tellwisdom:

How many hours i go take look dbanj or tuface for 25k? SHEBY NA 6years aby?  I see him more clearly on T.V than FACE 2 FACE, So, for person like me, Paying to watch them no go work , if i no get d C.D i go go borrow(FREE) IF I NO GET LITE, I go go watch am for my nebor wey get lite(FREE)

Same reason why I would rather stay at home, with some cold drinks and snacks, and watch a game on TV rather than going to some packed up stadium where the potential of getting jacked up is also high. Throw in I get to see replays too

r231:

true


I have been to a show where the artist didnt even show up on stage

cus he is drunk backstage

Sagamite:

Bacause Jay-Z and Beyonce are Jay-Z and Beyonce to the world.

You can't say because Shoprite is Harrods to Nigeria, that means Shoprite should charge the same as Harrods. Or because Goldman Sachs pays £300K per employee, then IBTC should pay the same. Nigeria is less than most other countries.

Yeah, they feel they are as important as Jay-Z and Beyonce are to Nigeria . . . if you disagree, don't go see them.
I refused to see Drake for £25 a year ago, he came back this year and the average tickets are £50. I accepted it as, maybe other people value his music more than I do.

Nigeria is the entertainment capital of Africa . . . our artistes are idols in Ghana and Eastern Africa, Tuface will sell out in Kenya as fast as Jay-Z sold Glastonbury.

eldee:

Well if it was that hard for Nigerians to pay that much why does Star Mega Jam consistently have a full attendance??
As I said, they know how much they're worth, if you don't agree with them, don't go . . . they'll drop their prices.

FYI Star Mega Jam costs just N500; yes five hundred naira pere to watch. The VIP stand is N5k (five thousand naira). . . still way less than the blasted D'Banj and co shows.[size=5pt] Drunk mutherfcukers!!![/size]

eldee:

Nigeria is the entertainment capital of Africa . . . our artistes are idols in Ghana and Eastern Africa, Tuface will sell out in Kenya as fast as Jay-Z sold Glastonbury.

The thing there is that Jay-Z will not only sell in Glastonbury but also Kenya and faster at selling out.

Furthermore, because Tuface can sell in Kenya as much as Jay-Z sells in Glastonbury does not justify selling to Kenya what is being charged for Jay-Z at Glastonbury. But, that said, if some maga wants to pay for Tuface what Jay-Z can charge to show he is a "gbo-gbo big boy", that is fine. Just like if some maga wants to buy a dress in Shoprite for the same price for one in Harrods, not a problem, maga must pay.

rockiedink:


FYI Star Mega Jam costs just N500; yes five hundred naira pere to watch.  The VIP stand is N5k (five thousand naira). . . still way less than the blasted D'Banj and co shows.[size=5pt] Drunk mutherfcukers!!![/size]

Sounds more like reasonable prices.

eldee:

Yeah, they feel they are as important as Jay-Z and Beyonce are to Nigeria . . . if you disagree, don't go see them.
I refused to see Drake for £25 a year ago, he came back this year and the average tickets are £50. I accepted it as, maybe other people value his music more than I do.

Nigeria is the entertainment capital of Africa . . . our artistes are idols in Ghana and Eastern Africa, Tuface will sell out in Kenya as fast as Jay-Z sold Glastonbury.

I agree with Sagamite that the gate fees are too dear but I am not worried because entertainment is not essential commodity. Those who feel that N25k[$200] is chicken enough to go watch Flavor nabania or Tuface, good luck to them but I will not pay 10% of that amount for such nonsense. I ask again o, how many Americans will pay $100 to watch Beyonce?. The same Beyonce sold for N100k per ticket in Nigeria 3 years ago and some are foolish enough to pay N25k just to watch her from an adjunct room through cctv. May be Nigerians have misplaced priorities.

Sagamite:

The thing there is that Jay-Z will not only sell in Glastonbury but also Kenya and faster at selling out.

Furthermore, because Tuface can sell in Kenya as much as Jay-Z sells in Glastonbury does not justify selling to Kenya what is being charged for Jay-Z at Glastonbury. But, that said, if some maga wants to pay for Tuface what Jay-Z can charge to show he is a "gbo-gbo big boy", that is fine. Just like if some maga wants to buy a dress in Shoprite for the same price for one in Harrods, not a problem, maga must pay.

But we're not talking about what Jay-Z can sell in Kenya, it's what Tuface can sell at a particular place.
Nike sells the same pair trainers for $60 in the US and then £60 in the UK . . . why?? Because people are willing to buy at this price in the UK.

If people are tired of being magas, then they should stop going there with their girlfriends. . . in a country where to see a movie is N1500, people shouldn't be complaining bout 2face and boycott shows if they're pissed.

eldee:

But we're not talking about what Jay-Z can sell in Kenya, it's what Tuface can sell at a particular place.
Nike sells the same pair trainers for $60 in the US and then £60 in the UK . . . why?? Because people are willing to buy at this price in the UK.

