GH - Sorry, U2 has always looked to make $$

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Thu, 17 Sep 1998 23:04:00 -0400

John wrote:
I agreed with this excellent post until I got
to this part. In just a few sentences,
the author negated all of his previous comments.
And in the process, he brought up not only
an old point, but an erroneous one.

First, we do not know if the B-sides compilation
will ever be released separately or not. As
of this moment, it's part of a package. Will
this change in the future? Maybe. It may
depend on how well this first "Best Of" sells.

Second, "POPMart" ticket prices were on par
if not cheaper than many other acts - most
of whom were NOT "bloated old rock stars".
Many new groups charged $45 to $57 for
their tickets during the recent years.
Even R.E.M.'s "Monster" tour prices (from 1994/95)
were $45. And some "old bloated acts" made
U2 seem like a K-Mart blue light special!
The Bee Gees, for example, charged between
$100-300 per ticket! U2's lowest "POPMart"
ticket price was $37. U2's highest ZOO TV
ticket price was $35. I guess that $2 hike
could cause bankruptcy for some.
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I don't think I negated my points at all. Some feel that U2 is only making it a package to make
fans with all of the albums
have to buy it - so they can make more money -- and they are angy and surprised that U2 would do
this. I want the B-sides
compilation and would rather not have to buy the GH to get it -- but I am not surprised that U2
would do this. My point about
the tours is that their prices are as expensive as The Rolling Stones -- and if people except that,
they shouldn't be
surprised that U2 is also trying to make a lot of $$ with the GH packages. In this regard, they
aren't and have never been
any different than most big rock acts. So why be angry about it now?

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