP3 and 3 complimentary beverages things make it sound unnecessarily cheap on their part. Just let people drink however much they want at the pre-party. Sure, there will be that one bloke who drinks ten beer, but most will probably just leave it at 1 or 2 anyway
I got to see Volbeat and Ghost front row in the pit for only around $130, sure they aren’t huge but getting to see two of my favorite bands up close and personal for that price is awesome. $130 wouldn’t get me anything for the Metallica show. I saw Metallica last year in the nosebleeds for about 250, but I don’t think I’ll be seeing them on this tour.
I've done 1 meet and greet in my life with WCAR, it was like $100, got to meet the band, hang out for like 15-20 minutes, got 2 shirts and a signed poster. If your whole friend group likes Metallica that $7k package would be decent, but i doubt anyone in the band is going to be that cool to meet.
I did a VIP thing with bad omens a month ago and think it was 150 a person for ticket plus VIP upgrade. Came with a VIP lanyard, autographed poster, group photo, live Q&A, and jump early in the merch line for whatever shirts we wanted. Also got to stand at the front for 95% of the show. It was awesome.
I saw King Crimson open for Tool two days in a row in Seattle back in ~2001 (Lateralus tour) and it was 10000000000000000000000% worth it. Different setlist between the two nights, I highly recommend you try it once if the opportunity comes your way.
When you spend 30 bucks to see Brand of Sacrifice in a tiny bar in middle-of-no-where VA and chat with Kyle at the mech table with no one else in the line, it really recontextualizes the idea of spending several grand on a show
I long for the days when you could line up outside the venue and meet the band as they unloaded, I met Rick Nielsen at the Riviera just walking in the lobby before a show and chatted with him. The Police at the park west their van parked out front or was it a station wagon all well no such thing as meet and greets for pay.
compared on their hardwired or later called Dream No More Experience M&G Tickets the new ones are joke. back 2017-2019 it cost around 2200 €/$ and you got all 4 members m&g talk so many minutes and got many signatures plus the signed setlist at for the show (only james signed one item + the setlist) plus the extra thing. and it was limited to 12 people for each show so more time to talk with the band. james will not do the m&g anymore for 99.99%
Here at the SoFi stadium tickets start at $200 with fees included for the 2day ticket. The seats are far away but for a Metallica concert that’s not a bad price at all
The people inside that pre-show party will spend the entire time trying to prove they're real fans by spouting the most boring and basic facts about the band. Omg dude, did you realize Metallica started in LA?!! Their first two albums were initially released on Megaforce records!!! Do you know how they got the band name??!!... It's like having a conversation with a Metallica biography book.
Bought the Unforgiven Experience back in 2018. Goodiebag, own entrance with no line. Guaranteed front row and early entry. Wasnt this expensive back then.
i suspect that they’ll probably drop the prices down at some point. i’m 30% sure since they did that on their 40th shows. there were some extra activities all around the Bay Area (SF) and the cost was $1800. they even remove the price and made it free or certain stuff (some other activities had to be paid but they were like $40-80 if you wanted to pay that) i honestly bought the NEM package since i really don’t care about who i meet even if James is my hero, but at least i can talk to Kirk, Rob or Lars. since there’s a ton of backlash around the prices, they “might” lower the price for the people who already bought the EE (Enhanced Experience) tickets, but i might be wrong as well. overall, i’m pretty excited to see them. at least they’re not charging over 25k for a seat in the nosebleeds (like Taylor Swift tickets)
I absolutely love music, but there is no band I can think of that I would be willing to spend $7,000 for a concert package…. Even $3,000 or so for some of the lower packages. That is absolutely wild, but if you have that sort of disposable income and love this band, then go for it.
First time I went to download back in 2019, I was standing behind this group of people and about every 15 minutes this guy from the group walked off to get more beers. I went he walked off to get them it felt like he only got back to his friends 2 minutes from the last lot of beers. It was a band on the main stage so they were playing for like 45 minutes I guess like possibly Skindred or Trivium but I do not think it was them because I was closer to the stage for them
It's their art and their show. But I don't think any show is worth that kind of money, especially when you're past your prime as an artist. 2 days ago I went to see Zeal & Ardor (+ two supporting acts) - it was a magnificent show by a band that put out one of the best metal albums of 2022 and I paid the equivalent of $25 for the ticket. Just to put things in perspective.
