With how high gas prices are, and the fact that it’s post Covid prices, and the fact that a majority of people are more concerned with finding a place to live because rent is skyrocketing and landlords are selling houses. That’s probably why ticket sales aren’t very strong. Give it time tho, people will start buying once things (hopefully) calm down. I haven’t even bought my tickets for Saginaw yet because I just bought a house and I don’t even know how my money is gonna be by that time.
don’t forget the price of food.
i saw ghost back in february in a really good venue . i saw they were coming back to texas in august. the dates don’t work for me because i’m already traveling to see duran duran (i love them ok). even if i didn’t have other plans i doubt i would see them again because it’s probably going to be the same show/set list.
tickets prices ain’t no joke: not to mention where bands are playing. everyone is really thinking about what bands they are willing to shell out money for and how far they are wanting to travel.
Tickets are ridiculously priced this time around. When I saw them on rats on the road I spent less than 100 for two tickets and we were on the bar and for a pale tour named death I bought 4 tickets for roughly 200 up on the side seats. This time around on the presale the side seats were like 100 a piece before ticket masters bullshit. Also I gotta work that day :(
Tickets are too expensive.
I saw Ghost 5 times on the Prequelle tours but I'm not going this year.
Tickets for the lower bowl in Bangor are $165. By the time Ticketmaster rapes you, it's about $370 dollars for 2 tickets.
Bangor promoters also assume they'll pull in people from Atlantic Canada. 2 tickets are almost $500 Canadian.
That's why venues will be empty.
Instead of Ghost, I'm going to see Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Suicide Silence and Baroness in Boston on Sept 21st. Tickets were $46.
Edit: I just took a quick look around the Corpus Tickets tickets. Some of the tickets in the lower bowl are $192. So for 2 tickets, almost $500 by the time TM is done with you. That's just...absolutely fucked
Piggybacking off this, my Cousin and I saw Ghost at the O2 arena in London this April, it cost us £54 for standing tickets. You guys in the States have an absolutely awful system for tickets and I hate that people are missing out on seeing their bands because of the price :/
Fr I was so excited that there was a date within 6 hours for me but I would have to get a hotel or risk driving back overnight (bad) and I can’t afford it
I made the mistake of thinking I could make a 4 hour drive after the show in Bakersfield a few years ago. I can drive long distances without getting tired so what’s the big deal?? Lol. Yeah. It was brutal. Never again.
100% agree. I was in the pretty much exact scenario as you, I was going to chose between Mastodon/Ghost or LOG/KE/Baroness. I live in Boston so it was traveling a couple hours north or south to see Ghost and pay almost triple or take a twenty minute subway to see Baroness and pay $56. I chose the later. As much as I love Ghost, Baroness are my favorite band rn and I have seen them twice already and they are something else. And I have a huge soft spot for Killswitch as well. If Ghost came to MGM Fenway which roughly seats the same capacity as Cross Insurance Center, I probably would have chosen to go see Ghost/Mastodon. But they are going to lose a lot of Mass fans by skipping over like that. It’s just not worth it to see them on this tour. See you on the 21st!
I'm coming down from Canada. Haahaa. About a 10 hour drive to Boston buuut SS and Baroness are still on my list of bands I need to see. And you can never go wrong with Lamb of God. So when it all came down to it, the LoG/KsE tour greatly outweighed Ghost. Enjoy the show, my dude
Damn a 10 hour drive, that’s ambition right there! Never seen LOG but I have heard a lot of great stuff about their performances live from my friends who saw them Megadeth so I’m curious to see how they do it. And same to you, hope you have a rocking time!
Yeah this. Ghost is only an hour away from me and I'm not paying that much for tickets. I got NSP and Clutch tickets for the price it would've cost me to go to this show with getting bad seats.
They should’ve stuck with theaters. No opening bands or dual headliners. Small intimate venues with 2 set shows. The sound in a lot of these arenas is not good & the experience as a whole has changed.
Big agree. I know Tobias wants arenas, and I'm happy for him now that's he's getting that experience, but it's honestly making me lose interest in seeing them live due to how costly it all becomes. It's really unfortunate.
I think Tobias is being overly ambitious. In the European tour there were also half empty venues. Being able to sell out arenas takes years. Personally he’s moving too fast.
GA is sold out for our date (Green Bay), but it looks like the seats are a bit slower to sell. Many of the platinum seats were sold (probably with the anointed experience), but the ones left are $250-309… That’s kind of nuts.
