Artist canceling tours

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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,236
    CarryTheZero said:
    I looked on TM for Rolling Stones day of Atlanta show. $88 all in for a nosebleed, but good view and sound was not bad. Went ahead and did it. Happy to see them.
    Stones are playing near me tonight in Philly.

    The lowest price I see is $136.00 and you can imagine where those seats are.

    I kind-of-sort-of want to see them but as of right now I'm not up to  going to a show with 50,000 and fighting the traffic too.

    I'll see them next Tour?(IF they tour again? How many times has that been asked over the decades?=HA)
  • hihobibo
    hihobibo Tampa, FL Posts: 1,140
    Gibson said:
    xavier mcdaniel said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    xavier mcdaniel said:
    josevolution said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Well good.  Maybe we can get lower ticket prices back.  The increase seemed like a money grab for lost revenue.

    I for one do not go to nearly as many shows as I used to.  30+ shows a year on average.  Now i might do 10.  Maybe 10.

    175 a ticket for two then food and drinks, merch, is almost a $1000 night now.
    Yeah me too I’m looking to go to shows with ticket prices below a $100 
    Middle Kids = $40 per ticket 
    QOTSA = $ 80 per ticket 
    PJ is the only band I’ll go for over $ 100 but no more than $ 200 per ticket 
    Neil Young was about 100 for Forest Hills and I only went because I won the tickets even though I've always wanted to see him. 
    Sorry i wasn't there to sneak you in GA.
    Ha, I always thought if you win a contest, there's a special VIP contest winners section and it's located in one of the top rows of the venue...
    That’s pretty true. I used to win tickets off the radio for a living. They’re decent seats at best and the bigger the band, the lower quality the seat. It makes sense when you think about it - but at least they’re free. 
    I used to win tickets through Sirius online entries and got a few really nice seats. They were local shows (not the fly away ones they advertise) and I was within 15 rows of the stage for each show I won. 

    I haven't seen any of these contests in years. 
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,906
    It is kind of nice that there seems to be some pushback forming on concert ticket prices.   I suppose if your ultra famous it makes little difference, but it does seem a fair number of acts are struggling to move tickets at today's elevated prices.    Did TM and Bands push it to far with high face value and platinum tickets.

    If you push people away from live music, it could be hard to reel them back in.

    As a fan watching what's happened to the live concert industry over the past 5 to 10 years has been challenging.  
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,531
    This article is pretty good. Starts to scratch the surface of what's going on but still mostly finger pointing. 

    https://www.stereogum.com/2267170/arena-tour-ticket-sales-black-keys-jlo/columns/sounding-board/

    This part is maybe kinda obvious but interesting to start seeing it in quotes.


  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,473
    I think ticket prices are reaching a breaking point too. You can't shell out 150-200 dollars per ticket and go see the same amount of concerts like when they were 50.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,626
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I think ticket prices are reaching a breaking point too. You can't shell out 150-200 dollars per ticket and go see the same amount of concerts like when they were 50.
    Ditto! 
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  • elvistheking44
    elvistheking44 Posts: 4,540
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I think ticket prices are reaching a breaking point too. You can't shell out 150-200 dollars per ticket and go see the same amount of concerts like when they were 50.
    Absolutely. 
  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,119
    100%. $700 for 2 shows at Fenway.  My wife has basically told me that she'll pass this year and recoup the $350 (and likely even more with less drinks/food/etc).  It's crazy.  
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    CantKeepmedown said:
    100%. $700 for 2 shows at Fenway.  My wife has basically told me that she'll pass this year and recoup the $350 (and likely even more with less drinks/food/etc).  It's crazy.  
    I skipped Fenway(so far) this time around too.  I'm not spending that kind of money anymore.  Will they sell out?  Sure.  Just not with the help of me and my money.  If more people choose to do this then the prices will stabilize.  Just like merch, if u keep spending the money they will keep making it.
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,004
    The Black Keys have released mediocre music for over a decade, drag their asses through their shows, and are generally pricks.... couldn't have happened to a better band.  

    This is coming from someone who first saw them in 08.  
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,473
    My friend just a few days told me we saw them in 2010 at Rock Werchter. Don't remember it. But I guess it was good.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    I think they opened for Pearl Jam at one of the of MSG shows in 2010.
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
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    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,236
    xavier mcdaniel said:
    I think they opened for Pearl Jam at one of the of MSG shows in 2010.
    They did, but I forget the year.
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    cutz said:
    xavier mcdaniel said:
    I think they opened for Pearl Jam at one of the of MSG shows in 2010.
    They did, but I forget the year.
    I confirmed it was 2010 at MSG, Band of Horses opened the other night at MSG that year.
    Reading 2004
    Albany 2006 Camden 2006 E. Rutherford 2, 2006 Inglewood 2006,
    Chicago 2007
    Camden 2008 MSG 2008 MSG 2008 Hartford 2008.
    Seattle 2009 Seattle 2009 Philadelphia 2009,Philadelphia 2009 Philadelphia 2009
    Hartford 2010 MSG 2010 MSG 2010
    Toronto 2011,Toronto 2011
    Wrigley Field 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Brooklyn 2013 Philadelphia 2, 2013
    Philadelphia 1, 2016 Philadelphia 2 2016 New York 2016 New York 2016 Fenway 1, 2016
    Fenway 2, 2018
    MSG 2022
    St. Paul, 1, St. Paul 2 2023
    MSG 2024, MSG 2024
    Philadelphia 2024
    "I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
    Things happen in the game. Nothing you
    can do. I don't go and say,
    "I'm gonna beat this guy up."
  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,119
    I saw them in 2012 in Portland (about 9000 seat arena) and it was perfect. Amazing show, crowd was loud.  I never really got more into them after that.  Wasn't a fan of much after El Camino 
  • jerparker20
    jerparker20 St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,529
    I think this is the reset of the live music business. 

    Too many managers/promoters and large ego musicians saw what Taylor Swift was able to do with the Eras Tour and thought they could pull it off. Problem is they ain’t Taylor Swift.

    Here in the Twin Cities the club and theater venues seem to be able to fill the house with tickets in the $35-100 range. The arenas and stadium shows not so much.
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,906
    Isn't this one of the struggles of the modern era?  With streaming and the internet, there's a lot more fragmentation in musical tastes and options.   

    Making it harder for artists to get to that arena/stadium tier.   Now it seems it's mostly the odd newer artists that bucked the trend, or artists that got big during before all of this happened.

    Still, I like seeing it.   I feel I'm guilty that if I really want to go to a thing I'll go to the thing.  But seeing that other people are starting to talk with their wallets, I think that's good for the fans.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,473
    xavier mcdaniel said:
    I think they opened for Pearl Jam at one of the of MSG shows in 2010.
    Didn't they and Band of Horses split opening for Pearl Jam
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,626
    I put a cap on my budget for concert $$ made an exception and spent 200 + for U2 at the Sphere but that was worth every single penny 
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    josevolution said:
    I put a cap on my budget for concert $$ made an exception and spent 200 + for U2 at the Sphere but that was worth every single penny 
    U2 is understandable.  I paid 350 for 2nd row to see David Byrne and it was worth every cent. Not too many artists I'm doing that for. In fact I'm not, lol.

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