I know a girl who payed $15000 to sit front row at an Enrique Iglesias concert at MSG. she was happy paying it but everyone was in shock, including myself.
When I have the chance to see a band like Rammstein two or three nights in a row I’ll always take it. That will still run me way under 7K. The cost of that package is insane.
Even if you break the $7k package down to the total of 15 people, thats still $485 a person for 1 show, i still wouldnt do that and personally still dont think its a good value. But to each their own
Where do I need to go to buy moth into the flame tickets because I have look on the website I clicked on it and I can’t find it anywhere on tickets master
Wow rich ppl only concerts now I’m never gonna go to another concert the last show I payed 300 for ozzy and that was for my mom and me to sit in disbled access seats atleast she had a great show but probably the last time I’ll see the Budweiser stage 😢😢😢😢
Interesting to see who would buy these i wonder, rather than going on holiday to Dubai or the Seychelles for the same price? Even if you were a mega fan.!
i think the pricing could be just so that they dont have like 200 people going to meet the band and have all the special stuff. it sets the bar pretty high bu then again they could have a number limit on how many people can buy it. i dunno.
About the beverages: At least in Scandinavia, you are pretty much expected to state how much alcohol someone is entitled to when they take part in events like these xD Seeing as some of the tour will take place in Europe, perhaps that explains it? lmao
Bro the While She Sleeps concert at Alexandra Palace is only 40 pounds and will be their maddest concert ever, why the fuck would I wanna spend 400 pounds for a Metallica concert
high ticket prices? taylor swift: hold my brewery This actually is great for local bands at local bars and venues where you pay a tiny cover and the drinks are the price they always are. at some point the price isnt worth it, BUT as long as someone is willing to pay, i cannot fault those who go after it.
I understand why concert VIPs exist and why bands do them but in my honest opinion, I don't think you should EVER have to pay to meet someone. Again, I get it if you're very popular especially when you potentially can't go anywhere without getting swarmed by fans. But to me personally, it ain't worth it to pay to meet someone for a 30 secs or less. I've met many band members at a show after their set and it's ten times more worth it than even paying for a $100 VIP thing. i.e: I met Matt Griener of ABR after they played their set since he chats with fans after every show they play and those times I've interacted with him much more memorable and valuable. Not really surprised at all about these prices cause it's Metallica. But to a diehard, it may seem very worth it. Honestly, I'd rather pay for one of these packages than a regular Blink-182 ticket (which are selling for $1000 btw cause Ticketmaster).
Spot on sir.. My name is Karen from Santa Ana CA and I've been a die hard fan of forty years and even saw them when they first started headlining clubs here in CA when Raven opened for them at the Reseda country club in the San Fernando valley in 1982. But 7000 for even two shows is just too much. Es in theses inflationary times when 7000 can be a down payment for a mid range house or half that for a used car within reason. And for those people who charge that the band had nothing to this pricing who authorized the meet and greet your friendly neighborhood milkman or ice cream truck driver LoL. I hardly doubt some people from ticketmaster wrestled all the band members to the ground and told them look you're going to do a meet and greet whether you like it or not. Even though I'm not a fan of hers Taylor Swift at least did the right thing by fighting ticketmaster against what they were charging. I hope anyone reading this comment understands my point. Even if they don't ah shucks there goes your next three months living expenses
... Imma just.. Watch that clip of curt cobain.. ages ago.. Him finding it crazy that tickets cost more than like 30-50 dollers.. Ik, ik, inflation.. But jesus..
Nik you're looking at the VIP special packages. I only spent 89 dollars for a single ticket for the LA show. 89 dollars to see metallica, pantera, five finger death punch, mammoth, etc for two days is a good deal.