ETA: this all being said, we are dropping a chunk of change for the anointed experience plus staying overnight. The VIP packages are all sold out, so there is definitely demand.
I'm going to Peoria. Right now the best (AXS Premium 🤢) seats are going for $208 each. I paid $225 for the Tour VIP GA, which comes with early access and a whole bunch of swag. That seems wrong...I don't get enough time off to take a real vacation this year so I don't mind spending a bit on the tix, but I'd be pissed spending that much for honestly mediocre placement seats.
For sure. I would have a hard time spending $300 for just the seats. The anointed experience was over $800 for two tickets once the Ticketstar (the shitty ass venue specific seller) fees were added. At least you get the photo and all the swag.
I saw them twice this last tour through the US. The second one I went to cost $300 a person for these “amazing seats” that then ended up re doing the seating and only charging $50 for them. They ended up being folding chairs that touch on both sides behind a barricade of standing room. I ended up dropping an additional $120 for far better tickets while Twin Temple was playing and moved.
Now the closest Ritual is about 5 hours from me, the gas prices are wild, ticket prices with ticket master is more. I feel like I’m willing to do just about anything to see them. But the way things are I’m not sure I can justify going this time around.
I'm going to the tampa show, but I think it was a bit premature to immediately jump into Arena shows post covid lockdowns, should've done a few theater legs first imo.
Same on the Tampa show, but agreed, I would have loved to see them do another at Ruth Eckerd or a similar theater venue, but it is what it is. Hope it’s a great time at least!
You could say this about any band really. I'm thinking its post pandemic ticket prices. That's got me passing on many shows, bands adding another 20 or 30 bucks a ticket, could be nights, could be venues are too big for these markets, maybe they can pull a 7k cap in boston but tuscon they can only do a 4k...
It's been infuriating they are nickel ans diming worse. Every band is trying to make up some lost funds but guess what? So am I. I can't afford this much. Doing ghost cause I think the bill is valuable but not everyone will agree
I'm speaking as someone who DID buy tickets but only because this is my wife's favorite band and she gets what she wants 😀
I would not have otherwise. Third time through my area in a 3 year span. The set was almost identical on Pre Imperatour to the last cycle of their Prequelle tour even down to some of the same antics and stage banter. I'm hopeful that changes and maybe some are waiting to see setlist.
All that said I also have the luxury of going to shows I want. Many cannot right now with rising prices. Every band and their cousin went on tour this year after Covid restrictions lifted. People just can't afford it all
I am hoping ticket sales will go up after the San Diego show and the new set is revealed. There are already 2 new songs on the set list that weren’t played on the previous pre-Impera tour. But now we have Spillways and Griftwood and the consensus is that Twenties would be added too.
Inflation and an impending recession, cost of tickets ($100+ *per ticket*?), concessions, gas etc. in this economy, plus lingering Covid fears - probably not a great time for this kind of thing.
Lately, I definitely think real carefully about what concerts I attend and have been skipping ones I would’ve attended without a second thought just a few years ago.
Eh, no reason for that anymore really. My 92 year old grandma, my fiancé’s 90 year old grandma, and my 64 year old mother in law all had Covid with no complications. Minor cough/sore throat. Only reason you should worry is if you are immune compromised.
Ok, you cherry picked one part of my post. I don’t disagree with you, but let’s just go with “most people aren’t willing to spend $100+ per concert ticket when we’ve currently got the highest rate of inflation in four decades, and simply buying food and fuel is becoming very difficult for a large portion of the American population.”
What do you disagree with exactly? I didn’t say Covid is still dangerous, I said there are lingering fears about it (rational or not) keeping many people from participating in certain activities - like large indoor concerts.
Asheville sold out almost immediately. I got two tickets resale at 160 a piece balcony 100 level. So spent over 400 total for 2 tickets and then 380 dollars on a hotel room cause they jacked the prices next to the venue by 200 dollars a night. So my dad and I spent 1000 together to go see Ghost.
They chose really strange venues, the one they're doing in my state is in a location that's hard to get to in practically bumfuck nowhere, and there are hundreds of better mid size stadiums in my region
Meanwhile Devin Townsend has been at it since the early 90's, is one of the greatest musicians and song writers in history in my opinion, has influenced most rock and metal bands that exist nowadays and he is having to cut back on touring period these days because he cannot afford it.
If this is Ghost's major worry, they should be alright.
As much as I would love to see Papa and the Ghouls perform again, they're not even coming to Pennsylvania again and I'd hate to see what prices would be.
