Anyway, all this is to say, I like the guy. And just a few moments ago, I got a random House of Blues email saying that his country band would be in town playing a gig on May 13th. I got excited and thought, "Fuck yeah, I'll go see Kevin Costner sing country-western songs!" - until I saw the ticket price breakdown: $25/$45/$100.
Are you kidding me? Come on - I won't pay $25 to see Wilco play (even back when I could stand the Jeff Tweedy martyr schtick), much less $45 or $100.
So, as much as it pains me to let this opportunity pass by, I think I'm gonna.
That is, unless some enterprising PR staffer for HOB sees this and wants to secure a show/venue review from me in exchange for putting my name on the guest list. I don't want backstage passes - I don't think my man-love for Mr. Costner could handle that - just entrance into the show. If it sweetens the pot, I'll probably spend cash on dinner there...
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The prices were the same here for the HOB Dallas, I thought it would be a good show, but Hell no for those prices!
I wonder how many people actually showed up.
That's really a shame. I've actually skipped over many shows because of the pricing.
Hell, I saw Pink Floyd back in... '94 (I think) and tickets were $36.50. Granted that was expensive for that time, but still... Pink freaking Floyd!
Dude, I can't even believe the Wilco hate you're spewing here. Do we like any of the same bands? Why are we friends?
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Kevin Costner and Modern West have been selling out their shows. They are smaller venues for sure but KC is doing the band for a more personal connection with his fans so it is indeed fans who are going to pay the price for the tickets. The reports I've heard is that they have a montage of his movies shown and he thanks the audience for seeing his movies. One of these days I'll get to attend a concert and I can hardly wait!
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