Milton Keynes Bowl, what a rip off

You lot are a bunch of strange people. It's obvious that you guys don't go to many gigs. If you bothered going to some other venues you will see that they are all over priced and the prices at the national bowl are the same as anywhere else. I've been to some 20 venues and they are all a rip off. But I don't go for the food, I go for the music.

YOU LOT NEED TO GET A LIFE.

Get a life. Just because you're a child brought up in the "have loads of money to chuck around generation" doesn't meant to say that the rip-off is right. It's people like you that cause inflation because you pay up, no matter what.

Maybe your daddy gives you too much pocket money. The rest of us aren't so wealthy - there again maybe we would be if scum bucket's like you and your kind weren't ripping everyone off.

£2.50 is the average national price for a burger. A cheese burger is £3!
Maybe if you came out of your little Harry Potter cupboard into the real world you'd realise you're not getting a penny sweet for a penny anymore!
Prices go up. Deal with it and get a life.

£2.50... daylight robbery... hilarious.

Are you 12 years old???
£2.50 for a burger... so what? Get a job that pays well instead of being a comlete stig!

what is he on about that guy below me?!!!!!! milton keynes is a rather large sh*t hole, and yes what a f**king RIP OFF, I recently went to a show called the royal welsh, now not like you cant bring food and drink in but when you get in there the burgers are costing about £4 and a bottle of coke is £2.50, this is just crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just coz the bowl is a complete rip off doesn't mean to say that all of milton keynes is like that!!!
Milton keynes is one of the best places ever!!!

This is RIP OFF Britain.
Do you pay these prices abroad NO. These prices are here because people pay them without challenging them.
MFI permanent Sale, why not lower the prices to what they should be.
Christmas, all shops full, if you wait sale 20% off, why not start at the correct price.
Until we stand up and are counted this will carry on.

well folks you will be happy to hear that, you pay high prices because the mk bowl is a company in itself, and many policies have changed and there working on reducing vendor charges which is down to the bowl charging high rates to put the "vendors bar" on site and the bowl dictates what they charge. this is changing.

but as for the prices they are high but when you think about what services you get with that:
security staff
nhs and st john ambulance medical cover
police support
licence for appoximatly 75,000 fans depending on set up of stage

which did you know that at the the average staff that are effectivley employed is approximatley 1000+ staff so reduce the prices reduce the staff fewer people into the event even higher prices because your bands have to do more gigs to make a buck.

and as for v festivals then the staffing is even higher and proctecing you is even higher. same pricipals as above just add more staff means more money and think about this these gigs only happen usually once a year so who pays the money the rest of the time the venues closed. I mean would you want to pay £2 every day to keep the venue open for once a year.

Obviously did nt do business studies then !
You are prepared to pay £20 for a T-shirt probably made in Asia, but not a fair price for some locally produced freshly made food !
Apart from the costs of the food, staff, insurance etc etc, food vendors at the bowl are almost certainly paying a pitch fee of between £1000 to £5000+ depending upon the size of their vehicle or food type. You have to seel an awful lot of burgers to even break even. Blame the promotors for charging such high fees !

Obviously did nt do business studies then !
You are prepared to pay £20 for a T-shirt probably made in Asia, but not a fair price for some locally produced freshly made food !
Apart from the costs of the food, staff, insurance etc etc, food vendors at the bowl are almost certainly paying a pitch fee of between £1000 to £5000+ depending upon the size of their vehicle or food type. You have to seel an awful lot of burgers to even break even. Blame the promotors for charging such high fees !

Listen up, this gripe is not really about what kind of music that it is, for we all have our own tastes in the biz, whether it is jazz, rock, rap, sould, disco, classical, or whatever. Just try to stick to the topic here, or go to another that has something of the sort, for it is no good contribution.

2 words, clear channel. they own practically every major venue in the world, so they can charge what they damn well like.