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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 24, 2019 15:57:07 GMT
I’m the stalls, row F. I am a huge Madonna fan and between tours I save (on and off) for the next one anyway. I had planned to see her next tour twice and as her top end last time was £210, I figured they’d be roughly the same. So instead of going twice I’m going once, and whilst I think it’s insanely expensive I do so without a second thought on the cost. You have to treat yourself in life, right? I generally agree. Whatever the show turns out to be, it will be spectacular and an event. But the last tour in Manchester I paid to get into the presale and then paid top price for seats on the first tier that looked great in theory, but turned out to be right next to the curtain that cuts off the back of the stage. Then she performed much of the show on the heart stage in the middle of the floor so she had her back to us. Then to add insult to injury, it started over an hour late and had to finish early to meet the curfew set by Manchester Council. So we didn’t even get to see the final third of the show. At that point i started to wonder if it was really worth it. My BFF who I’ve been going to her shows with for years has a visual impairment. If we’re not right at the front, or able to see very large screens it’s just pointless. But £500 for front stalls? Just no.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2019 16:42:30 GMT
The ticket price was always going to be high but £125 and lower is fairly reasonable for an artist of her standing in a much smaller venue than she'd usually play.
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Post by ptwest on May 24, 2019 18:52:52 GMT
I’m the stalls, row F. I am a huge Madonna fan and between tours I save (on and off) for the next one anyway. I had planned to see her next tour twice and as her top end last time was £210, I figured they’d be roughly the same. So instead of going twice I’m going once, and whilst I think it’s insanely expensive I do so without a second thought on the cost. You have to treat yourself in life, right? I generally agree. Whatever the show turns out to be, it will be spectacular and an event. But the last tour in Manchester I paid to get into the presale and then paid top price for seats on the first tier that looked great in theory, but turned out to be right next to the curtain that cuts off the back of the stage. Then she performed much of the show on the heart stage in the middle of the floor so she had her back to us. Then to add insult to injury, it started over an hour late and had to finish early to meet the curfew set by Manchester Council. So we didn’t even get to see the final third of the show. At that point i started to wonder if it was really worth it. My BFF who I’ve been going to her shows with for years has a visual impairment. If we’re not right at the front, or able to see very large screens it’s just pointless. But £500 for front stalls? Just no. I agree, that Manchester show left a bit of a nasty taste, not least the way she told off the crowd for booing as she got later and later. Real aggression there. Then cutting the show short as a result was the final straw. Thankfully though I’d also got Birmingham booked for two days after and that was epic.
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Post by floorshow on May 24, 2019 19:13:11 GMT
The ticket price was always going to be high but £125 and lower is fairly reasonable for an artist of her standing in a much smaller venue than she'd usually play. Not many of them available today though, these are the most obscene fv ticket prices I have seen for anything.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2019 23:40:12 GMT
I’m the stalls, row F. I am a huge Madonna fan and between tours I save (on and off) for the next one anyway. I had planned to see her next tour twice and as her top end last time was £210, I figured they’d be roughly the same. So instead of going twice I’m going once, and whilst I think it’s insanely expensive I do so without a second thought on the cost. You have to treat yourself in life, right? I generally agree. Whatever the show turns out to be, it will be spectacular and an event. But the last tour in Manchester I paid to get into the presale and then paid top price for seats on the first tier that looked great in theory, but turned out to be right next to the curtain that cuts off the back of the stage. Then she performed much of the show on the heart stage in the middle of the floor so she had her back to us. Then to add insult to injury, it started over an hour late and had to finish early to meet the curfew set by Manchester Council. So we didn’t even get to see the final third of the show. At that point i started to wonder if it was really worth it. My BFF who I’ve been going to her shows with for years has a visual impairment. If we’re not right at the front, or able to see very large screens it’s just pointless. But £500 for front stalls? Just no. Her behaviour on the last tour frankly, was not acceptable. There were no excuses. I was very fortunate to see her in London where she was on stage spot on 9pm and did the entire show - including songs she had cut during the US run - and as it was World AIDS Day we had a bonus performance of LAP added in too. So personally I couldn’t complain, but she was shocking elsewhere. I believe some performances in the US she wasn’t coming on stage until 10.30pm, and in Edinburgh I believe the venue just turned off her electricity and put the house lights up: there are videos of her doing Holiday on her own, lights up, no microphone and just getting on with it anyway. I did get caught out by her years ago at Wembley stadium - she started late so we got out late and the tube station closed at its usual time: leaving tens of thousands of us stranded. But there is no excuses for tardiness when you literally have thousands of people waiting for you, be it £10 or £1000 a ticket. All I can say is she’s in a shock if she thinks she can pull that in a theatre. I suspect it’ll be bad enough with hecklers, never mind those that will tell her off for being late.
