There are certain things I will spend money on - a trip to WDW every other year, a cruise on the between years, quality clothes and shoes and .... concert tickets - especially Springsteen within 500 miles of my home
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I do have a hard time with those kind of prices for a stadium tour. I want to see U2 again, but not in a large football stadium for $300 each. Hubby and I get pretty selective with our concert dollars and seat selection. Lately we are happy staying more local with more intimate music halls (Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry comes to mind, along with other small town halls that more of the singer/songwriter acts seem to be favoring lately they tend to understand their loyal fan base and keeping $$ down (Steve Earle, Richard Thompson, Bob Dylan come to mind). I did pull the trigger to see Billy Joel at Fenway Park again just yesterday.