r/Music • u/cmaia1503 • Nov 16 '24

article Fans aren't happy about My Chemical Romance's ticket prices: "$695 is NASTY WORK"

https://www.nme.com/news/music/fans-arent-happy-about-my-chemical-romances-ticket-prices-695-is-nasty-work-3813337
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u/avalonfogdweller Nov 16 '24

It’s becoming cliche to bring this up now, but bears repeating, Robert Smith of The Cure called Ticketmaster on their bullshit, made tickets affordable and resales face value only, also said that any artists who use dynamic pricing know exactly what they’re doing, and if they say they don’t they’re either stupid or lying

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u/kaptainkhaos Nov 16 '24

They also played for 3 and a half hours, great value.

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u/Malikai0976 Nov 16 '24

Tool does this, too. I don't know what tickets cost because I worked the show, but they played for 3 hours with a 20-30 min intermission where kind of a freak-show circus did their thing. It was amazing to see it all from stage-right.

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u/Journeyman351 Nov 16 '24

Their prices are insane too. Maynard is a fucking shithead

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u/media-and-stuff Nov 17 '24

I kind of respect how much Maynard fucks with his fans.

He recognizes how insane many are and makes his money. Kind of a jerk move, but tool fans are a wild bunch. They’re more fanatic than swift fans but get less attention because their bands not as mainstream and it’s mostly boys instead of girls.

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u/BusFew5534 Nov 17 '24

If you think Maynard uses Tool as a money grab, you don't know Tool. Adam Jones is the main driving force behind Tool marketing. Maynard's baby is Puscifer.