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

John J. Hlavaty ([email protected])
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:57:16 -0500

[email protected] wrote:
> Personally, I would rather just have the B-sides compilation. And am
> not happy that I have to
> purchase the GH album to get it. Does it shock me that U2 would do
> this to me? Not any more
> shocking than the ticket prices for Popmart -- about the same as
> bloated old rock stars -- The Rolling Stones.

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.

Ciao,

John

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