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Post by theatrefan77 on May 25, 2019 11:12:10 GMT
She has been appalling in the past in terms of tardiness, but she admitted in the Graham Norton Show that she gets bored with her shows when touring, and she only enjoys doing the first few, after that she just goes through the motions. Not a very nice thing to say to fans who pay lots of money to see her.
Anyway I'm not sure how well the Palladium shows were selling yesterday but it was quite easy to get access. After checking the prices however I decided to give it a miss.
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Post by xanady on May 25, 2019 14:03:07 GMT
Think she always loved to see herself as some kind of rebel diva with attitude and the years have not withered her vociferous,challenging,flirtatious,controversial,irritating and news-worthy image.Her early years of fame were built on shock-value with songs such as ‘Like A Virgin’,her soft-porn book and her use of religious imagery being very provocative at the time.She was always the centre of attention because she pushed the boundaries to breaking point.Some of her pop songs will love forever as classics of the genre.Myself and my wife have seen every tour she has done in the UK, but tickets have become much more easy to access over the years.On the last tour,she came on stage late and shouted ‘How you doin’,you motherf*****s’.....charming! Think the Palladium will suit her as she was always about imagery and visuals and being theatrical often in a very precious and arty-farty way.Up close and personal will be amazing,I reckon.She is one of the few true world icons/legends alive imo.Those who know her or have worked with her have variously described her as everything from being prickly,high-maintenance and relentlessly inventive to being demanding and impossible to please.She is a creative force-of-nature and always tries to keep herself relevant with hook-ups with young and hip artistes.Desperate or in-tune? You decide! Reading back this post to myself,I realise how much I love her work and admire her ideals and beliefs,whilst also being incredibly frustrated at her over the years for things she has done and said.A true enigma! Remember seeing her at Wembley Arena many eons ago and after a lot of stress in trying to get sold-out tickets managed to get a pair at the very last minute and was told to pick them up at the venue.The tickets had been returned from an agency.After waiting nearly two hours,a gentleman rang me and said ‘I’ll meet you behind the hot dog 🌭 van near Door 3’, and sure enough a furtive Arthur Daley-type rolled up, tapped me on the shoulder, told us we had been up-graded to near front-row seats and then disappeared after money changed hands.Del boy would have been proud!
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Post by nash16 on May 28, 2019 11:07:27 GMT
More dates added. Let's try and find those elusive cheapies again... Prepare your bank accounts.
"Due to overwhelming demand, and to accommodate as many registered Verified Fan code holders as possible, an additional 3 dates have been added to Madonna’s Madame X shows at The London Palladium, on 12, 13 and 15 February 2020."
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2019 21:59:49 GMT
A friend bought some VIP 2 tickets. I was stunned at what they cost but considering he doesn't really spend much on anything else, like holidays, clothes, tech, I am thrilled that he gets to see someone he has followed from the beginning, so up close.
I think the tickets included a VIP tour of The Palladium, but considering he used to work that's not much more of an incentive.
I haven't been to a Madonna concert since The Girlie Show, which was fantastic.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 29, 2019 6:22:47 GMT
My pal was speculating as to whether people would be allowed to stand up, or if its being handled as a theatrical performance with the usual ‘formalities’.
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Post by danb on May 29, 2019 8:13:06 GMT
Just had a go at trying to get a single affordable ticket...the cheapest that I was offered was £250 for row E of the upper circle. Hilarious.
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Post by QueerTheatre on May 30, 2019 10:16:13 GMT
Considering they've sold the standing area that is behnd the (slightly) raised back row, i'd hope they don't allow standing or else those poor buggers won't see a thing!
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Post by floorshow on May 30, 2019 11:04:49 GMT
I'd put money on everyone standing the second the lights go down, if not before. I'd be very surprised if there isn't a surge up the aisles. So to speak.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on May 30, 2019 13:43:30 GMT
They’ll not allow people in the aisles for elf ‘n safety. That’s a total no-no these days. Crush hazard.
