The Turtles private concert, help me settle a bet
 

Somehow the topic of how much a private concert put on by "The Turtles" came up the other day. I thought it would be pretty pricey, at least $50,000. My buddy thought more like $4000. We came up with a over/under of $10,000. Not being a skilled internet warrior i haven't been able to find any evidence. Anyone have any ideas?

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pretty good question. entirely depends on "what are they doing now" but i'd imagine it's more than $5000 and less than $25000

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i just cant imagine The Turtles playing "so happy together" in my basement for a few grand.

There seem to be two core members of The Turtles, and then a west coast band and an east coast band to make touring easier.

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The Turtles are Flo and Eddie, right? Good line, I take the under.

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you need to find out who their agent is, and then ask them how much for the turtles to play a private concert. it'd be great to hear them doing "eleanor" in your living room.

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Ask these people.

Are you including travel, hotel, meals, etc?

It's going to be over $10,000 in any case.

EDIT: In fact, though, the answer is going to be "it depends". They're not going to have a fixed rate for all types of shows. A huge corporate event is going to pay more than Grandma's birthday party. Length of show, venue, etc. I still say they're not showing up anywhere for $10K though.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...private11jan11,0,2090633.story?coll=la-home-world


For some ball parks on prices

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Robert Norman, who heads the corporate and private events division for Creative Artists Agency, said last year that his division handled 500 events. Many were $100,000 to $200,000 corporate affairs with acts such as Seal, Hall & Oates, Styx and the Go-Go's. But about a quarter of the CAA bookings were private social events, a good number of them with staggering budgets.

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So if you're looking for The Turtles I would think you'd be looking at an order of magnitude less, putting you in the $10k range. Honestly though, if there's a prop bet involved here, it shouldn't be too hard to find out the actual price.

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1) The Turtles are awesome
2) The Turtles are not Jay-Z or The Rolling Stones

I think $10,000 is in the right ballpark, depending on venue and other specifics.

SpaceAce

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I read their contract that people have to sign:
http://www.theturtles.com/documents/27.html

I'm thinking that it might cost more than 10k

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Didnt most of these guys join with Zappa? I have to imagine they have enough money to not want to do this for 10k.

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Didnt most of these guys join with Zappa? I have to imagine they have enough money to not want to do this for 10k.

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Yeah, 200 Motels was a real money machine...

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I read their contract that people have to sign:
http://www.theturtles.com/documents/27.html

I'm thinking that it might cost more than 10k

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Contract says you have to supply the instruments including

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7. TAMBOURINES AND COWBELL
2 – 12 – 15 inch Round Tambourines
1 - Cowbell


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Cowbell

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The Turtles cover Don't Fear the Reaper?

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An email has been sent by the other party involved in the bet to someone in The Turtles camp. The specifications are that they are to play a 90 minute set on an outdoor stage with between 100-200 people in attendance in Long Island. Transportation and housing for the band and labor costs for crew are not going to be factored into the bet.

Also, i read an account somewhere that the Rolling Stones and Celine Dion both get millions of dollars for private shows. Obviously The Turtles arent the Stones, and don't sell ou the Meadowlands, but i still really like my end of the bet.

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An email has been sent by the other party involved in the bet to someone in The Turtles camp. The specifications are that they are to play a 90 minute set on an outdoor stage with between 100-200 people in attendance in Long Island. Transportation and housing for the band and labor costs for crew are not going to be factored into the bet.

Also, i read an account somewhere that the Rolling Stones and Celine Dion both get millions of dollars for private shows. Obviously The Turtles arent the Stones, and don't sell ou the Meadowlands, but i still really like my end of the bet.

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I think the over on $10,000 is a good bet, but I would be surprised if it ran to the $50,000 you mentioned in the original post. Maybe since you specified a crowd of 200 and an outdoor stage...

SpaceAce

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as an under on this bet, I am going to require that you negotiate with them and not just take their first offer.

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Here's a pretty extensive list to give you a rough idea appearance fees .

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Here's a pretty extensive list to give you a rough idea appearance fees .

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LISA LOEB $5-7,500

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bargain!!!

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Here's a pretty extensive list to give you a rough idea appearance fees .

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omg kool keith for $4k...


that would be so cool

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BILL BELLAMY $20,000 Generally Available


I really can't imagine a conversation where you tell Bill Bellamy you'll give him $18,000 and he says no.

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CHUCK BERRY $25,000

That seems really cheap.

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CHUCK BERRY $25,000

That seems really cheap.

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If you've ever seen "Hail, Hail Rock 'n Roll" you wouldn't think so.

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BILL BELLAMY $20,000 Generally Available


I really can't imagine a conversation where you tell Bill Bellamy you'll give him $18,000 and he says no.

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this is very funny

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GALLAGHER $25-30,000 Select Dates Comedy/events

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Nice.

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This just in from the "Life isn't fair" department:

NICKELBACK $125,000+

YO LA TENGO $7,500++