Concert Ticket Prices are Going Way up!

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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,907
    It's not scalping.  No one's buying a thing, then flipping it for double.  Their selling their own thing for double from the get go.  It's that they've found a way to get more money for the good they sell.

    In regards to ticket prices being high. I felt this was going to happen in many industries.   Everyone was chomping at the bit for refunds when Covid went sideways, but these industries still had people to pay.  A few years of no income.  All the industries impacted by Covid need to do catchup.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,537
    edited May 2022
    Zod said:
    It's not scalping.  No one's buying a thing, then flipping it for double.  Their selling their own thing for double from the get go.  It's that they've found a way to get more money for the good they sell.

    In regards to ticket prices being high. I felt this was going to happen in many industries.   Everyone was chomping at the bit for refunds when Covid went sideways, but these industries still had people to pay.  A few years of no income.  All the industries impacted by Covid need to do catchup.
    it's scalping without the middle man. they don't increase the price until they know the demand. same as scalping. but there's no risk to them, like there is to a scalper. it's criminal. 

    you should have to set the price and stick with it. 
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  • Cropduster-80
    Cropduster-80 Posts: 2,034
    edited May 2022
    Zod said:
    It's not scalping.  No one's buying a thing, then flipping it for double.  Their selling their own thing for double from the get go.  It's that they've found a way to get more money for the good they sell.

    In regards to ticket prices being high. I felt this was going to happen in many industries.   Everyone was chomping at the bit for refunds when Covid went sideways, but these industries still had people to pay.  A few years of no income.  All the industries impacted by Covid need to do catchup.
    IDK

    its like the toll roads in my city. Prices change based on time of day (demand).  Don’t like it? Stay in the free lanes and you still get where you are going 

    with concert tickets there isn’t an alternative since it’s already a monopoly.  If there were 3 major concert promoters/venue operators prices would absolutely go down naturally.

    The prices aren’t the problem. The problem is there is no downward pressure on those prices.  The only time prices would go down is in a response to people not being willing to pay that price, not because of competition 


    It’s not allowed to happen with airlines for that exact reason 
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  • KICK7071
    KICK7071 In My Tree, ON Posts: 745
    I can see my days of large venue shows coming to an end, especially when I can see a band like Black Pistol Fire in a 900 occupant capacity for $40 a ticket.  And with reasonably priced drinks!    Small venues will be the way to go!
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,825
    Lifted said:
    There's certainly a conversation to be had here, but the original post is based off false or misleading information. I've seen tickets as low as $39.95 for Arcade Fire, and Gorillaz tickets haven't even gone on sale yet. Arcade Fire has had to scale down the size of the venues they're playing....there's no way they could get away with charging $200 a ticket. 

    You're looking at random secondary market prices, which probably aren't selling.

    The only accurate price you gave was for Pearl Jam.
    The prices I cited were from Ticketmaster for regular seats, not platinum or resale.

    Check your facts.
  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,264
    Fuck concerts honestly. I’m more concerned with stuff people need like gas, food, building materials etc…. Concerts were such a huge part of my life until covid hit. Now, most are an easy pass at the disgusting prices that are charged. 
  • Lifted
    Lifted Posts: 1,836
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Lifted said:
    There's certainly a conversation to be had here, but the original post is based off false or misleading information. I've seen tickets as low as $39.95 for Arcade Fire, and Gorillaz tickets haven't even gone on sale yet. Arcade Fire has had to scale down the size of the venues they're playing....there's no way they could get away with charging $200 a ticket. 

    You're looking at random secondary market prices, which probably aren't selling.

    The only accurate price you gave was for Pearl Jam.
    The prices I cited were from Ticketmaster for regular seats, not platinum or resale.

    Check your facts.
    They're not my facts, just facts. I did check, because I couldn't believe Arcade Fire would be able to charge that much for tickets, and I wanted to see if it was true. It's not. Giving you the benefit of the doubt, I checked multiple shows. Only standard tickets I saw that were close to your stated price for Arcade Fire was Seattle and they were club seats. There were also seats available for that same show for a fraction of that price.

    As for the Gorillaz, same deal. I checked because I was surprised by your claim. They weren't even on sale yet when you made your post. Now they are, and the most expensive standard tickets I saw were $125. I also saw tickets for under $60.

    What shows were you looking at?


  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,825
    Lifted said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Lifted said:
    There's certainly a conversation to be had here, but the original post is based off false or misleading information. I've seen tickets as low as $39.95 for Arcade Fire, and Gorillaz tickets haven't even gone on sale yet. Arcade Fire has had to scale down the size of the venues they're playing....there's no way they could get away with charging $200 a ticket. 

    You're looking at random secondary market prices, which probably aren't selling.

    The only accurate price you gave was for Pearl Jam.
    The prices I cited were from Ticketmaster for regular seats, not platinum or resale.

    Check your facts.
    They're not my facts, just facts. I did check, because I couldn't believe Arcade Fire would be able to charge that much for tickets, and I wanted to see if it was true. It's not. Giving you the benefit of the doubt, I checked multiple shows. Only standard tickets I saw that were close to your stated price for Arcade Fire was Seattle and they were club seats. There were also seats available for that same show for a fraction of that price.

    As for the Gorillaz, same deal. I checked because I was surprised by your claim. They weren't even on sale yet when you made your post. Now they are, and the most expensive standard tickets I saw were $125. I also saw tickets for under $60.

    What shows were you looking at?


    The prices I showed were based on the AF and Gorillaz shows at the Forum in Los Angeles for lower level seats.
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,813
    Paid $180 to see Tool which was absurd, but I was desperate to see them again coming out of the pandemic. I won't be doing that too often though. 

