How much do you like U2? Roger Waters? The Eagles? Neil Young? Well, according to some ticket buyers, they like them to the tune of $250 PER ticket.
Now, some of these tours charge these prices because the artist is hitting small, intimate venues, lacking the seating capacity to knock down the ticket price with sheer seating. But others are only hitting large arenas and amphitheaters, which have the large seating numbers that could reduce the overall cost.
My questions are: Does this deter you from seeing multiple shows over the course of a year? What is a “fair” ticket price to you? Have you missed that “killer” concert due to the sheer price?
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October 6, 2010 at 5:32 pm |
I couldn’t afford over $50 even if it was someone I really liked. I might pay $50 for something really awesome to me (like the Make a Difference Tour), but only $20 or so for something that I only sort of like.
October 6, 2010 at 7:36 pm |
Hummie, I think you’re right there with many. We’ve noticed a “sliding” scale on tickets lately, hopefully we’ll continue to see this model.
October 6, 2010 at 5:43 pm |
I don’t know that I want to see anyone bad enough to pay $250. We go to alot of concerts…most tickets are $50 or less…but some are major road trips too!
October 6, 2010 at 7:34 pm |
Interesting point, and one that I’m not sure that many really realize. Some folks are looking at driving a good length and then, possibly, staying at a local hotel… That just increases that “ticket” price even more.
October 11, 2010 at 4:29 am |
After I sat here and thought about it…there are a few people I would pay whatever they ask for tickets…We drove 6.5 hours to see Jake Owen and David Nail….Hotel, Gas, tickets, food, a lil shopping at a huge mall…it wasn’t cheap…we had an AMAZING time…so it was worth every dime!
October 6, 2010 at 6:12 pm |
We paid $306 for 2 tkts to BonJovi in April at Nashville. Just bought Ozzy tickets for StLouis and only paid $155 for 2 tkts.
October 6, 2010 at 7:38 pm |
Where those tickets “premium” at all? Do you find that you may not catch an additional show/performer, elsewhere, after you’ve paid for one of these shows?
October 7, 2010 at 5:55 am |
It doesn’t really matter the cost, as long as it looks like a good show. I paid $ 85 a ticket for Mayhem with KoRn and Lamb Of God, and it did not stop me from going a few weeks later from seeing Tantric in Jonesboro, Arkansas, then a few weeks later from seeing As I Lay Dying in Memphis. I think that as long as you have a true desire to see an artist, then it is worth whatever they are asking. I mean there are ways to off set the cost, a lot of times many main stream acts have local acts open for them, who sell tickets cheaper than the venue does (ex. shows at Pop’s). Another way would be to find out who all is going and carpool and share the expenses. Some places even offer group ticket discounts, so I mean there are plenty of ways to offset an expensive ticket. The desire just has to be there.
October 7, 2010 at 1:37 pm |
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head there Lee. There are artists out there that I would pay whatever they ask for a ticket. The desire does have to be there, but do you think it could price “fair weather” fans out?
Also, there is nothing better than carpooling to a concert with other friends and fans, plus, you’re saving the Earth, right?
October 11, 2010 at 4:31 am |
Some people may be true fans and can’t afford to pay 200 for tickets even if they wanted to…If I want to go to something bad enough I make it happen…but some people can’t!
November 5, 2010 at 1:50 pm
You are spot on there. And that was really the heart of this post. There are times that I wonder if a show could be pricing itself out of their fans pocketbook.
- Shannon
October 16, 2010 at 2:21 pm |
One angle about this that’s being overlooked is the scalpers. If tickets for a great show are reasonably priced lots of them get snatched up by scalpers and people end up paying premium prices for them anyways. The artists may be thinking that if people are willing to pay $200 to see me why shouldn’t I get it instead of a scalper? I can’t say that I would totally disagree with them. Just a thought thrown up for discussion. What do ya’ll think?
November 5, 2010 at 1:49 pm |
I’m going to have to remain… Neutral on this one. Some of the 3rd party websites have really changed the way that folks get tickets, good or bad. I will admit I thought it was a little strange that some recent laws/amendments were passed…
October 31, 2010 at 12:43 pm |
I attended the “Roger Waters Presents The Wall” show Friday night and I must say it was worth every penny! I think the tickets were so high for this tour because he was obviously trying to present a stadium type show in an arena setting. This had to be a very expensive show to mount and tour with, one of the reasons the tickets were so high, but he pulled it off in spectacular fashion. In my 35 plus years of concert attending the only one I’d say was better was Pink Floyd themselves who I saw on “The Division Bell” tour in 1994. And I think I liked them better only because of the wider variety of music played instead of just one album. Floyd also had a fantastic laser light show which Waters left out of this tour on purpose. He was trying to re-create the original “The Wall” tour which didn’t use them and was so complex that technology at the time didn’t allow them to tour extensively with it. They only did 35 shows in a few limited locations back then. All in all I’m glad I went but can’t afford big shows like this too often. Also, I frickin’ HATE the Scottrade Center for concerts. This one and AC/DC in 1996 are the only shows I’ve ever seen there. I’m not saying I’d never go to another one there but it’ll take a great show that I can’t possibly catch anywhere else!
November 5, 2010 at 1:47 pm |
Wow! Sounds absolutely AWESOME! Thanks for the update on the Waters show. That was one of the most expensive tickets out there and sounds well worth the bucks.