Yep. People aren't paying attention to regular priced tickets which are $79-$250. vs packages. These packages are designed for you and your Metallica friends to all chip in.
@Tallyca Hamuhlhetru agreed. The most I payed was 750 for a meet and greet for slipknot at knotfest LA 2021. But even then that was expensive. These metallica vip tickets prices are so damn high. I rather use that money on a down payment on a car or keep in my savings for a house. Just get regular tickets or maybe just regular general admission if the price is right
@@TYLERtheMAGGOT1 They're definitely not the $20 general admission tickets of old. Those days are long gone. I'd never pay for any package or towards any meet-n-greet, but more power to those that have that kind of money to throw around. Lol
@Tallyca Hamuhlhetru yeah I agree. The cheapest I paid was 28 and that was for a dying fetus/Chelsea grin show in San Diego and another Chelsea grin show in Pomona. But most regular tickets I pay for would go around 48-90. It's insane
So I'd much rather pay for an exclusive viewing platform with the homies, than for a handshake and selfie with a guy that probably laughs about me for being dumb enough to spend this much money. And for some reason the significantly better option is a quarter of the price per person
I just paid 170€ for a festival this sunmer where i'll see slipknot, pantera, behemoth, messhuggah, hatebreed and many more. Who in their right mind would pay that much for a show wtf.
*How many body parts are you going to have to sell to see them?* 🤣
Yes.
That would mean that someone wants me
Edit: this is a joke
my whole body and soul probably.
And then family & friends.
You do know that was Lars's idea to offer them the MP3 file. Just to rub salt in the salt in the wound and this is his way of making back that napster money. 😂😂😂
kidneys probably 😅 rather i buy guitar and gadgets .....and if left give it to the needy
I saw Hatebreed, BLS, and Anthrax in Toronto a few months ago. My girlfriend is a huge Hatebreed fan. She paid for passes to meet the band before the show. I believe it was $100 for the 2 of us. We met the entire band, got autographed posters and autographed bags.
Sure Hatebreed isn't anywhere near as big as Metallica. But a huge fan of any band will find a way to meet their favourite band.
For the record, Hatebreed were super nice and they appreciate their fans. 🤘🏻
Gotta change their name to Jewtallica my God
I just saw Hatebreed in their home state of Connecticut. They were with Gatecreeper and Bodysnatcher it was like $40. I left a big Gatecreeper fan. I love when you don't know a band and see them for the first time live and they SLAP!! Also I met Hatebreed in the line. Free. Metallica sucks! 👎👎👎
@@OpticHamster69 thats funny, but nah
@@prcxiale1124 I get they are the largest metal band in the world but that's pretty fucking stupid to charge that must for so damn little, not to mention I doubt anyone has any money considering we basically got out of a recession.
@@OpticHamster69 no i mean thats anti-semetic, just dont, its funny, but just dont next time man, maybe NoNickleBack or somethinf
I will never pay money just to MEET another human.
Same here.
🤙
Yeah y'know I would've loved to have seen Sad But True or Welcome Home Sanitarium live but I got a life to live lmaooo
well don't mean to brag 😏 but i saw them live both in 1 set.
@@mano5319 :/
I love how the new album is called "72 Seasons" and the price for the LAE Platform Experience is "$7,272" lol
7,000 for 3 drinks? damn!!! at least it comes with a free metallica concert
It comes with 2 concerts. The VIP packages cover both shows in the same city.
That's uh.. that's a lot of money.
Very many dollars
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As a younger person who has only ever been to one concert as of now,,, these prices make me sad knowing that I won't get to go to near as many concerts as the generations before me when prices were SO much better
this are enhanced experience packages, regular tickets are much cheaper.
i have seen them live 14 times already, normally pay around $150 for a good ticket
these are different packages bro. if you wanna be in touch with them, chat, take a photo or take a poster, you need to pay more money as mentioned in the video, but this concept is different than concert tickets. Prices are normally like between 200 - 400 $ so don't worry about not going to the concert :)
@@CarimboHanky yes I'm aware about the packages!! just stating that tickets have overall gone up for concerts in general and with different websites monopolizing off of the exclusivity of their sales, they often add extra fees on top of it.
and as far as Metallica goes, the prices tend to begin around 500 right now
@@sergen1234 ^
@@phoenix_13for metallica, $500 tickets depending on the type of event.
special events have more expensive tickets. last month they played a special tribute show in fort lauderdale, there i paid $365 for a single ticket in the upper bowl of the venue.
for the upcoming tour i paid $370 for 2 tickets, 3 rows from GA so im really close to the stage.