    There are some good tix to be had at good prices, I just got a ticket for Sunny Day Real Estate for $48 & change... but they do seem few & far between. 

    The big acts / big venues are definitely getting out of control. 

    I chock it up to the lost years / revenue during covid (for ALL parties concerned, band, venue etc) insurance in the event shows have to be canceled, and yes, inflation among other things. 
  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    Tool was a quick easy No at those prices. And Arcade Fire was an easy no, I’ll wait to see if prices come down. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    KICK7071 said:
    I can see my days of large venue shows coming to an end, especially when I can see a band like Black Pistol Fire in a 900 occupant capacity for $40 a ticket.  And with reasonably priced drinks!    Small venues will be the way to go!

    Agreed! 
    And sometimes those smaller venue shows are the best anyway.  Just off the top of my head, these were some of the favorite smaller venue shows I've been to:
    -Paul Westerberg
    -Violent Femmes (early says)
    -The Bongos (twice)
    -Harvey Mandel (twice)
    -The Sons of Champlin
    -Young Doctors (three times)
    -Larry Coryell
    -Cecil Taylor
    -Herb Ellis

    All great shows (and others I'm not remembering).  Also, more likely to get to meet and greet!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • BF89905
    BF89905 Posts: 1,448
    With taxes and fees the Canadian shows are about $150 per ticket. I still have mine for a couple of the dates. Not sure I'll be going yet as it depends on the Covid situation in September. 

    I recognize that many people had their incomes hurt by Covid, which is very unfortunate. 

    It'd be super if corporations paid taxes at a comparable rate to public residential taxes, which would help out our social spending everywhere. 

    I think I am being priced out of the concert experience as well. I haven't attended a sporting event in approximately five years as I think the at home experience is better once cost is factored in. 

    On another topic, I respect the skilled trades careers a lot. The rise in the quotes we've received year over year is pure gouging. We were told putting down paver stones for a patio has seen a "little price increase".... it was going to cost us $3k to 6k more between this summer compared to quotes from the same companies last year. The price of these stones hasn't increased that much! We've decided to do the job ourselves. There's a lot of people who've had the luxury of still working from home, so I guess many contractors, and the entertainment industries figure these individuals will be able to absorb the inflated costs everywhere these days.

    Imbecile politicians, greedy capitalists, and hate is leading to so many problems in North America and the world.....let's hope things improve everyone.

    Enjoy the shows if you're attending. 
  • AW124797
    AW124797 Posts: 762
    edited May 2022
    For those in Brooklyn area - 6/11 The Kills at Brooklyn Steel $40+ and Puscifer 6/25 at Kings Theater $45+. Definitely getting your money's worth. Great venues, both on Saturday. 
  • AW124797
    AW124797 Posts: 762
    BF89905 said:
    With taxes and fees the Canadian shows are about $150 per ticket. I still have mine for a couple of the dates. Not sure I'll be going yet as it depends on the Covid situation in September. 

    I recognize that many people had their incomes hurt by Covid, which is very unfortunate. 

    It'd be super if corporations paid taxes at a comparable rate to public residential taxes, which would help out our social spending everywhere. 

    I think I am being priced out of the concert experience as well. I haven't attended a sporting event in approximately five years as I think the at home experience is better once cost is factored in. 

    On another topic, I respect the skilled trades careers a lot. The rise in the quotes we've received year over year is pure gouging. We were told putting down paver stones for a patio has seen a "little price increase".... it was going to cost us $3k to 6k more between this summer compared to quotes from the same companies last year. The price of these stones hasn't increased that much! We've decided to do the job ourselves. There's a lot of people who've had the luxury of still working from home, so I guess many contractors, and the entertainment industries figure these individuals will be able to absorb the inflated costs everywhere these days.

    Imbecile politicians, greedy capitalists, and hate is leading to so many problems in North America and the world.....let's hope things improve everyone.

    Enjoy the shows if you're attending. 
    I can confirm the price of stone doubled or tripled in NY area within last 18 months. 
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,759
    Stone's charging more now to play in N.Y. Area? That's messed up.
  • AW124797
    AW124797 Posts: 762
    Loujoe said:
    Stone's charging more now to play in N.Y. Area? That's messed up.
    Haha. I don't know, but Eddie was $250+ last winter if I'm not mistaken. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    AW124797 said:
    Loujoe said:
    Stone's charging more now to play in N.Y. Area? That's messed up.
    Haha. I don't know, but Eddie was $250+ last winter if I'm not mistaken. 

    Seriously?  Does that include wining and dining with Ed at Le Bernardin?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • AW124797
    AW124797 Posts: 762
    brianlux said:
    AW124797 said:
    Loujoe said:
    Stone's charging more now to play in N.Y. Area? That's messed up.
    Haha. I don't know, but Eddie was $250+ last winter if I'm not mistaken. 

    Seriously?  Does that include wining and dining with Ed at Le Bernardin?

    I think so. Can't find my TM order to verify. No Bernardin nor reheated hot dogs with 2 tickets worth $500.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    AW124797 said:
    brianlux said:
    AW124797 said:
    Loujoe said:
    Stone's charging more now to play in N.Y. Area? That's messed up.
    Haha. I don't know, but Eddie was $250+ last winter if I'm not mistaken. 

    Seriously?  Does that include wining and dining with Ed at Le Bernardin?

    I think so. Can't find my TM order to verify. No Bernardin nor reheated hot dogs with 2 tickets worth $500.

    Yeow!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,813
    AW124797 said:
    Loujoe said:
    Stone's charging more now to play in N.Y. Area? That's messed up.
    Haha. I don't know, but Eddie was $250+ last winter if I'm not mistaken. 
    I didn’t go, but IIRC the higher tier tickets were $240, and there was at least one lower priced option.

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