20 May 08 Kanye West & Rihanna tonight at the Bell Centre in Montreal - good tickets ?
Quick lunchtime food and food for thought…
Well, tonight’s the night! The last show I saw at the Bell Centre was the Beastie Boys and man was that a blast. Now granted, I haven’t been a fan of Kanye West since the mid-eighties as is the case with the B-boys but I sure am looking to hearing his words and grooving to his rhythms… as well as those of Rihanna.
I’m in a great seat (in great company mmmm) in the 100 level… and was surprised to see that Kanye tickets are still available … interestingly enough the resale price is about the same for 100-level reserved seats as they are for the floor seats which are general admission. The price for tickets varies between about $140-225 for the good ones (which were about $100 face value)…
I’m looking forward to seeing what it’s like in reserved seating as opposed to being in GA on the floor. I was on the floor for the Beastie Boys and it was amazing… mind you, the arena sound reinforcement systems are designed to throw the sound and therefore a lot of people further back and higher (in the 300, 400 and loge levels) actually felt more bass than I perceived down on the floor.
I sure hope there’s enough low end…
Tags: A-Trak, Beastie Boys, hip hop, Kanye West, Music, Rap, Rihanna
10 May 08 Kanye West at the Bell Centre in Montreal - floor tickets still “reasonably” priced ?!
Well, I was checking out what tickets are being sold for the Kanye West show in Montreal on May 20th at the Bell Centre, and I was a bit suprised to see that many of the floor tickets (which are general admission) are selling for “just $160-225″ which is just about double the original face value - surprisingly low on the part of resellers…
Not that I have $200 for Kanye heheh. Oh true, Rihanna is the opening act.. umm, well, for her…. 
Tags: Bell Centre tickets, Entertainment, hip hop, Kanye West, Music, Rap, Rihanna, Tickets
15 Apr 08 ScotiaBank Scene contest for airfare, hotel and front row seats to Kanye West, Rihanna
If you, like myself, missed out on the Kanye West pre-sale opportunities for his Canadian concert tour, then you may be interested in joining the ScotiaBank Scene program. It’s a free loyalty program to drive viewers to their Scotia Cinemas. I signed up initially because my favorite theatre in Montreal is the Paramount… ok, the former Paramount. Awesome screens, seats, real Lactantia butter on popcorn … just overall a cool cinema. Sure, it’s not the venerable Imperial Theatre over on Bleury Street, but alas….
The details of this Scene contest:
From April 14, 2008 - May 16, 2008 SCENE members will have a chance to enter a draw to win front row tickets to the hottest show of the summer. All you have have to do is redeem 100 SCENE points to be automatically entered into the draw to win. The lucky SCENE winner will be eligible for:
- A meet & greet with Rihanna herself!
- Two front row tickets to the Glow in the Dark Concert on June 2, 2008 at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. Featuring headliner Kanye West, and special guests Rihanna, N.E.R.D and Lupe Fiasco.
- Roundtrip Economy Air Travel for you and a friend
- 2 nights hotel accommodation
All this for only 100 SCENE points per entry! Be sure to enter before the contest closes. If you’re not a SCENE member, make sure you join the program and enter the contest today!
You can join Scene here …. you’ll get a temporary loyalty card right away in PDF format that you can print out and the permanent one arrives about 1-2 weeks later. Flash the card at Scotia cinemas to earn a free movie after about 10 movies…
Tags: contests, Entertainment, Kanye West, Movies, Music, Rihanna, Travel