If people are tired of being magas, then they should stop going there with their girlfriends. . . in a country where to see a movie is N1500, people shouldn't be complaining bout 2face and boycott shows if they're pissed.

I completely agree.

aloy/emeka:

The same Beyonce sold for N100k per ticket in Nigeria 3 years ago and some are foolish enough to pay N25k just to watch her from an adjunct room through cctv.

ROFLMAO!!!

Reetards!

eldee:



If people are tired of being magas, then they should stop going there with their girlfriends. . . in a country where to see a movie is N1500, people shouldn't be complaining bout 2face and boycott shows if they're pissed.

Now you hit the nail on the head. Majority of the financial  burden go to the men because of effizy. They want to prove a point to their girlfriends and as such will relent to complain that the prices of the tickets are outrageous. These musicians market themselves to the women and let them desire to attend their shows at the expense of the men. If you can't afford these shows as a man in Nigeria, then to the left to the left you go.

ever since i discovered thrift stores i became cheap   you should see all the designer stuffs i buy from thrift stores for dirt cheap money. let me post pics   all those ralph shirts i got brand new for $1 each. i got like tonnes of em from thrift stores. now i wouldnt spend more than $5 on any shirt or t shirts. this is like 500 naira each

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now picture me paying 25000 naira to see someone exercise their vocal cords ? hell nah

pierre cardin travel bag $3. this is like 300 naira. now picture me paying 25 k for concert ?

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aloy/emeka:

If you can't afford these shows as a man in Nigeria, then to the left to the left you go.

I would gladly move so faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar to the left, you will think I am Ryan Giggs.

buzugee:

ever since i discovered thrift stores i became cheap   you should see all the designer stuffs i buy from thrift stores for dirt cheap money. let me post pics   all those ralph shirts i got brand new for $1 each. i got like tonnes of em from thrift stores. now i wouldnt spend more than $5 on any shirt or t shirts. this is like 500 naira each

That sounds like some great stuff, although I make my best efforts not to wear anything with a label if I can.

Ralph Lauren or Tommy HilFIFA will have to pay my fyne arse some money  to be his billboard, rather than me pay some astronomous amount to be labelled by their stuff.

Essentially, I don't do labels, I am very comfortable with myself to the point I don't need them.

designer leather pouch $1. this is like 100 naira

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all a brother is saying is that i have become soooooooooooo cheap thanks to thrift stores. any concert above 500 naira i aint going   yall dont want me to post all my thrift store stuff. we will be here all day.  

Sagamite:

I would gladly move so faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar to the left, you will think I am Ryan Giggs.

That sounds like some great stuff, although I make my best efforts no to where anything with a label if I can.

Ralph Lauren or Tommy HilFIFA will have to pay my fyne arse some money  to be his billboard, rather than me pay some astronomous amount to be labelled by their stuff.

Essentially, I don't do labels, I am very comfortable with myself to the point I don't need them.

totally feel ya. i wouldnt wear anything with a label myself if i wasnt buying it for $1. thats too crazy to pass up. i am not tryna enrich anybody. i dont care if it is tuface, dbanj or some designers. i am keeping my money for me only thing i spend good money on is quality food. thats it. nothing else. i aint buying tuface another mansion.

the same people who are complaining about gate fee prices are the same ones who will run to go buy a pirated copy of your cd. so yes the artists should even charge more.how are they supposed to eat. so they wont sell cd's and then they would perform for peanuts you cant eat your cake and have it,

WTH??!
@buzugee those clothes are mahd cheap In Nigeria that'll be running to like 50k. . . . Shyte

Hey! Buzugee, am jealousssss!!!
See your fine things.
You cannot get goods with such quality (even from Okrika shed) at those prices in Nigeria.
Abeg where those thrift stores dey for naija?

Mobinga:

WTH??!
@buzugee those clothes are mahd cheap In Nigeria that'll be running to like 50k. . . . Shyte

lmao i know right ? i bought them the equivalent of 100 naira each. thrift stores are stores were companys go to dump their unwanted goods for tax write offs. also some people who have stuff they dont like go and donate them their. so they have tonnes of good stuff. all dirt cheap. thats the only thing i will miss about america when i leave. their thrift stores are the best.

fellis:

Hey! Buzugee, am jealousssss!!!
See your fine things.
You cannot get goods with such quality (even from Okrika shed) at those prices in Nigeria.
Abeg where those thrift stores dey for naija?

i will post more pics but i think i proved my point with the lil i posted. the point being you dont have to waste money to have a nice time. not sure if they get thrift stores for naija. they do have them in britain but the ones in britain are crap. they only have old peoples stuff. the ones in america are dumping grounds for companys who need a tax write off. hence lots of new things

whizkidd:

the same people who are complaining about gate fee prices are the same ones who will run to go buy a pirated copy of your cd. so yes the artists should even charge more.how are they supposed to eat. so they wont sell cd's and then they would perform for peanuts you cant eat your cake and have it,

Point!

