June, 2009

Guest Post: Cheap Concert Tickets? Now That’s Music to My Ears.

sd5305648Many people would pay hundreds of dollars to sit this close to Stevie Nicks…but not me. While there’s nothing I like to do more than go to a good concert, one thing you won’t catch me doing is paying top dollar for tickets.

I’ve spent a whopping $15 to rock out five rows away from Bruce Springsteen.  $40 to sit in the third row and be serenaded by Stevie and the rest of Fleetwood Mac (By the way…the photo at left is courtesy of my own digital camera).  $50 to witness the reunion between rock gods Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood.

With so many artists hitting the road this summer and lots of great shows to be seen it helps to have a few tricks up your sleeve when it comes to getting the tickets you want.  Here are a few of my favorites: More…

 

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