Do I think VIP's got ripped off? Do I believe they had the worse seats in the house? Yes! I do believe something went wrong in terms of the seating arrangements. Yes! If you read my earlier post about my concert experience I may have mentioned that I had better seats and view than the so-called VIP's.
If, I understand VIP correctly in its term it???s; a person who has a special function at a event, meeting (speaker, dignitary, etc.) and should be treated with special amenities. A person or person's that is worthy of full complimentary treatment.
What I have heard from VIPs is that they were not able to see the stage from their vantage point. I do believe that someone dropped the ball and someone needs to step up to the plate and make some sort of formal apology to the VIP's.
I am going to start by saying I feel sorry that all of those who bought VIP tickets were dis-satisfied and that you paid so much money and were treated so poorly by the staff. Although I must admit I had a great experience and I had little or interaction with the staff so I cannot comment on how they behaving but nonetheless I apologize.
nin wrote:Denise: I too, am furious. Our experience was so bad that we left. However, I am not content to just complain. First thing tomorrow morning, I am seeing my lawyer to see if we can recoup our losses. I don't care if it costs me more than I paid! Moncton should be ashamed of itself. Lynn HastingsOromocto , NBPs. I was the first person with neg feedback on this forum ystdy. I am on a serious campaign to discredit and shame those responsible.
I was all too excited when I learned that the Stones had announced a nationwide tour and that they (Rolling Stone) really, really were going to be here, in Moncton. I was on the internet faster than a shooting star. When I saw the ticket prices, I was absolutely torn that we would not be able to go.
I could kick myself for not getting better tickets and seating info any earlier, but who knew? As I live in no-mans-land this was too far to travel given the price of gas and all. Unfortunately, the way it appeared was all the best seats would no doubt be VIPs. I really did not care I just had to be there at any expense. The need to somehow get close to these people that had been part of our lives for so long was tremendous. I kept telling everyone that I was going for the benefit of my husband but that was just an excuse, I was really looking forward to it myself. The trouble was we really could not afford the ticket but my husband said it was once in Moncton's lifetime.
You will laugh when I tell you that I do not think we could have been any further away from the stage if I had asked!
Unfortunately, where we were seated I became very upset with the arrangement. The people in front of us were loud and obnoxious and drank a lot. Simply they were drunk and stoned. My husband???s response to all this was 'It's a shame I didn't know VIP meant you were going to be seated with all the drunks or I would have stayed home.' My husband looked at me in disgust and insisted that we leave.
Our seats were as high as you can get and as far back from the stage as you can get. I thought I was going to faint! But somehow the excitement of being there and the look on my husbands face knowing that he was going to see his idols was good enough. They had massive screens up so we watched them to get a better view. My husband seemed to have lightened-up when a song came on that he recognized he began singing together with his friend and for me that was sensational, they really do go well together.
However, I do feel the City of Moncton and the Promoters should have taken better care of the VIPs. $334.00 is not cheap, what was cheap is where we had to sit and what we had to endure. It does not matter what they say, those tickets were not worth that money, though it is great to be able to say that I was apart of that and I would have and did encourage others to get VIP tickets. Yikes! I could not have anticipated the seating arrangements. I am greatly disappointed and if the first concert of this magnitude in Moncton was anything to go by it will not be good value for money next time and I recommend getting your ticket at the gate.
I would also like to add that more guidelines should come in force to stop this so that genuine supporters like us can go to concerts without being ripped off with over the top ticket prices.
If nothing else, I can say that I was there.
Thanks for reading!
Myself and friends all bought VIP tickets. It did seem to be a little disorganized no staff could help direct us to the vip section. The bleachers were much too far away. I believe that someone over sold the number of vip tickets as in our section there were no seats to sit in, we had to sit/stand in the aisle with a guy in a yellow shirt coming and telling us we could not sit there. When we asked where we were suppose to sit he could not aswer us or direct us to anyone who could help us with this question. Needless to say we stayed in the aisle. Also we got stuck with over $30 in tickets for food/drinks, my husband was to the bar near closing and he guy in front of him got served and they would not serve him they simply said we are closed. When he asked what he was suppose to do with all these tickets the girl said it was his problem not hers talk to the promoter as they were told to close.On the plus side no lineups at all for the bathrooms. Despite everything we all had a great time and the show was awesome.
wrote:The stage tickets were $1000.00 each first come first serve
wrote:Great show but I think for us that went out and paid for VIP tickets we were screwed.If i would have know that I would have been that far away from the stage for the money I paid I would have gone GA.Not to mention the rip off on food prices inside.Will never go back to another concert in Moncton.Worst experince ever!THEY SHOULD BE SUED
Let's talk about one of the easiest ways to scare people off and make them avoid you...
All you have to do is constantly whine and complain about everything and anything. You feel like nobody pays enough attention to you, cares about you enough, and life is not fair to you. So you whine! whine! whine!
