I'm not going to see Modest Mouse. I'm not going to see Flight of the Conchords. Why? Because FUCK paying 20 dollars in surcharges just because some fucking Monopoly says so.
I went to a Dave Matthews Band Concert about 7 years ago, and I paid 35 dollars. Sure, they were lawn seats, and I didn't have a chair, but at least I didn't get reamed up the ass. Why would anybody pay 50 dollars to see Modest Mouse OR FOTC? If I wanted to watch two dudes sit on stools and play funny songs on guitars, then I'd probably just watch the show or the million youtube videos they already have online. And Modest Mouse? As much as I love them, seeing Isaac Brock get fucking drunk and forget his songs on my tab isn't really worth it to me. I can take those fifty bucks and buy myself a much better time, all the while listening to the already incoherent ramblings of Mr. Brock on my stereo.
I remember when Pearl Jam tried boycotting TicketMaster back in the 90's. No, I didn't care at the time, considering my main concerns were Star Wars and Judy Blume, but now, thinking about it, I'm glad they did. Because it didn't even make a dent in the system. Thanks, grunge -- your disparaging apathy towards the status quo has yet again been rendered completely useless, as useless as the genre itself.
FUCK YOU.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
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Modest Mouse and FOTC don't have anything to do with Ticketmaster (at least for the Austin shows). Although, I was reading a bunch of shit about Bruce Springsteen getting pissed at them for what you're talking about (and not selling tickets, but referring them to other people who had the tickets for more)
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