I'm sure I remember going to Reading Festival for £75 for the weekend. It may have even been £60.
Standard tickets (you know, the ones that sold out before I could get them) were £135 this year! Oh, plus booking fee plus postage - lets call it £147!
The ones I just brought (and yes I did finally get them, and yes it does mean I have to take a spoddy coach there....but at least I'll actually be there) cost just under £165 per ticket. And with that I'm getting 2p change out of the £165!!!
But I'll be there. So will Nicole. She'll be happy. I'll be broke.
Today has been a very expensive day one way or another. I hope I don't have another like it ffor some time.
I may go out for a cigarette now. I think I need one, even though I've been a terribly good boy this evening and not had a single one.
Just wish I had some Diet Coke as I'd mix it with the little Southern Comfort I have left. Mind you having it neat at the moment seems like an equally good idea.....
Standard tickets (you know, the ones that sold out before I could get them) were £135 this year! Oh, plus booking fee plus postage - lets call it £147!
The ones I just brought (and yes I did finally get them, and yes it does mean I have to take a spoddy coach there....but at least I'll actually be there) cost just under £165 per ticket. And with that I'm getting 2p change out of the £165!!!
But I'll be there. So will Nicole. She'll be happy. I'll be broke.
Today has been a very expensive day one way or another. I hope I don't have another like it ffor some time.
I may go out for a cigarette now. I think I need one, even though I've been a terribly good boy this evening and not had a single one.
Just wish I had some Diet Coke as I'd mix it with the little Southern Comfort I have left. Mind you having it neat at the moment seems like an equally good idea.....
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So you can see why were going to europe more for gigs and festivals.
Just seen some other bands on over an 11 day period.
The UK is getting far to expensive to see bands.
I also have a friend who lives in Prague so if you can find out the details for the gig I'll talk to him and he might be able to put us all up - thus saving some hotel money :p
He's an old goth so he'll understand (he'll probably come along actually). It'll also probably amuse his kids (although not sure about his wife...) :p
RHCP - ar, now I understand. Was never much of a Chilli's fan so that's probably why I didn't twig. Cheers :p
Infest has a cool lineup this year and I'm going to stay at a comfortable hotel with a nice breakfast (another sign of getting old).
As for the bands playing. Never too old to enjoy new music (or music that sounds like it was around twenty-thirty years ago as many of the new bands have definetly retro/borrowed influences and sounds...:p)
I love the fact that many are going back to the basics, though.
Flights you can get for about £80 return, accommodation from £10-£20 per night.
Beer last time I was there it was about 71p a pint at the rock café, and about £1.20 a 40ml shot with mixer.
June in Prague
06/06/06 – Alice in Chains - £ 14.50
11/06/06 – Depeche Mode - £25 - £29
14/06/06 – Red Hot Chilli Peppers - £ TBC
16/06/06 – Rolling Stones - £ 25 - £98
25/06/06 – Tool £18 - £21
September in Prague
01/09/06 – Front Line Assembly - £TBC
FLA might be a deffiante for us as well, Oh and we jsut missed Die Krupps they played last month.
We'll have to look at B&B's/Hotels too if we're doing the 'rich enough not to camp' scene :p Hopefully they'll allow us to book in early on friday before the gig proper if we head back to London on Thursday. The Festival starts at 11am on Friday.
Thanks for the offer of a shower though. We may take you up on that one!