You constantly over-analyze everything and try to find something wrong with everything. You look at everything from a negative point of viewpoint.
I can guarantee you that if you act this way, you will be a failure with women or men. I'll speak for myself. I can't stand a woman or person who complains about everything in her life. Do something about what it is that makes you whine and complain. Others don't really want to hear you - honestly they don't. People will be polite to you because they feel sorry for you and, realize you are a waste of their time.
To sum it up, nobody likes a chronic whiner, complainer. If you don't have anything good to say, to just shut up would be a good rule to follow. Think positive and be positive. See the good in every situation and person in your life.
And remember, men admire a lady, woman, girl, who acts confident, positive, and has a healthy outlook on life.
If you're a negative person and a constant whiner and complainer, resolve here and now, from this point on, you will develop a better outlook on life and when you do, you will attract nice people, have healthy debates and have a lot more friends.
The cup is not always half empty, sometimes it's half full!
So, all this talk about being "ripped off" is all nonsense. Don't ruin it for the rest of us.
Cheers!
SexyBeast wrote: Let's talk about one of the easiest ways to scare people off and make them avoid you... All you have to do is constantly whine and complain about everything and anything. You feel like nobody pays enough attention to you, cares about you enough, and life is not fair to you. So you whine! whine! whine! You constantly over-analyze everything and try to find something wrong with everything. You look at everything from a negative point of viewpoint. I can guarantee you that if you act this way, you will be a failure with women or men. I'll speak for myself. I can't stand a woman or person who complains about everything in her life. Do something about what it is that makes you whine and complain. Others don't really want to hear you - honestly they don't. People will be polite to you because they feel sorry for you and, realize you are a waste of their time. To sum it up, nobody likes a chronic whiner, complainer. If you don't have anything good to say, to just shut up would be a good rule to follow. Think positive and be positive. See the good in every situation and person in your life. And remember, men admire a lady, woman, girl, who acts confident, positive, and has a healthy outlook on life. If you're a negative person and a constant whiner and complainer, resolve here and now, from this point on, you will develop a better outlook on life and when you do, you will attract nice people, have healthy debates and have a lot more friends. The cup is not always half empty, sometimes it's half full! So, all this talk about being "ripped off" is all nonsense. Don't ruin it for the rest of us. Cheers!
That last post was directed to "SexyBeast"....forgot to quote his posting...haha!....I also wanted to say that I feel suing is NOT a great idea. I have to agree with other posts that it will ruin the reputation for Moncton and deter other headliners from coming. I am not the least bit interested in compensation...but will be more "aware" the next time around! I suggest all the "suers" rethink your intentions and move on.THE STONES ROCK!!
CosmicKlown wrote:You know what I like that plan because it may shut everyone up once and for all.Lets face it when you pay for something for example, If something cost ...uhm lets say $ 299.00 plus tax...and you know that's the cost, you pay it. So in other words you got what you paid for, right! So, what is all the fuss about? The fuss is all about people who are never satisfied. Never can be satisfied. And no matter what you do you may never satisfy them. So all these people need to sit down and shut up, you got what you paid for.
wrote:Wow this is fun.......The girl from Oromocto is going to not come to Moncton anymore and sue the Rolling Stones because she didn't like her seat. There's another one who is upset over people being drunk and stoned. To the girl from Oromocto please stay home from now on and good luck with your law suit your going to need it. To the one who's husband was so upset with the drunk and stoned people I guess you've never gone to a rock concert before. ITS WHAT PEOPLE DO THERE it's not a Saturday night at the Opera.
wrote: nin wrote: Denise: I too, am furious. Our experience was so bad that we left. However, I am not content to just complain. First thing tomorrow morning, I am seeing my lawyer to see if we can recoup our losses. I don't care if it costs me more than I paid! Moncton should be ashamed of itself. Lynn HastingsOromocto , NBPs. I was the first person with neg feedback on this forum ystdy. I am on a serious campaign to discredit and shame those responsible.I would save your money and spend it on a shrink rather than a lawyer!! I think you have some deeper issues...anyone that left that concert because of the VIP seating has to be CRAZY! I had VIP seats and had an absolute blast!! The whole day was incredible....sure we were a fair distance from the stage, but give me a break!! We were a group of 12 (everyone of us had a blast!) and we ALL had seats together (for those that say there were no seats), we WERE standing in the bleachers for the WHOLE Stones performance, there were NOT any line ups/waits for ANYTHING in VIP. I guess what I'm saying is GET A LIFE!!
nin wrote: Denise: I too, am furious. Our experience was so bad that we left. However, I am not content to just complain. First thing tomorrow morning, I am seeing my lawyer to see if we can recoup our losses. I don't care if it costs me more than I paid! Moncton should be ashamed of itself. Lynn HastingsOromocto , NBPs. I was the first person with neg feedback on this forum ystdy. I am on a serious campaign to discredit and shame those responsible.
Here is what the real VIP seats looked like: