700$ Tickets to go see U2

[SVZ]

12 4 05 Fans get vertigo over U2 tour



Fans of Irish supergroup U2 are being asked to pay up to $1700 a ticket on eBay after their Australian Vertigo concerts in Sydney and Melbourne sold out in less than an hour.

Thousands of fans have missed out despite the imposition of an eight-ticket limit and the concerts being held in large venues such as Sydney's Telstra Stadium and Melbourne's Telstra Dome.

Phone lines were jammed and the Ticketek website was overwhelmed as fans snapped up the 70,000 tickets to the Sydney concert in minutes.

Tour promoters Michael Coppel Presents said the Melbourne concert was also the fastest-selling concert in the Telstra Dome's history.

The sellout has sparked a wave of bidding on internet auction sites such as eBay, with a pair of A-reserve tickets to the Sydney concert already attracting bids of up to $3,500.

Even general admission standing room tickets are selling on the website for an average of $300 a ticket, three times their face value.

A spokeswoman for the promoter says the band is being approached to play second shows on March 25 in Melbourne and April 1 in Sydney, with another announcement expected tomorrow.

© National Nine News 2005

[ourmaninBusan]

$700 US to see Bono?



I'd sooner eat paint chips.

[buttmunch]

So that means the tix are carrying an original sticker of about 100 US dollars? I'm dating myself here but I remember when you could see Aerosmith (in their excellent, pre-rehab days) for 7or 8 bucks. I can't think of a single band I'd pay more than 50 for. $100 is ridiculous.