A Third Summer Concert At Wrigley Field

Blink 182

Not only are these shows over priced, a good ticket for Joel/John in Philly is $197 dollars, the cheapest ticket in Philly is $97 dollars.
 But hey the first show sold out in a day, and added another show.
These outlets figure I guess if you are willing to throw down 150 dollars for a show, hey what is another 20 dollars in fees for a ticket.

Summer concerts are great, and Wrigley is the best baseball venue anywhere, but don’t put them together. I went to a game shortly after the Buffert concert and there were sections of the outfield that were terrible (some bare, a lot of yellow). I realize that was right before the field reconstruction was done. But still, leave Wrigley for baseball, put the summer concerts in Soldier Field. And, now they are talking about three of them?

If the venue sells out in a day, then possibly tickets are under priced. No one is forcing you to spend your money. Would you pay $10,000 to see your favorite band? Probably not. Would you spend up to $1000? For a lot of people that answer is “yes.”

Same thing with any sporting event or anything ticketmaster dabbles in. The simple fact is that ticketmaster is losing revenue to lost nation.

The solution is simple. If you can’t afford the product, don’t pay for it. Let the markets decide on the fair price.

Rascal Flatts sucks.

The merger is a bad idea as it eliminates competition. I might be OK with the merger if it were illegal to have any one company have exclusive ticket sales to an event. I go see shows at The Metro, Double Door, and The Vic often simply because I can go to thier box offices and buy tickets at (Get this!) face value! I shy away from shows at The Riv and The Aragon for that reason and have a distaste for sporting event tickets. .

Hootie of the Blowfish

Hootie and the Blowfish!

Not so sure about Rascall Flatts, but thats my opinion.. country music is huge in this country and they are ontop of the game…. Personally I think Dave Matthews Band, the ultimate summer attraction, should play at Wrigley. They LOVE baseball, played at Fenway and in STL.. and have expressed interests in playing at Wrigley… what a show that would be.

I live half a block away from Wrigley. Why do I not get details about the presale for the neighbors? How do I get on that list?

I’m not exactly for all these concerts during the regular season, like some of you have expressed. I don’t want Wrigley to be looked at as anything less the greatest sports venue in the entire world. With that being said, I know that in today’s economic climate and the transition of the team to new ownership, any additional non-baseball revenue will certainly help the organization as a whole.

Now as long as we don’t slide down that slippery slope into becoming a baseball field/outdoor venue and as long as it doesn’t hurt the considition of the field, I’m cool with it.

The first artists to play at Wrigley that didn’t have a hit in the 1970’s. Well, at least these shows are getting somewhat more relevant.

They’d BRING THE HOUSE DOWN!

But really, I’m interested to see what other artists will be slated to play in the coming years.

It’s unlikely, but I would be ecstatic if Rage Against the Machine ever played at Wrigley.

they had better not F-up the field.

…. on the second part.

what happens if the dates of a concert are needed to make up a rain out?

what happens if it rains the date of the concert?

Gameboard or Fonz get hurt playing after a concert scheduled to help increase revenue…to help differ cost of contracts and other expenses…