According to loudwire.com, seller on eBay is trying to pay $15,000 for a ticket stub from the tragic night Dimebag Darrell was killed onstage during a Damageplan show. Before comparing other “final show” tickets, we are going revisit what happened at Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 2004. Damageplan were starting their first song, “Breathing New Life,” when the gunman killed four people including Dimebag Darrell.
The gunman was killed by police who arrived at the scene. Dimebag’s brother and Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul survived the attack but he died of heart failure in 2018. Tickets were only $8 to get into the show on that night at Alrosa Villa. The venue somehow remained open until 2020. A year later, the nightclub was demolished to make way for an apartment complex.
As for the memorabilia prices, a seller on eBay recently posted a listing a ticket from the the show with the asking price of $14,999 or “best offer.” The listing is not an auction, but an attempt to sell the ticket. The final Damageplan show ticket appears to be legit in and it is encased in a hard plastic holder that comes with a certificate of authenticity from PSA, which a company that grades and authenticates sports cards and memorabilia.
For comparison, a listing for a ticket stub from Freddie Mercury’s final performance with Queen currently sits at $999 on eBay. A ticket stub from Prince’s final show in 2016 is currently up for auction on eBay with a starting price of $2,500. No bids have been placed for the stub. Prince’s ticket also has been graded by PCA and carries a “near mint-mint” rating. Thatt is actually higher than the Damageplan ticket that was given a “very good” grading by PCA.
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