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The problem with this is that it's the clubbers that end up footing Tiesto's bill with outrageous ticket prices. If the club capacity is 2000 people, they'd have to charge $40 a head just to break even on the DJ fee. That's just way, way, way too much to pay to see one DJ spin for 2 hours.

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Originally posted by Nou Oh for sure! I mean, Tiesto seems like he is probably and alright guy, but A-Rod as a class A cockhead.

djs are NOWHERE NEAR as cocky as athletes in america

right so let preach for a bit. when i saw pvd in sanfran it was common knowledge that he got $60 grand for a three hour set. the club holds about 2500 people. yep thats a shit load of money for three hours work but break it down. 15% goes to his booker and another 10% goes to his manager. still its a lot of money to put in your wallet at the end of the night. now then how many of us have burned a cd for ourselves and then gone and burned 3 more for our best friends. dj's make more on the road than they do in record sales. they lose SO much money because of bootlegging that the HAVE to charge that much. so you know what? i'll gladly pay the 30 to 40 bills to see dj whoever as long as they don't haul my ass to court for owning illeagal copies of everything theyve ever produced. i'll gladly bend over thank you very much.

and btw clubs make a killing on alcohol and water sales. don't be fooled.

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Originally posted by GT357 right so let preach for a bit. when i saw pvd in they lose SO much money because of bootlegging that the HAVE to charge that much.

PvD, Oakey, Tiesto etc etc are all millionaires - they dont HAVE to charge anything.

I think its only really tiesto & oakey who have set fees anyway - most other djs are always negotiable, so if you are a small club night promoter you shouldnt get put off by what you 'think' these people get paid, its all negotiable.

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Originally posted by Laushinameee PvD, Oakey, Tiesto etc etc are all millionaires - they dont HAVE to charge anything.

your missing the point. they make millions not because of a cd or wtf. theyv'e made it by lots of hours on the road. hey don't get me wrong. i can't stand tiesto or oakey etc. etc. i stick to the small guys.

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Originally posted by GT357 your missing the point. they make millions not because of a cd or wtf. theyv'e made it by lots of hours on the road. hey don't get me wrong. i can't stand tiesto or oakey etc. etc. i stick to the small guys.

Yep. The average amount of money an artist gets from record sales is equal to the yearly wage of a city sanitation worker with two years' experience and no health benefits (true fact, too). The majority of an artist's income comes from live performances and various public appearances.

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Originally posted by GT357 dj's make more on the road than they do in record sales. they lose SO much money because of bootlegging that the HAVE to charge that much.

$80,000 a night? Bullshit. Utter bullshit. Thats 3 or 4 times what most people make in a YEAR. Even at $5 grand a night, one gig a week, that's $260 thousand dollars a year. That's a fucking killing. Hell, at $1000 a night, one gig a week, they're making $52 grand a year. That's enough to live very comfortably.

anyone know how much he got paid to do the olympics??

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Originally posted by MR STROKE anyone know how much he got paid to do the olympics??

He didn't get paid anything. They offered it free, and he accepted.

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Originally posted by idoru He didn't get paid anything. They offered it free, and he accepted.

That's promotion right there.EVERYONE in the world is watching him.

Yeah, and then he made a CD from it, so a lot of people will go to the store looking for other things and remember seeing him this summer. Though I don't think they even mentioned his name or showed him for a second in NBC's coverage in the U.S.

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Originally posted by T3nchI That's promotion right there.EVERYONE in the world is watching him.

Unless you actually took the time to watch the broadcast. You're in the States, and if you watched it you'd know that they not once mentioned him, they only showed him once from far behind (you had to really be paying attention) before going to a commercial, and you had to have the volume up all the way to barely make out what was playing.

Sounds like great promotion, huh?

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Originally posted by idoru Unless you actually took the time to watch the broadcast. You're in the States, and if you watched it you'd know that they not once mentioned him, they only showed him once from far behind (you had to really be paying attention) before going to a commercial, and you had to have the volume up all the way to barely make out what was playing. Sounds like great promotion, huh?

The music was pretty clear in the UK broadcast, although it still had talking over it most of the time (unsurprisingly) & they did a few close-ups and had the retard commentators trying to describe the music ... guess it varied between countries. Either way it's the most exposure a DJ has ever had for a single event so... it's gotten his name out that little bit more.

There was nothing in the U.S., as mentioned earlier, but I think I recall seeing a clip from German TV that showed quite a bit of him. I'm sure some countries paid a lot more attention than the U.S. did. He can sellout venues here, but the vast majority of the Olympic audience wouldn't have known who he was, so it wasn't really in NBC's interest to cover him. Even those who hate Tiesto have to admit he couldn't have been worse than some of the performance art they had that night.

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Originally posted by wolverine16 Even those who hate Tiesto have to admit he couldn't have been worse than some of the performance art they had that night.

Indeed... Bjork was absolutely terrible! And she was miming :S

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Originally posted by Steven Hays Here's how I look at it: Are the promoters stupid for paying that much, or are the consumers the dumber ones for buying the tickets? MUSIC IS BUSINESS people. If you have dumbass ravers and clubgoers who will spend that much to see him then I don't blame the industry for jacking up prices. People really need to look at the business standpoint of things and stop bitching about eithical prices and selling out. Stupid thread again. -Steve

+1. Its a business, plain and simple. If the club want to pay him that much so be it. I really don't understand why there is outrage over this when its a matter of simple economics, not artistry or authenticity.

they should do an mtv cribs on tiesto's house.wonder if he has a bentley seeing he thinks hes the 'big dawg' of trance

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Originally posted by Laushinameee who gives a shit who his mate is telling? I bet the promoter doesnt even give a shit - its tiestos fee, so he should be the one embarrassed for asking for such a digusting figure when there are children starving in the fucking world and tiesto wipes his arse with gold plated toilet roll.

thats true

but if it wasnt tiesto making that exorbatant amount of moula it would be in the club owners pocket too

i mean, i wonder whether any of the djs do donations and stuff like that to world vision and charities.

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Originally posted by Nell you could still fill a 2000 capacity without inviting tiesto. my local bar hold 1500, and we probably have over 2500 customers a night. do we have a DJ, no.

out of curiosity what bar is this? is it a chain one? (eg YATES' or osmethin?)

wher u live m8?

According to the promotors website Tiesto is buying us in San Diego the first (and maybe second & third) round of drinks the night of his show. Presale Ticket @ $20 = $1.3 Euro.

"Hosted Bar from 9:30-10:30! Thats right! As a show of appreciation to our fans eventvibe.com and Tiesto are footing the bill from 9:30pm-10:30 pm, featuring Stoli Vodka!!!"

Maybe its all the money save on the cheeseplate? The cheeseshop down the street can be quite expensive.

God bless you Tiesto.

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Originally posted by Scottaculous As much as these DJs make, it pales in comparison to the amount talentless American pop stars make.

Not to mention movie stars and major league sports "athletes."

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Originally posted by CND $20 = $1.3 Euro.

Where the hell do you get your exchange rates from??

Much apology.

Actual = 20.00 USD
United States Dollars = 15.3421 EUR

Better?

re. http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi

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Originally posted by CND Much apology. Actual = 20.00 USD United States Dollars = 15.3421 EUR Better? re. http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi

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