We all have our vices. My personal drug of choice just happens to be a bunch of guys from New Jersey. Yes, I have an unrelenting, ever-growing, logic-defying jones for
Bon Jovi.
As previously mentioned, it would probably be more accurate to say I am unequivocally obsessed, and have been since I was 12 years old. (Let’s not do the math on this one, please.)
So imagine my cloud nine-inspired squeals of delight this past week: first, it was announced that Bon Jovi is coming back to Calgary come Stampede 2010, and their new album was released en masse just yesterday. (There are no holier days in the land of obsessive band love.)
So as I ready my Bon Jovi fan club code for concert pre-sales today (yes, feel free to pass judgement), I try not to cringe at the almost $200/ticket price tag top tickets will cost. At that price, I have had to say ‘not this time’ to U2’s 2010 Edmonton stop, with top tier seats going for $250/ticket.
Love may be blind, but it’s hard not to do a double take at the prospect of two people attending two concerts for nearly $1000 in their own cities. While deals and sales can be found in almost every sector since this economic downturn, it looks like rock gods are recession-proof.
And while I’ll justify the cost even though I have seen ‘my boys’ in concert numerous times, there are still concerts at which you can proudly flip open a lighter (or cell phone, sigh...) for less than a mortgage or rent payment.
For those who plan to be Livin’ on a Prayer come July 14, I shall see you there. For those taking the more responsible and respectable route, treat yourselves to some of these more economical (yet marquee-worthy) concerts instead:
Kelly Clarkson
November 20, 2009
Price: $49.50-$69.50
Jann Arden
November 23 & 24, 2009
Price: $60-$80
Guns N’ Roses
January 16, 2010
Price: $49.50-$89.50
Jesse Cook
March 15, 2010
Price: $45-$52
Tim McGraw
March 27, 2010
Price: $50-$90