2021 i paid $400 for 2 tickets for the 40th anniversary show
2019 i paid $175 for GA tickets
2018 paid $175 for GA tickets
2016 i paid $165 for lower bowl tickets
the only way you gonna end up paying upward of $500 per ticket is if you are attending a special show or you are buying at ticketmaster premium prices or buying from scalpers.
I can already see the memes. Pay $3000 to see your all time favorite musician. Expectation is a picture of James on stage, then the reality will say "Some short, angry Danish guy" and it's a picture of Lars with a cheesy grin on his face.
In 2001 during Korn's Untouchable tour they gave this away for free to winners of a radio show call in. You could be on stage with the band - behind a cage - and get all the after show party stuff just by phoning in to a radio show and announcing you were a fan. Different times.
I saw August Burns Red before Covid during their 10 Years of Constellations tour. $80 for their VIP: we got a quick meet and greet (Got to chat with Matt for a few minutes) got stuff signed, got a group photo from their photographer, and a pretty good sized photobook from their past tours. I thought that was pretty good in terms of price. We also got let into the venue early. I know ABR isn’t anywhere near as big as Metallica, but wtf are those prices. And what’s with meeting 2 of the members? So weird
Their Christmas shows are like 60 bucks right now and its one of the best lineups of the year. Absolute scam thats happening nowadays
I'd be so under pressure if people paid 7,000 to see me
I remember 2019 nearly meeting Slipknot backstage for $500. This is insane.
There was the option to meet the members of Slaughter to Prevail for $100
I know it's long time ago but in 2011 I got to meet them all for like 300$, wtf is 7k am I buying a metallica car?
@@jason.taylor truly a joke
@@jason.taylor a metallica car would be nice
If I remember correctly, the most expensive ticket to Metallica's concert in 2019 in Moscow cost 120.000 rubles (around 1904 US dollars in July 2019). This amount of money equals approximately 10,6 minimum wage in Russia, 11,5 minimum wage in Ukraine and 11,7 minimum wage in Belarus that year.
Bruh
Æterna makes me think that this is a new Tool song for some reason. Lol
Now you know 2 songs with Æ in it.
I like shows where you meet the band cause they're just chilling at the bar after their set.
I’m from the Maritimes and the Montreal show had some snake pit tickets listed at $18,000. But I picked up 2 - 2 day pass tickets for $600. Metallica are true evil geniuses and I say as a
Compliment.
I tried multiple times but others beat me every time, and now the cheapest one is 836$ each 😭
serious question, is it metallica actually charging this or is it the stadium?
@@elliotwatson3964 ticketmasters and other ticket sales websites.
I bought three Seek & Destroy tickets for ~$2,400.00 after Ticketmaster fees. I'm taking my girlfriend and best friend! I would consider myself a die hard Metallica fan. I've seen them live twice already via general admission, but I couldn't imagine going to two concerts (with just a day off in between) and standing for 10+ hours. I'd rather get seats for both days, but reeeeeeeally nice ones. At least I don't have to travel outside of my state to go see them, so that's definitely a plus. Pretty happy with my purchase considering this is a 2-day event, but goddamn was it expensive.
It's not only different supports on the different days. Metallica will play 2 sets with no repeats in each city. So essentially 32 different songs (based on them doing 16 each show last tour) divided on two shows.
That's kind of a double-edged sword though. For people who go wanting to hear "hits" (which in any stadium show will be a sizable portion of the crowd) are likely going to come away disappointed.