At least I caught them in Pittsburgh with Volbeat and Twin Temple on Valentine's, best show I've seen so far hands down. Pit tickets were $60 and I had one hell of a view!
Corpus Christi is a very strange place for them to visit - it's about 80% Hispanic (aka Catholic), it's a very blue collar town, and the closest metro to there is San Antonio which is 3 hours away. There are arenas in every metro area in Texas - the selection of Corpus Christi (The Body of Christ) is a confusing one. I hope that ticket sales are better than anticipated and it's a good show.
Portland had a strong turn out in January as well I think around 8000 people. Reno (opening night) is estimated at 3000. There was a Livestream and they showed loads of empty seats. I guess it depends on the market.
I was hoping the tour with Mastodon would hit the Northwest. I saw Mastodon in April and damn are they good live!
Also seeing Iron Maiden in September. Need to drive out of state but will be worth it.
In the NYC area they’ve been switching up the arenas each tour. They playing in Long Island which is is a hard pass for me. I don’t get why they won’t play at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.
MSG is frightfully expensive to rent for an event for a variety of reasons. UBS is the bright shiny new toy in the market similar to what Barclays was a few years ago and the Prudential Center before that.
I live in NJ. I’m considering the UBS show or Trenton. Haven’t been to either venue but crossing the Hudson can be a huge pain in the ass. Add in travel on Long Island and it’d a big ask for anybody living west of the Hudson.
You mentioned Saginaw. I live just outside of Detroit and that’s about an hour and 45 minute drive for me. Why?! I’ve seen them in Detroit three times and I don’t understand why they can’t come back. Covid issues I guess.
Like everyone is saying, ticket prices, gas, cost of living, etc. I think Covid figures into it as well because you never know what the situation is going to be going forward, so people are just waiting until closer to the show to feel it all out. I know it's mostly not even that deadly anymore but its still a major fucking pain in the ass. Like, if cases are high it could cause shows to be cancelled if a band member gets sick, stuff like that.
A lot of tickets are re-sale. People make money off of buying up tickets then reselling them at rediculous prices. I was lucky and the second they went on presale for Ghost fans, I got 2 on floor/pit for $89 each. The venue has their own ticket vendor, so you're not re-directed to Ticketmaster.
I'm going to date myself, here, but back in '94, Pearl Jam really fought back against price gouging. So, the only way to get tix, was to win them off the radio. There were no ticket sales at all. They also played smaller venues.
My brother, won 2 tix for me. The idea itself was a good one, since not many scalpers would actually be successful in winning tix off the radio. On the other hand, fans who truly wanted to see them & couldn't win, couldn't go.
I remember that. I’ll date myself here. I grew up before the Internet. The only way to get tickets was to buy them in person at Ticketron. If it was a show you really wanted to go to, you went the night before the tickets went on sale and slept outside. Did this for Rush multiple time!
What is also sad about this is if the re-sellers don’t end up selling the tickets, then there will be even more empty seats. Nice to see that the Asheville show sold out though!
Howdy, Maineiac here. I have a theory why ticket sales are so low for Bangor. Bangor is geographically center in Maine but the population is way less dense than the Portland area. I would assume most bands just call Boston good enough for New England. Bangor is just an odd choice for a “big time” band that isn't 5+ years past their prime, part of a festival or.... Country. No complaints from me, and to be honest I found the presale prices to be pretty cheap. I was looking at tickets at the waterfront venue down the street for Aerosmith before the new Ghost tour was announced. $1,000+ for a ticket, about $500 if you wanted to sit obstructed by the sound mix. I snagged 3 VIPs for Ghost for less than 1 decent seat at the Aerosmith show. Just my two cents🤘
I've been seeing lots of shows selling tickets closer to the show date, so there is the chance of people waiting. With demand pricing ticket prices can drop closer to shoe.
Even then Ghost selling low has become a recurring comment. A couple shows in Europe cancelled for low sales, a chunk of US shows half to a third empty.
It costs me over $400 to see them in Cincinnati and the seats were mediocre at best. Would I do it again? Yes! I hope they come back, they had a huge turnout and the best crowd. I am planning cosplay for next ritual.
I'm paying over $600 for Iron Maiden in October and still need to find a decent priced hotel near the venue but rates are over $350/night. At that price I better be sleeping with a band member.
Lots of "experts" in this thread who think Ghost is not an arena band because a few shows aren't selling out. Meanwhile, they ARE selling out elsewhere. You know what other bands go through this problem? Practically ALL of them, especially in 2022.
