# What band/artist would you pay a small fortune to see? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2007, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-artist-would-you-pay-a-small-fortune-to-see/412791 "2007-07-23T01:23:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-artist-would-you-pay-a-small-fortune-to-see/412791/41 "2007-07-24T01:19:40Z")
The Genesis reunion of Gabriel, Hackett, Collins, Banks, and Rutherford. I’d spend as much as I possibly could. I still hope this will happen one day. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-artist-would-you-pay-a-small-fortune-to-see/412791/42 "2007-07-24T01:36:41Z")
Sepultura w/ Max Cavelara up front. Ministry in the late 80’s/early 90’s. Bruce Springsteen for an all acoustic set SRV would have been really cool to see. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-artist-would-you-pay-a-small-fortune-to-see/412791/43 "2007-07-24T02:05:24Z")
[QUOTE=Veuve\_ClicquotNJ] Nick Lowe [/QUOTE] He’s touring this year…get your tickets now! [Nick Lowe Tour Dates](http://www.nicklowe.net/tourdates.php) ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-artist-would-you-pay-a-small-fortune-to-see/412791/44 "2007-07-25T12:55:12Z")
[QUOTE=dalej42] The Genesis reunion of Gabriel, Hackett, Collins, Banks, and Rutherford. I’d spend as much as I possibly could. I still hope this will happen one day. [/QUOTE] We have a winner!!! Start saving now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-artist-would-you-pay-a-small-fortune-to-see/412791/45 "2007-07-25T14:42:57Z")
I’ve paid some $$ to see Def Leppard on their past couple of tours, but I’d love to have the $$ and vacation time to see them in the UK. Rush is up on my list of ‘bands I have to see before I die’ as well. I tried to get tix to their show in Columbus, OH later this summer but no luck ☹ ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-artist-would-you-pay-a-small-fortune-to-see/412791/46 "2007-07-25T15:17:01Z")
There was an article in a weekend NYTimes maybe two weeks ago about artists offering “top shelf” gigs at outrageous prices. They featured \*\*Prince \*\*- who has been playing small gigs in Vegas, LA, the Hamptons, etc. - $3,121 per couple I think (price set based on his previous album of the same name, _3121_). Apparently you get food from top chefs, great seats and sound, Prince really interacts with the crowd and plays a long time, etc. They also mentioned other artists that were trying out this format, but I can’t recall who. I am not much of a concert goer - I tend to prefer small clubs since crowds can freak me out - so I tend to see more jazz live. But if money was not an issue, I would see Prince this way in a heartbeat. Best damn live performer of our generation, up close? I would so be there. I would also love to see \*\*Jeff Beck \*\*in a smaller setting, without crushing volume, playing blues tunes off his \*\*Truth \*\*CD. Best damn guitarist ever. ---
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-artist-would-you-pay-a-small-fortune-to-see/412791/47 "2007-07-25T15:35:18Z")
[QUOTE=dalej42] The Genesis reunion of Gabriel, Hackett, Collins, Banks, and Rutherford. I’d spend as much as I possibly could. I still hope this will happen one day. [/QUOTE] Ditto. I’d scrape together a couple of hundred dollars for a ticket to this. ---
**Author:** ![Lunar\_Saltlick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@Lunar\_Saltlick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lunar_Saltlick)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-artist-would-you-pay-a-small-fortune-to-see/412791/48 "2007-07-25T17:20:15Z")
Michael Hedges (not gonna happen) Chilliwack, just to hear them play _Fly at Night_ (might happen) Harmonium (not gonna happen) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-artist-would-you-pay-a-small-fortune-to-see/412791.md?page=2)