Grateful Dead

To all those who are so excited about this tour and think anyone balking at a $100 ticket is out of touch with reality, come talk to me after the shows and see how you feel. What I've heard and seen about the Penn show this fall and NYE is not too encouraging. I'll be at Worcester, but I'm more excited about the $25 ticket I just bought to see NRPS at a very small club in NH on March 1!!! And on a positive note...as someone said on another forum, the higher up you are in an arena, the closer you are to Jerry!!!!

Better than the worst talk show. I have 3 kids, my husband just lost his job, not a trust fund baby, and think that the 178. I paid for 3 bad tickets to Chicago wasn't bad, who needs sets anyway. Hope everyone that is going has a safe and happy trip!

I guess my gripe with this is that the pre-sale gave me tickets that were not that good at all. You would think that if you are paying attention enough to get pre-sale then you should at least not get stuck behind / side stage at the top of the section. Right? I should have waited for public sale if I knew my seats would kind of stink. The other side of the coin is the price. I don't mind paying this for the Dead, I gave Phil 70 bucks for three shows last year. But the deal is I feel a little ripped off with Borin' Warren playing. It's almost a kick in the teeth after the fact. But in the end, I'm very greatful to be able to see this happen and will make my stand agianst corporate greed by only going to one show. I mean I have to go to at least one, but I can't support the prices that they are asking for. They should give the old timers a free ticket just to put up with Warren, never mind fuck them for 100 bucks. JG would roll over if he knew, and he knows. That's one less person giving off great vibes in the crowd. Too bad. The PHiSH are selling tickets for 49.50 for their comeback tour, why so much for Borin' Warren? Thoughts?

jerry wouldnt like the way this stuff went down but im sure he wouldnt want us to take it out on each other the reason i got into the dead was not only the music but a sense of community that made me look forward to shows i still do and i want everything to work out. calm down everything happens for a reason we may never know that reason but just know it will work out in the end jerry probably wanted to leave behind those kind people that were so nice at shows now were reduced to fighting with each other lets be nice to fellow heads all you pessimists got a long time till may so tell yourself things will work out or write a petition so you can accomplish something more than bitching tell the band you dont like what went down . i personally am excited and i cant wait until the shows see you all there hopefully

How many of the sychophants apologists on this forum are Live Nation employees doing damage control? This band has been conned by a coporation - the same one that almost ruined other bands recently by abusing their fans. Fortunately for them, they've conned some of their fans too. Respect doesn't mean kissing ass choking on balls or whatever the snowplow guy likes to do in his spare time for fun. If I see coporate greed - I call them on it. The truth may hurt, but it's still the truth. They'd better be dragging some old sound equipment/men around if they're charging that much. Oh yeah and Warren (love him) aint up to the task - so many better guitarists that aren't so fixated on that southern rock sound. But, at least they aren't saying they're draggin some hag around, count the small blessings.

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AS I ALWAYS SAID ABOUT THE DEAD, IT IS WHAT IT IS,THIS IS WHATS GOING ON (HIGH TIX PRICES) YOU CAN TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT,I CANT REALLY AFFORD THE TIX, BUT A FEW HUNDRED BUCKS TO TAKE ME BACK HOME, ITS WELL WORTH IT, YOUR ALL TELLING ME WHEN JERRY WAS ALIVE YOU WOULDNT DO WHAT EVER YOU HAD TO TO BE IN THE SHOW? TO HEAR THAT MAGIC? TIX FOR PHILL ALONE IN NYC WERE ABOUT $72, ALL OF THEM TOGETHER NOT WORTH IT? WEVE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT THEM TOURING AGAIN FOR TOOOO LONG TO LET MONEY GET BETWEEN US ALL, IM NOT TELLIN ANYONE NOT TO BITCH,IF THATS YOUR TRIP SO BE OT, BUT THIS IS WHATS GOING ON SO IF YOU DONT WANT TO BE ON THE BUS ANYMORE THEN JUMP OFF, MYSELF IM IN IT FOR THE LONG HUAL, FULL STEAM AHEAD WEREVER IT TAKES ME,,,,,, THE WHEEL IS TURNING,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SOME RISE, SOME CLIMB SOME FALL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,JINGLE - FEW GOOD MEN MC - NEW YORK

Livedust posted the highest prices for concerts in 08 but they were RE-SALE prices from Stub Hub, not the initial prices. Hey I am quilty I paid over $650 to take me and sugar mag to 3 shows on this tour, and without trying to sound like a snob, I can do it without cutting into my grocery bill.In Jerry's words "Choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil" and Greed and Evil are synonimous. What would we all say if the Band said, "who needs this shit, we will send you all your whinning baby money back" and cancel the tour...that would kind of suck! Not to fear; not with the pre sale at the level it was. Took me 2 hours of hammering the mouse but got the tickets I wanted....oh, did I say I feel as if I payed to much. MY absolute worst fear is that the shows are similar to that mess they did at Penn State in 2008. Lets forget the $$$$ its all about the music and that was not what I was raised on, please let them practice before they tour. And as far as I am concerned Warren is the closest both vocally and instrumentally as we will ever get to Jerry, so let Warren sing! Just one freaks opinion...

Why all the hate towards others on this board recently ? If you do not agree with someone then so be it. No need for flaming off on someone or telling them to get lost. The Band belongs to all us and none of of us at once. The tribe is far and wide spread and includes many who do not think alike. Which is what I love best about my fellow Heads. We all do it as we do it man. So relax with the bagging on others. Be kind and the kindness will come back to you tenfold. If you hate then hate will be your life. NBT

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I like to stay positive. But things need to be said. I don't fault anyone for speaking their mind (Ohho Freeedom, Ohho Liberty). It just seems to me that the Dead were the only band to keep their ticket prices low (Phish too, I guess) and now we have this tour to contend with that does seem to be a departure. There is a lot of capitalist greed running rampantly amok out there (click on the tour packages). I guess some people just like to get taken advantage of. We know how to do it ourselves though, ever better. Still, I got priced out of the Vibes last year and this shit is getting old... No wonder they got that statue of PT Barnum down there in Bridgeport, CT. You know his famous saying: "There's a sucker born every minute." So, if you wanna be a sucker, be a sucker. Otherwise, follow your bliss (& the Dead), commit random acts of kindness and, as we say up here in Vt. to those who can't deal with honest criticism (which is a big part of any "forum") Fawk'em if they can't take it.