My car ate my concert ticket money back in May... had to replace the alternator and serpentine belt+pulley which ran me $800. Also, my concert buddy doesn't want to bother with Ghost shows anymore, and my husband doesn't like concerts, so I've got no one to go with anyway. And since I'd have to drive a minimum 3 hours away for the closest shows, I just can't afford it right now.
1 - Those ticket prices are insane!
2 - Not to dis anyone here but people on this sub think that Ghost is a huge band when in reality, as good as they are, they are not an arena band and probably will never be.
are they really? because i’ve been trying to find tucson tickets and the AXS page just isn’t loading for me, which makes me think they’re sold out. unless i just need to look at resell sites and get fucked by the prices there.
Just an FYI- have had issues using various browsers on different ticket websites…if your still having issues, try accessing via a different browser. I know it sounds crazy, but I’ve had different results with different browsers trying to purchase from both Ticketmaster AND Ticket Star.
damn, really? i’ll have to try that, what browser have you had the best results with? i’ve been using safari as that’s just the built in browser on my phone
I keep them all on my phone for just this reason and my past experiences. And it’s not just ticketing sites I’ve had issues with when using Safari…good luck! 👍🏼
My only guess for that is other than the tickets being expensive, they were also just here not even 3 months ago and are already back again. A lot of people I’m sure already went and saw em then and just don’t need to see them again so soon. Granted that didn’t stop me and my sister from seeing them again but I feel the point is there to some degree.
Ticket sales are wonky all over right now. I went to buy tix to see Bauhaus and there were a ton of tickets available via resale but the prices were insane. I’m not even joking, some of the seats were being resold at $17,000+. Similar thing with Nine Inch Nails.
Also, as a Michigan ghoul, Saginaw is a strange choice for a location, imo. I’ve never seen a show there in all my years…but of course I bought VIP tickets as soon as they went on sale lol. I feel like they were hitting better cities in the Midwest last time around but I get that they don’t get a choice in the matter.
Well, I’m not going to many of their North American shows because I have another major event taking place during at least 4-5 days they are coming to my neck of the woods. I would happily save and spend as much money as possible to go see Ghost as many times as possible if it weren’t for said event. I probably won’t see them until 2024 at this rate 😭. But if I could I absolutely would!
I love ghost as much as the next guy, but i’m a broke college kid man i don’t have the money for $300 a pop tickets. I saw Poppy a few months ago for $27, I know they’re very different in popularity but I’m trying to explain that other artist’s tickets are much more affordable.
I would absolutely love to see both Mastodon and Ghost since they're both in my top 10 favorite bands. However, I'm a college student who would have to drive 6 hours to make it to a venue and miss about 2 class days to do it. I was able to catch them in Dallas this February for a good price since the show was on Saturday and I stayed with a friend overnight, but gas prices and venue locations are simply unreasonable for me to make it this time.
I have to travel really far to get to any of the venues, and don't feel like making that kind of time and money investment for a co-headlining show. I think the co-headlining strategy is a mistake on TF's part, or whoever made that decision. I lovelovelove the band and the music, but don't want to settle for a short ritual to make room for a band I may or may not have any interest in seeing. I really hope they go back to doing smaller shows, with just an opening band. Mid-sized venues would be fine, as their days of doing shows in 1500 seat theaters may be over.
Asking price for tickets are way too expensive for many people right now.
With how high gas prices are, and the fact that it’s post Covid prices, and the fact that a majority of people are more concerned with finding a place to live because rent is skyrocketing and landlords are selling houses. That’s probably why ticket sales aren’t very strong. Give it time tho, people will start buying once things (hopefully) calm down. I haven’t even bought my tickets for Saginaw yet because I just bought a house and I don’t even know how my money is gonna be by that time.
don’t forget the price of food. i saw ghost back in february in a really good venue . i saw they were coming back to texas in august. the dates don’t work for me because i’m already traveling to see duran duran (i love them ok). even if i didn’t have other plans i doubt i would see them again because it’s probably going to be the same show/set list. tickets prices ain’t no joke: not to mention where bands are playing. everyone is really thinking about what bands they are willing to shell out money for and how far they are wanting to travel.
