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Adverts have appeared in national newspapers selling Rolling Stones tickets for nearly £3,000.
Tucked among adverts for London theatre shows and pantomimes in today's (15 November, 2012) Metro is an advert placed by an individual identifying herself as Suzy, offering prime tickets for The Rolling Stones 29 November gig at the O2. The seller is asking for a minimum of £2,750 for each ticket, which promises the 'best position available' at the legendary band's second London show of 2012.
Food and drinks are included in the price of the undisclosed number of tickets on sale, with the seller inviting bids from fans desperate to see the Stones when they perform later this month.
Ticket prices for the band's O2 shows caused controversy when they were announced, ranging from £100 to £1000 pounds. Individuals later attempted to sell tickets online for up to £15,400.
The band have spoken out in defence of the high prices, with both Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood claiming the face value of tickets is to cover production costs of the shows.
The above advert appears in today's Metro newspaper
Jagger said of the prices: “We can’t, in four shows, change the whole ticketing system. You might say, ‘The tickets are too expensive’ – well, it’s a very expensive show to put on, just to do four shows, because normally you do a hundred shows and you’d have the same expense.”
Meanwhile, Ronnie Wood told The Telegraph, "We've already spent a million on rehearsing in Paris. And the stage is going to be another few million. And the lights.
"We feel no bad thing about ticket prices. We've got to make something."
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