Bristol_Jonesey
 
But what they charge for the popcorn, drinks & hot dogs is astronomical!
So we shared a regular drink and ate afterwards at home.

Get your wife a big handbag and visit Tescos/Sainsbury/Asda/Aldi/Lidl/Morrisons beforehand. That's my way of beating the daylight robbers. 

I've never been in the theatre they go to. It's a very nice one with highback plush seats and my wife says it's like new and very clean. There are six different screens and she doesn't think it's Ok to take ones own snacks/drinks.
 
If they'd been going to see Interstellar I would have gone. I'm not sure if they don't care for sci-fi or just don't want to be seen in public with me. I know they pick movies I don't care to see. Maybe it's because I pick video concerts discs they don't care to hear.
 
All this has made me curious....do the keyboards in the UK have a pound symbol over the number 4 rather than the dollar?
 

spacey
 
 
All this has made me curious....do the keyboards in the UK have a pound symbol over the number 4 rather than the dollar?
 

 
No, the £ is over the 3, $ is over the 4.

Agreed. Going to concerts now is unbelievably expensive.
 
I paid for many until I learned that I could become part of the union and get paid to see them. I usually got a T-shirt too. :) I usually had to pay for a 'date' to see it too but I still came out ahead.
 
I do wonder how much of the imbalance is because of Ticketmaster and the like having a monopoly on the arenas/coliseums/etc. with the sole source of tickets.

jamesg1213

spacey
 
 
All this has made me curious....do the keyboards in the UK have a pound symbol over the number 4 rather than the dollar?
 

 
No, the £ is over the 3, $ is over the 4.

If that wasn't funny it should be...'cause I'm laughing my arse off.

It's a shame that going to a concert costs me more than the monthly payment for my new car. Movies are pricey but not out of reach. Pro sports are now out of reach in Toronto. Decent seats for a hockey game or basketball can be $300 each (if you can find them). At some point there's going to be a correction, I hope it isn't because of WW3.

 
 
I paid just over £25 each for 4 balcony seats at the O2 Brum to see The Stranglers with SidStrummerUK, WayneTicklerUK and WelshAlThePostie next March.
 
Seems pretty reasonable to me.
 
The Rezillos are the support act. Mind you, nowadays, nobody's on Top Of The Pops
 
 

I enjoyed the concert last night. Kicked back with my Ultrasones and it was worth every penny.
Some very good camera work so got to see Jeff work the guitar. Up close shots of him playing like I haven't seen before.
His new band is tight and right IMO.

SteveStrummerUK
 
 
I paid just over £25 each for 4 balcony seats at the O2 Brum to see The Stranglers with SidStrummerUK, WayneTicklerUK and WelshAlThePostie next March.
 
Seems pretty reasonable to me.
 
The Rezillos are the support act. Mind you, nowadays, nobody's on Top Of The Pops
 
 

You need a t-shirt to wear to that show.
 
Oh wait......