The first sign of bad news was that they were playing with Aerosmith. I'm not a "fan" of Aerosmith, but I wouldn't mind seeing them. Then I went to Live Nation's web site and looked at the prices for the seats: Orchestra: $207 or $155. Stadium: $155 or $95. Mezzanine (You have to duck for planes headed for JFK Airport): $41. And those are before th ridiculous "screw you" fees that Live Nation adds.
So the e-mail did not get written or sent. There is no way I am spending that much money to see a band. I'm not a cheap guy when it comes to stuff like that, and I have spent around $100 to see Rush at Jones Beach each of the last two summers. I've paid around $50-70 in recent times to see George Thorogood, Ted Nugent, Yngwie Malmsteen and (coming up soon) Buddy Guy with BB King at Westbury. I am not spending $150-plus to see a band. I don't care who it is.
Maybe I just need to wait until ZZ Top tours with a band with a less expensive drug habit.
XXX
PS - The odd thing was that when I checked the Click 'n' Pick button to see how many seats were available, and where, it said that only 46 seats were left. Recession? What recession?
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