concert ticket prices are nuts, right?

[dead0man]

my sister just messaged me asking if I wanted to see Aerosmith and the Black Crowes in Oct and I was "meh, maybe".  Went to check ticket prices and screw me stupid those prices are nuts.  $160 just to sit on the front side of the stage.  You can sit 300 feet up and behind the band for a measly 86 bucks.  That's nuts.

<and those are the listed prices, I have to assume the final price is going to be at least 10 bucks more than that>

[Rand]

$160 to see Aerosmith in concert? Dream on! Dream on! Dream on!

[Meclazine for Israel]

The Rolling Stones in Perth were $700 each for normal seats.

I bought 2 tickets.

[Benjamin Frank 2.0]

I posted a thread on this a while back in the economics section. Short version: there are many excellent concerts you can go to without the performers being famous and expensive. There are even many free  musical events available depending on where you live.

[Lambsbread]

Pretty nuts, yeah. For big shows at least. I don't go to many stadium shows but it's pretty nuts how much some people pay especially for the better seats. I'm content for a "good enough" seat, so not as big of an issue for me.

Most regular shows I go to these days aren't much different, still in the $20-$30 range. Parking is what's truly out of control.

[Mr. Matt]

Free market for ya

[dead0man]

Free market for ya

indeed, artists (like athletes) should get every penny they can.  Especially now-a-days when touring is the primary money maker for most bands.

It just sucks for regular jerks, but that's true of a lot of things and I believe trying to force a change here only makes things worse.  Regular jerks can do like the above posters suggest (and what I do to), only go to shows you can afford, there is a ton of good live music out there.  More than ever before.

Thanks to the free market

[MarkD]

If the performer(s) is/are major, famous celebrities, that's undoubtedly true. But performances by not-so-famous people,  ticket prices are quite reasonable. I sing in The Black Tulip Chorale,  and our tickets are only $15.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

LOL they're quite affordable for me. Here's the next one I'm going to: https://concerts.livenation.com/spanish-love-songs-oso-oso-minneapolis-minnesota-04-17-2024/event/06006036B5B22781