That graph might be an average at best. Every band negotiates their cut of the ticket sales money with Live Nation. If the band agrees to playing only LN venues and doesn’t restrict resale/dynamic priced tickets, they can at times get 100% of the ticket money because LN is making so much on the other costs. A band like PJ, who plays many non-LN owned venues, restricts ticket resale and limits dynamic prices, get a much smaller portion of the ticket money, so to make the tour profitable, they have to have a higher ticket price to compensate for LN’s business practices. This is a perfect example of what the DOJ suit is about, punishing fans for bands that don’t want to play ball with LN. I can’t imagine how Neil Young is making any money on his current tour with the resale restrictions, limited dynamic priced tickets AND he’s demanding no large corporation alcohol sales (only locally owned craft beer are allowed for sale at the concessions at his shows) and all the meat has to be natural and sourced from local farms.
Most tickets at Neil’s shows were $275, much higher than PJs face value. For specialized food and beverages, the vendors charge what they need to at least break even. Neil is a bare bones show, four dudes with three guitars and a drum set, not much of a production. Neil is a money whiz, I’m sure he’s figuring out how to make the tour worth his time.
A big cost driver for PJ is they usually play 20 shows or less a year (this year being an outlier), driving up fixed cost on a per ticket basis. LN is thrilled when either of these artists want to tour, since a sellout is likely.
Honestly, on this run, the higher price is probably stemming from the production costs to rent and build the video wall that goes on tour with the band
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A big cost driver for PJ is they usually play 20 shows or less a year (this year being an outlier), driving up fixed cost on a per ticket basis. LN is thrilled when either of these artists want to tour, since a sellout is likely.
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