Tool - 3 Arena, 6 May 2022

[The Heretic]

Already for sale at twice the price on tout sites. Thought the government were stamping that out? Cunts

The law they introduced meant the venue / organisers had to opt in and become a designated venue. I wonder is it just not in the venues / organisers interest as maybe they are being paid by viagogo etc.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/minister-admits-ticket-touting-legislation-is-confusing-1.4665666

Broken record stuff I know but unless we vote with our feet and wallets fuck all will ever change....painful I know but has to be done...once you get into that mindset it gets easier...

[Giggles]

What's the story with those Platinum seats going for 350-400 squids? Ticketmaster says it reserves some of the best seats and then releases them at a price that reflects the market demand, like airline flights or hotel rooms.

To me, it looks like a legal form of ticket touting, and they get away with it because the ticket isn't technically being re-sold, it's being sold originally but for (in this case) 4 times the original price.

Whos idea is that and who gets all the profits? Is it just Ticketmaster or do the artists/venue get a slice?

[Gmajor1991]

Only found out about this bastarding thing today. Sake.

[Rocky]

What's the story with those Platinum seats going for 350-400 squids? Ticketmaster says it reserves some of the best seats and then releases them at a price that reflects the market demand, like airline flights or hotel rooms.

To me, it looks like a legal form of ticket touting, and they get away with it because the ticket isn't technically being re-sold, it's being sold originally but for (in this case) 4 times the original price.

Whos idea is that and who gets all the profits? Is it just Ticketmaster or do the artists/venue get a slice?

Not sure whether the artists get a cut of the inflated price but that's exactly what it is. They're cutting out the middle man and scalping their own tickets. Absolutely shameful.

[Don Gately]

Anyone going to this Friday?

[Don Gately]

Some gig lads!

[Scumdogian]

First time getting to see Tool live. The Pot, The Grudge and Invincible were the highlights for me. Phone ban was refreshing out and finally getting to see Danny Carey do his thing live was unreal! Amazing show. Suffering today.

[Don Gately]

I'd add Pneuma and Sober to that list

[Scumdogian]

Both outstanding as well!

[Neuromancer]

It was ok - the production/light show and sound was amazing, but the new material was mostly a snoozefest and the encore really ended the night on a bum note. When they played the old tracks - Sober, Hooker With A Penis, The Grudge, The Patient, Pushit - it was phenomenal - the atmosphere picked up and the crowd reacted with serious enthusiasm, but the new material just didn't compare and the atmosphere definitely dampened with the majority of the Fear Inoculum stuff.

40 euro for a t-shirt, 70 euro for a poster, 80 euro for a hoodie, signed posters 300 euro - them boys are absolutely coining it. Can't believe there's mugs who would pay that! The ticket prices were expensive enough.

Out of 7 Tool gigs I've seen, that one ranks last.

[Carnage]

Jesus, that's robbery.

[Don Gately]

It is a tour supporting their latest album after all.

[Giggles]

Amazing gig. Their newer material is more mellow alright, but I wouldn't say it put a damper on the atmosphere, at least not where I was anyway. Yes I would've liked to have heard Schism etc but as already mentioned, Invincible and Pneuma were amazing, Fear Innoculum itself was great too.
I liked how he asked everybody to stand up at the start and pretty much everybody I could see remained standing throughout the whole gig.
And yeah, the no phones rule was class 

I caught the last 2 songs from Brass Against and they were decent. No peeing antics unfortunately.

[Don Gately]

Hear hear man

[Giggles]

Video of Invincible

https://youtu.be/VaeuFm1m5t0