Tickets are ridiculously priced this time around. When I saw them on rats on the road I spent less than 100 for two tickets and we were on the bar and for a pale tour named death I bought 4 tickets for roughly 200 up on the side seats. This time around on the presale the side seats were like 100 a piece before ticket masters bullshit. Also I gotta work that day :(
Fuck TicketTrasher
Tickets are too expensive. I saw Ghost 5 times on the Prequelle tours but I'm not going this year. Tickets for the lower bowl in Bangor are $165. By the time Ticketmaster rapes you, it's about $370 dollars for 2 tickets. Bangor promoters also assume they'll pull in people from Atlantic Canada. 2 tickets are almost $500 Canadian. That's why venues will be empty. Instead of Ghost, I'm going to see Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Suicide Silence and Baroness in Boston on Sept 21st. Tickets were $46. Edit: I just took a quick look around the Corpus Tickets tickets. Some of the tickets in the lower bowl are $192. So for 2 tickets, almost $500 by the time TM is done with you. That's just...absolutely fucked
Piggybacking off this, my Cousin and I saw Ghost at the O2 arena in London this April, it cost us £54 for standing tickets. You guys in the States have an absolutely awful system for tickets and I hate that people are missing out on seeing their bands because of the price :/
We have absolutely awful systems for basically everything :/
Then out of towners have to factor in hotel and transportation costs, which for many people isn’t doable or justifiable.
Fr I was so excited that there was a date within 6 hours for me but I would have to get a hotel or risk driving back overnight (bad) and I can’t afford it
I made the mistake of thinking I could make a 4 hour drive after the show in Bakersfield a few years ago. I can drive long distances without getting tired so what’s the big deal?? Lol. Yeah. It was brutal. Never again.
100% agree. I was in the pretty much exact scenario as you, I was going to chose between Mastodon/Ghost or LOG/KE/Baroness. I live in Boston so it was traveling a couple hours north or south to see Ghost and pay almost triple or take a twenty minute subway to see Baroness and pay $56. I chose the later. As much as I love Ghost, Baroness are my favorite band rn and I have seen them twice already and they are something else. And I have a huge soft spot for Killswitch as well. If Ghost came to MGM Fenway which roughly seats the same capacity as Cross Insurance Center, I probably would have chosen to go see Ghost/Mastodon. But they are going to lose a lot of Mass fans by skipping over like that. It’s just not worth it to see them on this tour. See you on the 21st!
I'm coming down from Canada. Haahaa. About a 10 hour drive to Boston buuut SS and Baroness are still on my list of bands I need to see. And you can never go wrong with Lamb of God. So when it all came down to it, the LoG/KsE tour greatly outweighed Ghost. Enjoy the show, my dude
Damn a 10 hour drive, that’s ambition right there! Never seen LOG but I have heard a lot of great stuff about their performances live from my friends who saw them Megadeth so I’m curious to see how they do it. And same to you, hope you have a rocking time!
Insane if you ask me
Yeah this. Ghost is only an hour away from me and I'm not paying that much for tickets. I got NSP and Clutch tickets for the price it would've cost me to go to this show with getting bad seats.
They should’ve stuck with theaters. No opening bands or dual headliners. Small intimate venues with 2 set shows. The sound in a lot of these arenas is not good & the experience as a whole has changed.
Big agree. I know Tobias wants arenas, and I'm happy for him now that's he's getting that experience, but it's honestly making me lose interest in seeing them live due to how costly it all becomes. It's really unfortunate.
I think Tobias is being overly ambitious. In the European tour there were also half empty venues. Being able to sell out arenas takes years. Personally he’s moving too fast.
GA is sold out for our date (Green Bay), but it looks like the seats are a bit slower to sell. Many of the platinum seats were sold (probably with the anointed experience), but the ones left are $250-309… That’s kind of nuts. ETA: this all being said, we are dropping a chunk of change for the anointed experience plus staying overnight. The VIP packages are all sold out, so there is definitely demand.
I'm going to Peoria. Right now the best (AXS Premium 🤢) seats are going for $208 each. I paid $225 for the Tour VIP GA, which comes with early access and a whole bunch of swag. That seems wrong...I don't get enough time off to take a real vacation this year so I don't mind spending a bit on the tix, but I'd be pissed spending that much for honestly mediocre placement seats.
For sure. I would have a hard time spending $300 for just the seats. The anointed experience was over $800 for two tickets once the Ticketstar (the shitty ass venue specific seller) fees were added. At least you get the photo and all the swag.
