MissConstrue4d ago

So, I have an idea for a new painting. I'm scrabbling about my studio shelves looking for charcoal, and I ran across a box of concert ticket stubs.

And y'all, I think I've discovered why the music industry is suffering from "blue dot fever", where folks just aren't buying tickets.

I leave you with two reference images, and you can make your own judgements. (I may have made snarky comments in alt text, as I do.)

Show threadsludgefossil
@MissConstrue Nobody likes Rush that much, right?
Jun 6 at 7:10pmWeb
Show threadBert Koorengevel4d ago
@demon6 @MissConstrue
I checked prices for Rush in Amsterdam, thought with 2x what I last paid for U2 was steep. But with just below €200 it seems quite affordable.
Sorry for you, not so much cheaper so it covers cost for transatlantic flight.
Show threadMissConstrue4d ago

@bertkoor @demon6

But you do have the advantage of being in the Netherlands, which I am fairly sure is my mothership. I love the Netherlands so much. So much. One of my ancestor’s has a tongue in a museum in Utrecht, which is a statement most people cannot say with confidence. 😂😳🧐

Show threadBert Koorengevel4d ago
@MissConstrue @demon6
Imho there's only one tongue in a museum worth seeing. It parted with its owner like four centuries ago.
https://haagshistorischmuseum.nl/collectie/topstukken/tong-en-vinger-van-johan-en-cornelis-de-witt/
Tong en vinger van Johan en Cornelis De Witt - Haags Historisch Museum

Tong en vinger van Johan en Cornelis De Witt Op 20 augustus 1672 arriveerde Johan de Witt, tot voor kort […]

Haags Historisch Museum
Show threadMissConstrue4d ago

@bertkoor @demon6

That’s the one! Descendants decided Pennsylvania looked like a much safer place.

Show threadMissConstrue4d ago
@demon6 I had a pre buy chance, before they went on sale, and my sister and I have seen them almost every tour since we were kids, so we thought about it, but the seats were offered at $400 each, and that wasn’t even meet and greet or front section, and she and I decided that the only way we’d pay that much for mediocre seats was if the entire concert was a dark rite to bring Neil back to play YYZ one more time.
Show threadsludgefossil4d ago
@MissConstrue I feel like Rush needs to accept their fate in the county fair circuit