Chewie Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 wow! It is gonna cost 137.50 plus the cost of shipping to the remote area known as canada. does that seem like a lot to anybody else? even besides the whole exchange fiasco, i think they are very pricey, considering i bought a ticket to bonnaroo for less than that! and you get dozens of bands. don't get me wrong, i'm still going...but just wanted to voice my .02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 Let's see... $137.50 + $9 ("convenience" fee) + $15 (international shipping) = $161.50 US Converted to Canadian = $238.49 Holy crap that's expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted March 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 that's $40 Canadian per set yowsa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 I don't know how this would work, but any of you are welcome to send them to my US address and save that $15 shipping fee, and then i can send em on to you for about $3 per package..... Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 First of all, it is only an extra $5US to send to Canada. Second of all, have you or do you think you will EVER leave a Phish show/festival thinking you didn't get your money's worth?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 Thats too much dough for not enough show in my books. A 16 hour drive, complete with all the traffic involved going up into Limestone etc. etc. Its nice that they're putting the stage in the central part this year though. But Chewie's on to something, it shouldn't cost the same as the 'roo.... Doesn't look like I'll be seeing any phish this summer, nothing close enough to Ontario. Deer Creek might work, but 8 hours and three days off work is too much for again 1 band... eek I must be getting old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted March 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 quote: Originally posted by Northern Wish: I don't know how this would work, but any of you are welcome to send them to my US address and save that $15 shipping fee, and then i can send em on to you for about $3 per package..... Sean that is very generous and would save many people about 20 bucks or so....but don't you have to have the tix sent to the addy on your credit card??? i don't know... as for the money's worth question bsherman...yes, i don't think i've ever felt "cheated" or gyped from a phish show. i just miss the days when a phish ticket cost $20 (at least when i got on the bus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 I fully agree. really, really expensive. but alas, shit happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reba Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 i call it extortion. whether it's phish or ticketmaster, the prices and charges are huge because they know that people will pay them. it sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 To take a page out of Esau's book (I think): Support local artists!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 One more rant. I haven't dug up my ticketstubs, but wasn't the Went like $60-70 same thing for Lemon Wheel? Big Cypruss was expensive, but don't forget the Clifford Ball it was FREE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 Big Cypress wasn't that expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted March 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 quote: Originally posted by MoMack: One more rant. I haven't dug up my ticketstubs, but wasn't the Went like $60-70 same thing for Lemon Wheel? Big Cypruss was expensive, but don't forget the Clifford Ball it was FREE! i bought mine from some guy in philly and the mailorder stub was $75 us for the wheel... has inflation really climbed THAT much from 5 years ago? any economics majors here?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieDon'tSurf Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 from a guy who's never been to a phish show and heard not much more, i'd love to go, to experience it all and get the ultimate phish kinda treat that i've heard so much about... for prices like that,however, i think i'll just repeatedly smack myself in the face with a mackerel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinw Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 I have been to all of the big Festival shows (Ball, Went, Wheel, Oswego, and Big Cypress), and they were all great. The price for the "IT" festival in Limestone is high but not too bad. They say there are limited amounts of tickets to keep people more "comfortable", which is fine by me. If Phish puts on a great show (6 sets probably), provides 2-3 days of camping, free parking, and an excellent experience, then the price isn't bad. Also, in reference to the post above, the Ball wasn't free. It was a bt cheaper than the rest but it was also 7 years ago. I think this Festival will be amazing and I can't wait to go. It also is nice that the show is only a couple of hours from Saint John. Funny that the Limestone Phish shows are the closest drive for us out here! Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 colin: I realize that the Clifford Ball wasn't free exactly, but I had to work my ass off just to buy a ticket because everyone just made bracelets. It was free for most people there that didn't buy a ticket in advance, and back then who bought phish tickets in advance? The big festival shows, or end of the summer shows, in the past have always been about kids making money to get ready for fall/winter. This one seems more about Phish making money for fall/winter. Thats fine I guess, just not cool.... I don't know really... but I'd be psyched if I was an east coaster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted March 25, 2003 Report Share Posted March 25, 2003 Phish tickets=BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 Well i just sent an email to phish asking why theres no toronto dates, not even a darien lake date, i told em that us canadians are pissed(i dont know who is really pissed) that thers no close dates, other then the 8+ hr drive to PA, funk that hopefully theyll write back, i doubt it i love bitchin, even though i just spent 5 minutes of my life ill never get back again at least i didnt call them hosers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 Great Went (1997) - $70 Lemonwheel (1998) - $75 Oswego (1999) - $75 Big Cypress (Y2K) - $150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey d Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 you know that kind of sucks because now there is basically no chance of me being able to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratski Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 heh i've felt cheated by phish shows actually a few of them- 260 bucks canadian is pretty crazy- what brings up the price that much since the last time they were there. actually seeing any show with 100,000 others is less fun than a smaller show. is it worth 260 bucks to watch phish on a big tv screen not really. sugar bush was the best 25 bucks i ever spent, a year later at the clifford ball when it was i think 75(?) and someone pulled a gun on my friend- i was done with big phish shows- not worth the cash or the amount of chuds that show up, frat boys chanting show us yer tits as they pass out in their own puke. good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JstSmkd1 Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 1/4 ounce of weed = $50 beers @ the bar = $2.50 beer @ the after hours = $2.00 Nero in Chatham tickets = $5.00 Now thats affordable Don't support Trey's coke habit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 i think they watched what happened when roo tix went up, and figured out that they could rob us blind, werent roo tickets about the same? and they sold out, so they know they can pull it off you know what i mean? its fuggin mucho$$$ but i might go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 As much bitching as I have done about it this morning, they may drain my pocket book. fuggers............ Do we get a free line off a hookers ass with the pre-sale? MAN, that is alot of cash for two people, just for tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JstSmkd1 Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 quote: i think they watched what happened when roo tix went up, and figured out that they could rob us blind, werent roo tickets about the same? and they sold out, so they know they can pull it off PHISH - 1 BAND ROO - 1 MILLION BANDS Don't forget you get the Dead, Allmans, Neil Young, etc... Those three alone are worth the money. Not just Phish alone, covering other bands when they run out of material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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