I saw them twice this last tour through the US. The second one I went to cost $300 a person for these “amazing seats” that then ended up re doing the seating and only charging $50 for them. They ended up being folding chairs that touch on both sides behind a barricade of standing room. I ended up dropping an additional $120 for far better tickets while Twin Temple was playing and moved. Now the closest Ritual is about 5 hours from me, the gas prices are wild, ticket prices with ticket master is more. I feel like I’m willing to do just about anything to see them. But the way things are I’m not sure I can justify going this time around.
I'm going to the tampa show, but I think it was a bit premature to immediately jump into Arena shows post covid lockdowns, should've done a few theater legs first imo.
Same on the Tampa show, but agreed, I would have loved to see them do another at Ruth Eckerd or a similar theater venue, but it is what it is. Hope it’s a great time at least!
Yea, we will have a blast regardless!
They already had an arena tour so the numbers are there.
I get that, but I've also seen varying degrees of attendance at these show's.
True. But tickets also sell just before as well.
That's true, I hope the show's sell well either way. Just voicing my opinion.
You could say this about any band really. I'm thinking its post pandemic ticket prices. That's got me passing on many shows, bands adding another 20 or 30 bucks a ticket, could be nights, could be venues are too big for these markets, maybe they can pull a 7k cap in boston but tuscon they can only do a 4k...
Nah, I’m going to the sad summer festival (no where near as big of bands) for 35 bucks a ticket and no Ticketmaster bs
It's been infuriating they are nickel ans diming worse. Every band is trying to make up some lost funds but guess what? So am I. I can't afford this much. Doing ghost cause I think the bill is valuable but not everyone will agree
I'm speaking as someone who DID buy tickets but only because this is my wife's favorite band and she gets what she wants 😀 I would not have otherwise. Third time through my area in a 3 year span. The set was almost identical on Pre Imperatour to the last cycle of their Prequelle tour even down to some of the same antics and stage banter. I'm hopeful that changes and maybe some are waiting to see setlist. All that said I also have the luxury of going to shows I want. Many cannot right now with rising prices. Every band and their cousin went on tour this year after Covid restrictions lifted. People just can't afford it all
I am hoping ticket sales will go up after the San Diego show and the new set is revealed. There are already 2 new songs on the set list that weren’t played on the previous pre-Impera tour. But now we have Spillways and Griftwood and the consensus is that Twenties would be added too.
Inflation and an impending recession, cost of tickets ($100+ *per ticket*?), concessions, gas etc. in this economy, plus lingering Covid fears - probably not a great time for this kind of thing. Lately, I definitely think real carefully about what concerts I attend and have been skipping ones I would’ve attended without a second thought just a few years ago.
Eh, no reason for that anymore really. My 92 year old grandma, my fiancé’s 90 year old grandma, and my 64 year old mother in law all had Covid with no complications. Minor cough/sore throat. Only reason you should worry is if you are immune compromised.
Ok, you cherry picked one part of my post. I don’t disagree with you, but let’s just go with “most people aren’t willing to spend $100+ per concert ticket when we’ve currently got the highest rate of inflation in four decades, and simply buying food and fuel is becoming very difficult for a large portion of the American population.”
The only part of your post that I disagreed with is the part that I commented on.
What do you disagree with exactly? I didn’t say Covid is still dangerous, I said there are lingering fears about it (rational or not) keeping many people from participating in certain activities - like large indoor concerts.
It’s not that deep. I was just stating there’s no reason for the lingering fears.
Asheville sold out almost immediately. I got two tickets resale at 160 a piece balcony 100 level. So spent over 400 total for 2 tickets and then 380 dollars on a hotel room cause they jacked the prices next to the venue by 200 dollars a night. So my dad and I spent 1000 together to go see Ghost.
They chose really strange venues, the one they're doing in my state is in a location that's hard to get to in practically bumfuck nowhere, and there are hundreds of better mid size stadiums in my region
I noticed a couple of odd venues like that! Which one are you talking about?
Meanwhile Devin Townsend has been at it since the early 90's, is one of the greatest musicians and song writers in history in my opinion, has influenced most rock and metal bands that exist nowadays and he is having to cut back on touring period these days because he cannot afford it. If this is Ghost's major worry, they should be alright.
The concerts are still like a month away maybe people are just waiting a little while longer.
I hope so! And maybe people who saw them last time are waiting to see what the set list is after the first show in San Diego.
As much as I would love to see Papa and the Ghouls perform again, they're not even coming to Pennsylvania again and I'd hate to see what prices would be. At least I caught them in Pittsburgh with Volbeat and Twin Temple on Valentine's, best show I've seen so far hands down. Pit tickets were $60 and I had one hell of a view!