Jesus. I remember back when I was younger if I wanted to meet the band I’d just say hi at the merch table
At a larger show it would be like $40-$50 for a meet and greet plus signed merch.
Managed to get pit tickets for both days for only $170 in Sweden, so that's more than reasonable. As for seeing a band twice, I did that with Dark Tranquillity earlier this year (with different sets) and it was definitely worth it. First show had more calm songs whereas the second had more fast, moshpit friendly songs.
same!
i have seen them in back to back shows 4 times and its simply amazing, the experience is always cool, non-fans will probably think its ridiculous to see the same band back to back but with metallica you never get the same show twice.
I saw Napalm Death live a month ago. 60 dollars for 2 tickets. One of the greatest shows I ever been too. I like a Lowkey small venue vibe though. That's what made it great.
"hey man you gonna use your last complimentary beverage I'm thirsty still"
that's honestly way too much money to be spending on tickets.
Especially looking a potentially world economic downturn 👀
Charging as well, quite sad
My dad took me to go see Dragonforce early this year, and it costed like $25 or 28 dollars, including VIP because I have broken legs and cannot go in the mosh pit. At least I have seen a concert and got know what it was like. The only thing I have to save up for is my career after school.
You can get a MP3 of any show for $10 on their site. I have the MP3s of the last few Vegas shows I went to lol.
The last time I saw Metallica live was the Guns N Metallica tour in 1992. Pretty sure that was the last time I could afford tickets...lol
Taylor Swift tickets for $28k-$90k
For reals?
@@irishjoe9195yes unfortunately. My coworker was talking about it for weeks
Looool
Wtaf 🤣🤣
@@therestingmitchface6241 damn that’s insane that’s a new car or even a down payment on a house
holy shit
I got pit tickets for $700 and that includes a Friday show and a Sunday show. I bought them the day they released. Totally worth it. 🤘They sold out on the first day. There is a high demand to see the greatest metal band ever. 🤘
Been a huge fan for 30 years. Have the money for it (well, would need to budget for a while). Would never fucking spend it. Been partying with Metallica fans with unlimited booze for decades. Why tf would I pay for it? Auto posters? Ebay. MP3 downloads? lmao. Meeting (part of) the band (but maybe not)? Absolutely stupid.
Exactly I'd love to see them live but seriously not do it for that level of "experience".
4 years ago Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton came out after the show ( and before!!) and talked to the fans just like that, pics and autographs were given, all for free no VIP nonsense!!! and that after 50 million albums sold. these insane moneygrabbers can learn somthing from that! no band can axeist without fans, and Priest realizes that.......
As a fan for 40 years I still love Metallica dearly but now I understand fully as I've also been an iron maiden fan why maiden fans are so perfectly loyal and true blue to their band especially the Latin American fans to Steve Harris's credit neither he or any of the other men in iron maiden have ever charged fans such as an exorbient amount of money to meet them either you meet a band or you don't just thought I'd say that by the way Mr Nik I'm a new subscriber from Santa Ana California my name is Karen stay safe and careful
Saw maiden in belfast for my first ever concert back last summer, it was €50 to get in and that was all you needed to pay. Sad to know i wont be able to see my all time favourite band because the tickets literally cost more than everything i and my family own
I love how you and Tank focus on kinda different aspects of this whole thing, so both vids together really make for great coverage of this :D I agree that the MP3 and 3 complimentary beverages things make it sound unnecessarily cheap on their part. Just let people drink however much they want at the pre-party. Sure, there will be that one bloke who drinks ten beer, but most will probably just leave it at 1 or 2 anyway
FWIW Metallica has always been kind of fastidious when it comes to drink sales. (cutting off sales early etc.)
I got to see Volbeat and Ghost front row in the pit for only around $130, sure they aren’t huge but getting to see two of my favorite bands up close and personal for that price is awesome. $130 wouldn’t get me anything for the Metallica show. I saw Metallica last year in the nosebleeds for about 250, but I don’t think I’ll be seeing them on this tour.
