tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post114204162514352318..comments2023-09-22T09:03:09.417-04:00Comments on Townie Bastard: How much?towniebastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129158923604362272noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1142256237805167642006-03-13T08:23:00.000-05:002006-03-13T08:23:00.000-05:00There is no reason why GBS can't provide cheaper s...There is no reason why GBS can't provide cheaper shows at home. It wouldn't kill them to charge $20/ticket in St. John's. The whole Newfoundland Pride bit they put on is great on the outside but it is beginning to look a little fake from the inside. I saw GBS for free (maybe $5) on the George St. stage about 9 years ago; now I can't afford to go see them. What is it they are proud of exactly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1142187150433161762006-03-12T13:12:00.000-05:002006-03-12T13:12:00.000-05:00Hmmm, that's funny you should mention it. We had ...Hmmm, that's funny you should mention it. <A HREF="http://www.projectarctic.com" REL="nofollow">We</A> had a lengthy discussion on Friday on how to reward the people who've been with <A HREF="http://www.projectarctic.com" REL="nofollow">ARCTIC</A> from the beginning and ensure that they're not cut out of the picture if & when the band starts playing bigger venues. Ideally we'd like to make it easy for long-term fans to get advance tickets, and make sure that you're taken care of.<BR/><BR/>The trouble is that until a band hits a certain level of fame, they may not always be able to get very many tickets to their own events at larger venues, depending on the promoter. (Especially as an opener - you take what you're given.) Great Big Sea is probably well past that level, though.<BR/><BR/>The other trouble is, how do you authenticate these things? Most of the venues we're playing now don't actually sell tickets; it's a pay-at-the-door thing. If Cathy has GBS tickets, who does she bring them to? How does that person know they're legit? If it comes down to Cathy or a person with an equal number of shows on different dates, who gets the cheap/free ticket?<BR/><BR/>w.a.s.t.e, Radiohead's fan & merch business arm, has people sign up to their list and then they do a lottery to see who gets a predetermined number of tickets for each show. But there's always a few scalpers that sneak in, and no way to control that.<BR/><BR/>It's an interesting dilemma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10757771.post-1142097858441533222006-03-11T12:24:00.000-05:002006-03-11T12:24:00.000-05:00Hey Craig, I've been keeping up with your blog for...Hey Craig, I've been keeping up with your blog for a while now, it's always an interesting read, and I figured I'd drop you a line. I started my own blog recently, somewhere to vent I guess, so I figured I would leave you a comment.<BR/>Oh yah, and 100 bucks is way too much to pay for just another crazy newfie band, even for the sake of nostalgia.tlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295287942486171448noreply@blogger.com