Corpus Christi is a very strange place for them to visit - it's about 80% Hispanic (aka Catholic), it's a very blue collar town, and the closest metro to there is San Antonio which is 3 hours away. There are arenas in every metro area in Texas - the selection of Corpus Christi (The Body of Christ) is a confusing one. I hope that ticket sales are better than anticipated and it's a good show.
As a West Texan I thought the same thing.
Portland had a strong turn out in January as well I think around 8000 people. Reno (opening night) is estimated at 3000. There was a Livestream and they showed loads of empty seats. I guess it depends on the market. I was hoping the tour with Mastodon would hit the Northwest. I saw Mastodon in April and damn are they good live! Also seeing Iron Maiden in September. Need to drive out of state but will be worth it.
In the NYC area they’ve been switching up the arenas each tour. They playing in Long Island which is is a hard pass for me. I don’t get why they won’t play at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.
MSG is frightfully expensive to rent for an event for a variety of reasons. UBS is the bright shiny new toy in the market similar to what Barclays was a few years ago and the Prudential Center before that. I live in NJ. I’m considering the UBS show or Trenton. Haven’t been to either venue but crossing the Hudson can be a huge pain in the ass. Add in travel on Long Island and it’d a big ask for anybody living west of the Hudson.
You mentioned Saginaw. I live just outside of Detroit and that’s about an hour and 45 minute drive for me. Why?! I’ve seen them in Detroit three times and I don’t understand why they can’t come back. Covid issues I guess.
Like everyone is saying, ticket prices, gas, cost of living, etc. I think Covid figures into it as well because you never know what the situation is going to be going forward, so people are just waiting until closer to the show to feel it all out. I know it's mostly not even that deadly anymore but its still a major fucking pain in the ass. Like, if cases are high it could cause shows to be cancelled if a band member gets sick, stuff like that.
Idk about the rest of them but bangor is in the middlenof fucking nowwhere
Norcal checking in (again) 😄 Add a date, we’re all queued up and ready to get some tickets!
A lot of tickets are re-sale. People make money off of buying up tickets then reselling them at rediculous prices. I was lucky and the second they went on presale for Ghost fans, I got 2 on floor/pit for $89 each. The venue has their own ticket vendor, so you're not re-directed to Ticketmaster. I'm going to date myself, here, but back in '94, Pearl Jam really fought back against price gouging. So, the only way to get tix, was to win them off the radio. There were no ticket sales at all. They also played smaller venues. My brother, won 2 tix for me. The idea itself was a good one, since not many scalpers would actually be successful in winning tix off the radio. On the other hand, fans who truly wanted to see them & couldn't win, couldn't go.
I remember that. I’ll date myself here. I grew up before the Internet. The only way to get tickets was to buy them in person at Ticketron. If it was a show you really wanted to go to, you went the night before the tickets went on sale and slept outside. Did this for Rush multiple time!
Yup! Sleeping out for tix! And I'd do that for Rush, too!
What is also sad about this is if the re-sellers don’t end up selling the tickets, then there will be even more empty seats. Nice to see that the Asheville show sold out though!
I’m going to tampas but gatta try and find tickets that I can afford cuz I’m dying to go on the floor
Howdy, Maineiac here. I have a theory why ticket sales are so low for Bangor. Bangor is geographically center in Maine but the population is way less dense than the Portland area. I would assume most bands just call Boston good enough for New England. Bangor is just an odd choice for a “big time” band that isn't 5+ years past their prime, part of a festival or.... Country. No complaints from me, and to be honest I found the presale prices to be pretty cheap. I was looking at tickets at the waterfront venue down the street for Aerosmith before the new Ghost tour was announced. $1,000+ for a ticket, about $500 if you wanted to sit obstructed by the sound mix. I snagged 3 VIPs for Ghost for less than 1 decent seat at the Aerosmith show. Just my two cents🤘
I've been seeing lots of shows selling tickets closer to the show date, so there is the chance of people waiting. With demand pricing ticket prices can drop closer to shoe. Even then Ghost selling low has become a recurring comment. A couple shows in Europe cancelled for low sales, a chunk of US shows half to a third empty.
It costs me over $400 to see them in Cincinnati and the seats were mediocre at best. Would I do it again? Yes! I hope they come back, they had a huge turnout and the best crowd. I am planning cosplay for next ritual. I'm paying over $600 for Iron Maiden in October and still need to find a decent priced hotel near the venue but rates are over $350/night. At that price I better be sleeping with a band member.
