These are four men who are in a band called The Eagles. Well, it's a band in that there are four of them, but the money is split predominantly between the two middle guys while the other two get a nice wad of cash but not a equal cut. Even the guy on the far right can't afford dark jeans....This summer The Eagles -- who are as drab on stage as they look here in this picture -- are thinking of going on tour with another '70s pop mammoth in Fleetwood Mac for a joint co-headlining bill, most like making for a 75 to 80-minute set from each each night.
But whereas both The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac have never been shy to charge high prices for tickets, the combined tour could easily see ducats hitting $350 to $400 a pop, with the scary idea of low-end, nosebleed tickets hitting $100 easily. Of course, not including the service charges which often push it up another $15 to $20 per ticket.
It's not unheard of for bands to charge high prices for quality front row (or rows) of seats, but usually the upper tiers are within a reasonable range ($49 to $59, often $29 to $39) if you want to see the show on a large screen 150 feet away from you. The only saving grace might be the fact that the tour will not hit arenas but stadiums, resulting in a slightly lower price given the number of seats per venue.
However, if you didn't start saving up for this tour which is reportedly set to begin in the summer, it might be too late now to attend three hours of note-for-note '70s FM oldies. (Fleetwood Mac's Second Hand News being the obvious exception).
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