the music in me

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having recently been enlightened that great big sea is coming to play soon, i got all excited and went to their site to find out when and where (june 29th, malkin bowl, stanley park). “ooh!” i thought, “stanley park! that’d kick ass!” so i proceeded to ticketmaster to a) see if there were tickets left (seems to be, yes) and, b) find out how much they were ($37.50 + $11 service charges). “yay!” i thought, “i can go see them again! i had so much fun last year!”
then i got to thinking some more. $100 for two tickets to see a band i’ve already seen in an outdoor venue with general seating and leaving myself victim to the notoriously unpredictable vancouver weather…
excepting the fact that i don’t have a hundred bucks to spare this summer, i don’t think i want to go see them again. i’ve seen them and i had a fantabulous time, but it’s been done. i don’t feel a real compulsion to do it again.
now if the dave mathews band wasn’t playing at gm place and rem at thunderbird stadium… why can’t all the the bands i want to see play at nice, intimate venues just the way i like it?

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7 Thoughts on “the music in me”

  1. (that annoying Opera using)Heather on June 13, 2003 at 15:23 said:

    Holy cannoli, it’s a damn good thing I read you from work now!

  3. heather on June 13, 2003 at 15:28 said:

    oh, right.
    they work in opera 7, btw. just not 6 (which i was using to test from home).

  4. heather on June 13, 2003 at 15:28 said:

    unless you’re talking about something else and for that i only have to say “upgrade!” =)

  5. Jen on June 13, 2003 at 17:04 said:

    Interesting show you might want to see: Wallflowers doing a rare accoustic performance at the Commodore on July 23rd.

  6. Austin on June 14, 2003 at 07:23 said:

    Here in Vermont we get all the great Canadian bands in a small venue for cheap. I just saw Blue Rodeo for $15. I’ve seen Great Big Sea for around the same price (will see them again next month along with Nickelcreek for $25). Last summer The Tragically Hip played for free on the lake.
    Moral of the story… if you are Canadian but don’t want to pay big bucks to see Canadian bands… move to Vermont.

  7. harp on June 14, 2003 at 13:17 said:

    REM (with Wilco opening!) are doing a special bill, the next day Radiohead’s playing at Thunderbird too and ticketbastard’s doing a special deal for both gigs…if you get the tix early enough you can get special ‘front area’ access, so that might solve some of your woes.

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