How Much?

I had been thinking about going to see the temporarily reformed Lloyd Cole and the Commotions when they play the Barrowlands in October. However I discovered that the tickets are a whopping £25 plus booking fee! How much was Sinatra charging last time he played Scotland? That's a crazy price, to see a bunch of guys now in their mid 40s, some of whom aren't even musicians anymore? It's not like they've had big hits or a massive revival since they last played. They'll be playing to devotees of the band, people who bought Rattlesnakes the album they're reforming to commemorate. They split up in 1989 and aren't playing any of Lloyd Cole's solo stuff, so it's not even like they have two decades of material to draw on. When I saw them for the first time when they were a top forty act it was 7 quid including the booking fee. A few years ago maybe, but what's the justification for these massive ticket prices? The reformed Doors played the SECC recently and charged £32.50 a ticket. Fair enough the line up includes Ray Manzarek who was the real talent in the band, but I'm sure even he knows that the big draw for The Doors lies in a guy who's been dead for more than 30 years. Ian Astbury I'm sure is an able replacement, but what you've got essentially is a tribute act. It seems that nostalgia carries a heftier cover charge than contemporary entertainment.