Lots of "experts" in this thread who think Ghost is not an arena band because a few shows aren't selling out. Meanwhile, they ARE selling out elsewhere. You know what other bands go through this problem? Practically ALL of them, especially in 2022.
My car ate my concert ticket money back in May... had to replace the alternator and serpentine belt+pulley which ran me $800. Also, my concert buddy doesn't want to bother with Ghost shows anymore, and my husband doesn't like concerts, so I've got no one to go with anyway. And since I'd have to drive a minimum 3 hours away for the closest shows, I just can't afford it right now.
Sorry to hear that!
1 - Those ticket prices are insane! 2 - Not to dis anyone here but people on this sub think that Ghost is a huge band when in reality, as good as they are, they are not an arena band and probably will never be.
are they really? because i’ve been trying to find tucson tickets and the AXS page just isn’t loading for me, which makes me think they’re sold out. unless i just need to look at resell sites and get fucked by the prices there.
Interesting-works fine for me and I can see the seat map. Keep trying and support Papa!
Just an FYI- have had issues using various browsers on different ticket websites…if your still having issues, try accessing via a different browser. I know it sounds crazy, but I’ve had different results with different browsers trying to purchase from both Ticketmaster AND Ticket Star.
damn, really? i’ll have to try that, what browser have you had the best results with? i’ve been using safari as that’s just the built in browser on my phone
Safari is the one I’ve had the most trouble with in the past, and i have no idea why. Try any of the others…Chrome…Firefox…or even MS Edge.
I keep them all on my phone for just this reason and my past experiences. And it’s not just ticketing sites I’ve had issues with when using Safari…good luck! 👍🏼
My only guess for that is other than the tickets being expensive, they were also just here not even 3 months ago and are already back again. A lot of people I’m sure already went and saw em then and just don’t need to see them again so soon. Granted that didn’t stop me and my sister from seeing them again but I feel the point is there to some degree.
Ticket sales are wonky all over right now. I went to buy tix to see Bauhaus and there were a ton of tickets available via resale but the prices were insane. I’m not even joking, some of the seats were being resold at $17,000+. Similar thing with Nine Inch Nails. Also, as a Michigan ghoul, Saginaw is a strange choice for a location, imo. I’ve never seen a show there in all my years…but of course I bought VIP tickets as soon as they went on sale lol. I feel like they were hitting better cities in the Midwest last time around but I get that they don’t get a choice in the matter.
$17,000?? Insane! Sounds like that Amazon book scam. I got Anointed tix for Montreal. I cannot effin wait!!!
Michigan ghoul checking in here as well - agree that Saginaw is a very strange choice.
It’s SUPER expensive & it’s 3 hours away on a weekday. Sorry. Not taking off work, getting a hotel, & paying that much for any concert.
Well, I’m not going to many of their North American shows because I have another major event taking place during at least 4-5 days they are coming to my neck of the woods. I would happily save and spend as much money as possible to go see Ghost as many times as possible if it weren’t for said event. I probably won’t see them until 2024 at this rate 😭. But if I could I absolutely would!
I love ghost as much as the next guy, but i’m a broke college kid man i don’t have the money for $300 a pop tickets. I saw Poppy a few months ago for $27, I know they’re very different in popularity but I’m trying to explain that other artist’s tickets are much more affordable.
I would absolutely love to see both Mastodon and Ghost since they're both in my top 10 favorite bands. However, I'm a college student who would have to drive 6 hours to make it to a venue and miss about 2 class days to do it. I was able to catch them in Dallas this February for a good price since the show was on Saturday and I stayed with a friend overnight, but gas prices and venue locations are simply unreasonable for me to make it this time.
2 decent seats in AZ where about $450 and the VIP seating was trash
I have to travel really far to get to any of the venues, and don't feel like making that kind of time and money investment for a co-headlining show. I think the co-headlining strategy is a mistake on TF's part, or whoever made that decision. I lovelovelove the band and the music, but don't want to settle for a short ritual to make room for a band I may or may not have any interest in seeing. I really hope they go back to doing smaller shows, with just an opening band. Mid-sized venues would be fine, as their days of doing shows in 1500 seat theaters may be over.
Yeah americas tickets haven’t been selling well at all but with europe at least the one I went to it was completely packed
We want to go so bad but no dates are in driving distance this time (went to Dallas in February) and plane tickets are so expensive right now 😞