Its an absolute nonsense to pay such a crazy exorbitant price for a concert even if they were an international stars, I just bought a ticket to see Usher OMG tour in sportpaleis in Antwerp in march and it cost me only 58Euro's (N11,600) in comfortable seating stand, gifts inclusive and VIP tickets cost 162Euro (N32,400).

Nigerians organizers only knows how to rip people of their hard earned money. silly idiots.

Firstly, The showbiz guyz need to chop, Buh must it be 25k to 500k?

C'mon u know u cannot pay that alone except if ur girlfriend is kinda unreasonable with ya. My gf will beat me if i pay such , lol

Anyways dey should calm down wif d shows or better release student tickets like 1k or 3k, I will go then.

Buh i rada buy more pirated cds if they keep up wif that mad!!!! fee.

omanzo02:

Its an absolute nonsense to pay such a crazy exorbitant price for a concert even if they were an international stars, I just bought a ticket to see Usher OMG tour in sportpaleis in Antwerp in march and it cost me only 58Euro's (N11,600) in comfortable seating stand, gifts inclusive and VIP tickets cost 162Euro (N32,400).

Nigerians organizers only knows how to rip people of their hard earned money. silly idiots.

There are no gbo-gbo big boyz in Belgium na. They are slackers. 

The worst thing is that Usher will give a performance that will blow your mind, while the average Naija artist will come and give some unrehearsed, ad hoc performance worth £13.83 and think "At least I try na". 

beevalley:

Firstly,  The showbiz guyz need to chop,  Buh must it be 25k to 500k?

This is exactly my point.

Charge but no be charge wey pass the one wey people for West go even pay for Global superstar.

But if you get maga wey pay, charge wellywell.

Saga, how will those gbogbo big boys prove to their girlfriends dem betta pass you wey dey overseas if dem no pay more to see 2face than you'll pay to see Usher?

Next time you brag you are more intelligent, dem go remind you how much dem pay to see Dbanj compare to the chicken fee you paid to see Beyonce booty.

OAM4J:

Saga, how will those gbogbo big boys prove to their girlfriends dem betta pass you wey dey overseas if dem no pay more to see 2face than you'll pay to see Usher?

Next time you brag you are more intelligent, dem go remind you how much dem pay to see Dbanj compare to the chicken fee you paid to see Beyonce booty.

Goodluck to them and the girl dem dey impress.

It really irritates me when I see some Nigerians boast about how much they spent on something, like if it was an achievement, and then turn around to say something bought at a reasonable fee is "chicken" fee.

Anytime you have a situation as this one, you blame the customers who pay these exorbitant gate fees, not the promoters. If people don't pay it, then promoters won't be charging it. But again, because of the historical lack of entertainment in Nigeria the average Nigerian resident is desperate for anything entertainment, so those promoters are taking advantage of that desperation.

^^^ I don't think it is only desperation, it is also a demonstration of status symbol. 

Gbo-gbo big boyz and Gbo-gbo big girlz.

It is only Nigeria I know where reeetards pay a fee to let their celebration event be in the glossy magazine (Ovation). It is the reverse in most other places.

Ok, first and foremost, not everyone is a VIP. Truth be told, virtually every 'big' show in Nigeria goes for around 5k. Must you pay 25k to feel like a VIP when you know you are not? The tables are mostly bought up by corporations who sponsor their staff there or big-shots who can very well pay up without complaining. Na wa oh. Nigerians and awuf mentality.

Princek12:

Anytime you have a situation as this one, you blame the customers who pay these exorbitant gate fees, not the promoters. If people don't pay it, then promoters won't be charging it. But again, because of the historical lack of entertainment in Nigeria the average Nigerian resident is desperate for anything entertainment, so those promoters are taking advantage of that desperation.

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Sagamite:

^^^ I don't think it is only desperation, it is also a demonstration of status symbol. 

Gbo-gbo big boyz and Gbo-gbo big girlz.

It is only Nigeria I know where reeetards pay a fee to let their celebration event be in the glossy magazine (Ovation). It is the reverse in most other places.

True talk. The sad thing is that I am sure many people who shell out N25K for these VIP tickets can barely afford it, and paying such amount will severely strain their finances. But just to be among the 'owambe' crowd,  some of these folks will pay such astronomical ticket fees. I guess they feel being among the owambe crown somehow makes them among the people with a higher status.

If you don't patronise p*rostitutes they'll be out of business,simples

Watch the way those not-so-smart individual's A.K.A Mugu ONE would gladly pay without objecting to nuffin