I've done 1 meet and greet in my life with WCAR, it was like $100, got to meet the band, hang out for like 15-20 minutes, got 2 shirts and a signed poster. If your whole friend group likes Metallica that $7k package would be decent, but i doubt anyone in the band is going to be that cool to meet.
I did a VIP thing with bad omens a month ago and think it was 150 a person for ticket plus VIP upgrade. Came with a VIP lanyard, autographed poster, group photo, live Q&A, and jump early in the merch line for whatever shirts we wanted. Also got to stand at the front for 95% of the show. It was awesome.
I got "normal" tickets and it's actually only 280€ for both shows which I feel like is a very fair prize
I remember in 2018 I bought REGULAR tickets for them and if I'm correct, every single ticket purchase came with the live mp3 file.
Saw them in 2019 and I got an "hard-wired to self-destruct" digytal copy for my REGULAR ticket
The 3 drink limit is probably there so people don't get wasted and break stuff or cause fights
How much for the Prince covers package?
I literally paid like $100 to see them at lolapalooza this year, and got to see Lorna shore too
I would love the private room so you don’t have people coming up to you asking what your favorite Metallica song is
I saw King Crimson open for Tool two days in a row in Seattle back in ~2001 (Lateralus tour) and it was 10000000000000000000000% worth it. Different setlist between the two nights, I highly recommend you try it once if the opportunity comes your way.
When you spend 30 bucks to see Brand of Sacrifice in a tiny bar in middle-of-no-where VA and chat with Kyle at the mech table with no one else in the line, it really recontextualizes the idea of spending several grand on a show
I long for the days when you could line up outside the venue and meet the band as they unloaded, I met Rick Nielsen at the Riviera just walking in the lobby before a show and chatted with him. The Police at the park west their van parked out front or was it a station wagon all well no such thing as meet and greets for pay.
step one: buy platform ticket
Step two: find 14 friends
"Where's your car?"
"I sold it"
"What for?"
"Metallica is playing in _____"
"But that's your only car"
"Oh"
compared on their hardwired or later called Dream No More Experience M&G Tickets the new ones are joke. back 2017-2019 it cost around 2200 €/$ and you got all 4 members m&g talk so many minutes and got many signatures plus the signed setlist at for the show (only james signed one item + the setlist) plus the extra thing. and it was limited to 12 people for each show so more time to talk with the band. james will not do the m&g anymore for 99.99%
Here at the SoFi stadium tickets start at $200 with fees included for the 2day ticket. The seats are far away but for a Metallica concert that’s not a bad price at all
The people inside that pre-show party will spend the entire time trying to prove they're real fans by spouting the most boring and basic facts about the band. Omg dude, did you realize Metallica started in LA?!! Their first two albums were initially released on Megaforce records!!! Do you know how they got the band name??!!... It's like having a conversation with a Metallica biography book.
Bought the Unforgiven Experience back in 2018. Goodiebag, own entrance with no line. Guaranteed front row and early entry. Wasnt this expensive back then.
Like just "LIVING" AIN'T expensive ALREADY.........🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
would never spend that much money on my favorite band but i won't judge people that do, i hope they are happy with what they get
i suspect that they’ll probably drop the prices down at some point. i’m 30% sure since they did that on their 40th shows. there were some extra activities all around the Bay Area (SF) and the cost was $1800. they even remove the price and made it free or certain stuff (some other activities had to be paid but they were like $40-80 if you wanted to pay that)
i honestly bought the NEM package since i really don’t care about who i meet even if James is my hero, but at least i can talk to Kirk, Rob or Lars.
since there’s a ton of backlash around the prices, they “might” lower the price for the people who already bought the EE (Enhanced Experience) tickets, but i might be wrong as well.
overall, i’m pretty excited to see them. at least they’re not charging over 25k for a seat in the nosebleeds (like Taylor Swift tickets)
I also think prices will be coming down closer to the August Montreal shows..I’m definitively not buying early
I absolutely love music, but there is no band I can think of that I would be willing to spend $7,000 for a concert package…. Even $3,000 or so for some of the lower packages. That is absolutely wild, but if you have that sort of disposable income and love this band, then go for it.