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Post by ptwest on May 31, 2019 12:04:41 GMT
I'd be very surprised if there isn't a surge up the aisles. So to speak. No dear, panto will be over there several weeks before M moves in... I do agree everybody will stand whatever happens, LOL. Stun-guns will be needed to keep the aisles clear, I'm sure. If everyone stands I'd best get myself ready for a whole load of heckling and abuse from behind then.... Would a T shirt saying "if you wanted to stand in front of me you should have booked quicker" on the back be considered inflammatory?
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Post by ptwest on May 31, 2019 14:32:38 GMT
Erm... slightly. You could help by publishing your day, row and seat in advance, too, though. I think I'll leave that to lucky chance!
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Post by ptwest on May 31, 2019 14:54:32 GMT
That would be a short list!!!!
In actual seriousness, this does open up an issue between ticket prices and being able to see the full stage. I do always try to be considerate to the people behind me when space in the seat allows, and at some concerts I have been known to perch on my upturned seat if the people behind are tiny when everyone stands up. But for this one, will the sheer cost of tickets create more of an issue with this? I have witnessed so many altercations over the years when people have stood up at concerts against the wishes of those behind. I can only imagine that the financial outlay for this one will make people even more territorial - I think how I respond will depend on who is in front and who is behind, and then judge it on the night.
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Post by n1david on May 31, 2019 19:15:43 GMT
When Pet Shop Boys played the Royal Opera House, which is the closest parallel I can think to this, everyone stood almost immediately. For the second run last year, ROH said that if you wanted to see the stage without standing, you should book the front row of a section...
(That was a bizarre and completely wonderful gig, one striking thing being how keen the ROH bars were to sell alcohol to take into the auditorium, something STRICTLY forbidden for ROH productions...)
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Post by floorshow on May 31, 2019 20:01:01 GMT
Southbank try to keep the aisles clear, Meltdown at RFH last year was about 3 rows of standing deep in front of the Row A seated ticketholders. FOH didnt get involved with that at all.
I saw Morrissey at Drury Lane sometime in the 90s, supposed to be seated but the entire stalls crowd were standing and squeezed in to the first 5-6 rows, everything further back was just empty.
I can't imagine her not encouraging people to get up.
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Post by shady23 on Jun 1, 2019 9:34:12 GMT
At a lot of these sort of events they print "people around you may stand" on the tickets.
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Post by horton on Jun 7, 2019 10:30:54 GMT
At least you can have a sit down if you need to
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Post by floorshow on Jun 7, 2019 10:46:04 GMT
I tried availability for the Paris ticket release yesterday (despite the release of her new ballet) - same story, all the reasonably priced tickets are long gone.
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Post by bengal73 on Jun 10, 2019 17:56:34 GMT
I see the UK dates are going to general sale
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Post by danb on Jun 10, 2019 18:07:03 GMT
I wonder if anything more reasonable was kept back, or if this is just the unsold remnants of £500 going on general sale?
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Post by bengal73 on Jun 10, 2019 18:41:47 GMT
Im guessing unsold overpriced tickets though it does feel somewhat like the loyalty scheme ballot was a data mining exercise
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Post by floorshow on Jun 11, 2019 14:13:10 GMT
That seems to be their intent with the verified fan thing - they do the random ballot of entries and open up sales, release a few more tickets and allow a second wave of verified fans in before throwing any leftovers over to GA.
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Post by ptwest on Jun 11, 2019 16:53:42 GMT
I think it was always unlikely that this was going to be an instant sell out at the prices that are being charged. I haven't missed a Madonna tour since 1993 and it certainly made me very picky about what I would accept.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 13, 2019 16:36:34 GMT
Just got offered 2 in the stalls row E for £511.00 each.
That’s definitely where I’d want to be sitting but add in the train, meals, and a hotel at midweek prices and we’re talking not far off £1000.00 each.
No ta.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jun 13, 2019 16:41:15 GMT
Are there bylaws in the WE about what time theatres have to close? It’s scheduled to start at 8pm but she’s never been on time when I’ve seen her before. Even if the Palladium stays open people will have tubes and buses to catch so I hope she’s not going to be swanning on at 9.30.
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Post by david on Jun 13, 2019 18:49:54 GMT
Yes, but they can apply for extensions. The Palladium isn't in a residential area, so they will probably get away with it. If it isn't for those meddling kids, of course. Just to change tact here, I wonder what happened when the late great Sir Ken Dodd was touring, you’d never know what side of midnight you’d be leaving the theatre, so I wonder what would happen in this case in applying for an extension?
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