They always say that nothing in life is free so, when I received an email from Live Nation last week stating I was entitled to two free tickets to see Heaven & Hell, I was skeptical.
I went to the Heaven & Hell tour stop at Mohegan Sun Casino in May. It was an excellent show with all three bands (Megadeth and Machine Head opened) performing extremely well. I had such a great time that I was definitely in for the second leg of the tour…..until I saw the prices and charges. I don’t mind paying $66 for a ticket to see H&H, Alice Cooper, & Queensryche but I couldn’t stomach the extra $22 in Ticketmaster fees…..that’s a third of the ticket price. The tour stops at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield, MA this coming Sunday (9/9/07) and, as of last week, I wasn’t attending. Then the email arrived with an offer for two “free” tickets…..
I get all the Live Nation emails because I fill out all the venue surveys they send. When I saw the Extreme reunion a year ago, I filled out a survey at the venue…..I’ve received Rolling Stone magazine for free ever since. Now I fill them all out.
So this email states that I am able to receive two free general admission lawn seats for the Heaven & Hell show as long as I pay the ticket fees of $7 per ticket. So it’s not entirely free but $14 for two lawn tix is better than the $174 I would have paid for two seats under the pavilion roof. I figure it’s a bargain I can’t pass up for a better show lineup than the one I saw already. The tickets are printed and I am going Sunday! Free is always for me…..well almost free!
Cool Deal! That is about the only time I would do lawn seats. That first leg of the tour was awesome!
That’s a great deal! I saw Queensryche last year and they sounded great. Enjoy the show.
I’ve gone to a free show before thanks to their “complementary” tickets, I saw a Hendrix cover band which was pretty good. I was also offered free tickets to see Nugent but I didn’t feel like making the trip to go and see him.
Wait, you mean there are other things going on Sunday that don’t have to do with football?
Nice for you. Have a great time STeve and do a review of the concert please.
I’ll be doing some major time on Saturday and Sunday:
I go to work 4pm-12am Saturday and I have to stay 12am to 7am as a favor to my assistant (he’s seeing Jimmy Buffet that nite).
After I cover his overnight shift, I have to catnap and then my daughter’s birthday party is at 11:30am.
I’m leaving for the show at 5:30, my wife is going to Boston for Barry Manilow at the same time and the kids are at my in-laws.
Show over around 11pm, get the kids, get settled, wait for the wife. I figure I’ll be cooked by Monday AM.
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