I got vip early entry floor for 800 Canadian for both nights
How much was the top packages with meet n greets in 2019?
First time I went to download back in 2019, I was standing behind this group of people and about every 15 minutes this guy from the group walked off to get more beers. I went he walked off to get them it felt like he only got back to his friends 2 minutes from the last lot of beers. It was a band on the main stage so they were playing for like 45 minutes I guess like possibly Skindred or Trivium but I do not think it was them because I was closer to the stage for them
Quite lucky I got my download ticket before these were announced 😂
same here 😂 even with airfare to the UK from new york, the price was absolutely worth it.
It's their art and their show. But I don't think any show is worth that kind of money, especially when you're past your prime as an artist. 2 days ago I went to see Zeal & Ardor (+ two supporting acts) - it was a magnificent show by a band that put out one of the best metal albums of 2022 and I paid the equivalent of $25 for the ticket. Just to put things in perspective.
I saw three days grace 2 weeks ago for $75 floor tix 😄
The 1st time I saw Metallica it cost me £11 concert ticket and £10 coach, at the old Wembley arena, warrior soul supported.
I know a girl who payed $15000 to sit front row at an Enrique Iglesias concert at MSG. she was happy paying it but everyone was in shock, including myself.
7k. Sheeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh👀
id pay 20000$ to replace Lars with a potato glued to a laptop (normally i would pick on the ''bass player''but im making a well justified exception)
Ain't no way bruh
When I have the chance to see a band like Rammstein two or three nights in a row I’ll always take it. That will still run me way under 7K. The cost of that package is insane.
Your nickname checks out
Even if you break the $7k package down to the total of 15 people, thats still $485 a person for 1 show, i still wouldnt do that and personally still dont think its a good value. But to each their own
Remember when cobain was shocked that Madonna was charging 75 for tickets 💀
I don’t go to shows anymore. $82.00 dollars for a Motionless In White ticket in my area.
I saw them in Reseda CA, for $10.00 for the Master Of Puppets album. Ha Ha!
I think when I saw A7X they had vip for £90 extra I think and you got to sit on stage and meet the band after the show
I bought 2 day passes for $150+45 in service charges.. Mid level seats.
Those prices probably were made by Lars, lol.
Saw Lamb of God recently and to go backstage and see John Campbell was 2500. You get a bass but not much cheaper.
Where do I need to go to buy moth into the flame tickets because I have look on the website I clicked on it and I can’t find it anywhere on tickets master
Wow rich ppl only concerts now I’m never gonna go to another concert the last show I payed 300 for ozzy and that was for my mom and me to sit in disbled access seats atleast she had a great show but probably the last time I’ll see the Budweiser stage 😢😢😢😢
Sorry I paid $30 in the 90s to see Metallica and guns and roses. Front row mosh pit
It’s now almost 2023
Dear Lord that's insane
@1:55 Why do they have to be specific? = Legalities. Plain and simple.
Interesting to see who would buy these i wonder, rather than going on holiday to Dubai or the Seychelles for the same price? Even if you were a mega fan.!
I also think the sets are different each night
Yes they promised both sets will be completely different. But gotta think a few songs will be in both
i think the pricing could be just so that they dont have like 200 people going to meet the band and have all the special stuff. it sets the bar pretty high bu then again they could have a number limit on how many people can buy it. i dunno.
Hold on. They did not specify where the private platform is. It might as well be all the way in the back or outside the venue.
Outside the venue lmao
i bought vip seats for the 2017 tour. the complimentary beverages are alcoholic
The 3 beers are so you can hopefully forget the astronomical amount of money that you just spent, lmao
About the beverages: At least in Scandinavia, you are pretty much expected to state how much alcohol someone is entitled to when they take part in events like these xD Seeing as some of the tour will take place in Europe, perhaps that explains it? lmao
im confused…i got my 2 day ticket for LA for $138
James doesnt do Meet and Greets anymore at all as far as I know. He hasnt been in them forever.
