Jay-Z Not Welcome in Calgary?

[djayz]

Jay-Z's concert is now 1 week away and the response looks really weak for a city of our size.

This is probably one of the grestest rappers of all time and for someone of this calibre to come to our crappy city is crazy.

So my question to those who aren't going, or who are left holding the bag with extra tickets, and those who had tickets and backed down....

Why are you or to the bag holders why are your friends not going to this?

I ask because I'm looking through the beyond marketplace and theres atleast 20 threads, I then head over to stubhub and theres 84 listings right now with a total of 212 tickets for sale which to me seems like alot.
That and the fact that people are selling well below face value and still not selling.

[dino_martini]

Are you sure its not just people who bought tickets with the intent of making money, and then it never quite worked out?

[dj_honda]

I bought second level tickets on presale assuming a sellout. I then got floor tickets, and now have 2 sets of tickets. I am probably going to have to sell my floor seats to not end up with 2 pairs but at this point no one seems to interested.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Hip Hop concerts never seem to do very well here. Face it, Calgary doesn't even have a hip hop radio station.

[chkolny541]

i would love to see jay-z, im a huge fan. But my choice of not seeing him seems to be closely tied with the 160$/tckt cost. those are 89coupe price tickets

[djayz]

Originally posted by dino_martini
Are you sure its not just people who bought tickets with the intent of making money, and then it never quite worked out?

While this is true, I've noticed alot of people on beyond saying that they are selling tickets where friends backed out.

It was my original intent to cover the cost of my own ticket by selling off the extra's that I bought as it has worked in the past before, however I also bought tickets for friends who have back out for no apparent reason.

So I would say it's a little bit of both but for someone this big to come to Calgary and not have a sellout show boggles my mind. I know it's a city of rednecks but Jay-Z is the equivalent of the biggest country singer out there right now.

[djayz]

Originally posted by chkolny541
i would love to see jay-z, im a huge fan. But my choice of not seeing him seems to be closely tied with the 160$/tckt cost. those are 89coupe price tickets

What would you say is more reasonable price?
I do agree with you but if you're a fan you're a fan and to see him live in our city is a once in a lifetime thing so price shouldn't sway you're decision too much unless you go to 2-3 concerts a month.

[krazykhoja]

Originally posted by chkolny541
i would love to see jay-z, im a huge fan. But my choice of not seeing him seems to be closely tied with the 160$/tckt cost. those are 89coupe price tickets

Depends on where you are looking to sit...I have some extra seats in 223 (because friends backed out)...they are $225 for the pair...so less than the $160/ticket, but at the same time like djayz said unless you see tons of concerts, its worth it to see him live the one time.

I don't know either why the show hasn't sold out, I really thought it would so I bought tickets for my friends because they weren't able to the first day they went on sale...now unfortunately they backed out and I'm stuck with extra tickets.

[adidas]

Originally posted by djayz


So I would say it's a little bit of both but for someone this big to come to Calgary and not have a sellout show boggles my mind. I know it's a city of rednecks but Jay-Z is the equivalent of the biggest country singer out there right now.

Thats quite frankly your own opinion.

I love rap/hip hop, its my favorite genre.

I dont like Jay Z, some might put him at the top of the list of best rappers but to me he aint that good. Personal opinion, if you dont agree with it thats okay.

I can name 5 other rappers id like to see way before id even consider paying 200 bux for a Jay Z ticket.

I havent been to many concerts, actually only a few that were held at bars but thats not even a concert, we will call it an appearance. They have been really shitty, got into all of them for free and could only imagine paying 40-50 bux to see em perform. Paying 200 bux a ticket is too much.

[v2kai]

recession. people lose jobs last thing on their mind is going to see Jay-Z

[HungryJack]

If this were going to be at the Whiskey, or maybe even the Jube, and tickets were reasonably priced, say 75-100 bucks, I'd definitely think about it.

That said, Jay-Z filling the Dome is a losing proposition, especially at the retarded prices they cost.

100+ for 2nd level at the dome for this show is silly.

I think shows of this nature are much better suited to more intimate venues.

[Ajay]

As far as I know it's sold out here in Kelowna.

Tickets here were $100 or $50 and even the $50 tickets are pretty damn close to the stage. I got the $100 tickets

[brandon]

Originally posted by Ajay
As far as I know it's sold out here in Kelowna.

Tickets here were $100 or $50 and even the $50 tickets are pretty damn close to the stage. I got the $100 tickets

nah, there is still lots of tickets available.. but i'm still stoked for it!

[G-ZUS]

~10 people on my facebook are selling tickets

[Jlude]

I was gonna go, but I didn't realize it was on a weekday, so...

Miss two days of pay
Pay 400 to fly to Calgary for two days
Pay a couple hundred for floor seats
I've never gone out and spent less than 500, so it's gonna be crazy expensive that night.


He's good... but not that good.

[Sharpie]

jayz is weak bring someone better and it will sell out

[sexualbanana]

it could also be that so many hip hop artists have had to cancel shows in canada that people just don't want to chance it.

just throwing out another possibility

[Renagades]

Way to expesive. As it was said, if it were at Whiskey and cheaper I'd be all for but but as it stands there's no way I'm paying that for a show.

[RY213]

If he came in the Blueprint-Black Album era I would have been all over this concert. The fact is his last 3 CD's pale in comparison to his earlier albums. He should have stayed retired imo and went out with a bang with the Black Album which is a classic to me...

[Disoblige]

Originally posted by dino_martini
Are you sure its not just people who bought tickets with the intent of making money, and then it never quite worked out?

I had some many people told me they bought tickets with the intent of selling them and I had such a HUGE facepalm because I had a feeling it wasn't going to work out and I was also pissed at the high ticket price already.

Originally posted by chkolny541
i would love to see jay-z, im a huge fan. But my choice of not seeing him seems to be closely tied with the 160$/tckt cost. those are 89coupe price tickets

Again, yeah, $160?! Kanye was $80 and there was Lupe, Rihanna, N.E.R.D., and even saw Chris Brown.