Bro the While She Sleeps concert at Alexandra Palace is only 40 pounds and will be their maddest concert ever, why the fuck would I wanna spend 400 pounds for a Metallica concert
Glad I have Spotify.
high ticket prices?
taylor swift: hold my brewery
This actually is great for local bands at local bars and venues where you pay a tiny cover and the drinks are the price they always are. at some point the price isnt worth it, BUT as long as someone is willing to pay, i cannot fault those who go after it.
I understand why concert VIPs exist and why bands do them but in my honest opinion, I don't think you should EVER have to pay to meet someone. Again, I get it if you're very popular especially when you potentially can't go anywhere without getting swarmed by fans. But to me personally, it ain't worth it to pay to meet someone for a 30 secs or less. I've met many band members at a show after their set and it's ten times more worth it than even paying for a $100 VIP thing. i.e: I met Matt Griener of ABR after they played their set since he chats with fans after every show they play and those times I've interacted with him much more memorable and valuable.
Not really surprised at all about these prices cause it's Metallica. But to a diehard, it may seem very worth it. Honestly, I'd rather pay for one of these packages than a regular Blink-182 ticket (which are selling for $1000 btw cause Ticketmaster).
Spot on sir.. My name is Karen from Santa Ana CA and I've been a die hard fan of forty years and even saw them when they first started headlining clubs here in CA when Raven opened for them at the Reseda country club in the San Fernando valley in 1982. But 7000 for even two shows is just too much. Es in theses inflationary times when 7000 can be a down payment for a mid range house or half that for a used car within reason. And for those people who charge that the band had nothing to this pricing who authorized the meet and greet your friendly neighborhood milkman or ice cream truck driver LoL. I hardly doubt some people from ticketmaster wrestled all the band members to the ground and told them look you're going to do a meet and greet whether you like it or not. Even though I'm not a fan of hers Taylor Swift at least did the right thing by fighting ticketmaster against what they were charging. I hope anyone reading this comment understands my point. Even if they don't ah shucks there goes your next three months living expenses
my first concert was actually metallica
7k is 49k in my currency. I love Metallica bt if I'm paying that much I wanna jam with the boys and get all the box sets one time.
I’m getting the ONE fan experience one 😅I wanna party with other Metallica fans 😄 going to montreal Canada shows
So the platform is 9800 now for their current tour 😂
... Imma just.. Watch that clip of curt cobain.. ages ago.. Him finding it crazy that tickets cost more than like 30-50 dollers.. Ik, ik, inflation.. But jesus..
3 beverages? Looks like I'm pregaming
Nik you're looking at the VIP special packages. I only spent 89 dollars for a single ticket for the LA show. 89 dollars to see metallica, pantera, five finger death punch, mammoth, etc for two days is a good deal.
Yep. People aren't paying attention to regular priced tickets which are $79-$250. vs packages.
These packages are designed for you and your Metallica friends to all chip in.
@Tallyca Hamuhlhetru agreed. The most I payed was 750 for a meet and greet for slipknot at knotfest LA 2021. But even then that was expensive. These metallica vip tickets prices are so damn high. I rather use that money on a down payment on a car or keep in my savings for a house. Just get regular tickets or maybe just regular general admission if the price is right
@@TYLERtheMAGGOT1 They're definitely not the $20 general admission tickets of old. Those days are long gone.
I'd never pay for any package or towards any meet-n-greet, but more power to those that have that kind of money to throw around. Lol
@Tallyca Hamuhlhetru yeah I agree. The cheapest I paid was 28 and that was for a dying fetus/Chelsea grin show in San Diego and another Chelsea grin show in Pomona. But most regular tickets I pay for would go around 48-90. It's insane
So I'd much rather pay for an exclusive viewing platform with the homies, than for a handshake and selfie with a guy that probably laughs about me for being dumb enough to spend this much money. And for some reason the significantly better option is a quarter of the price per person
I just paid 170€ for a festival this sunmer where i'll see slipknot, pantera, behemoth, messhuggah, hatebreed and many more. Who in their right mind would pay that much for a show wtf.