Ticket price perspective (ACDC)
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On TM right now, yes they are. But I bought front pit tickets from Giga & Tours for £145 each including fees. General standing were £130.
Let's see how much TM charge for PJ standing tickets when general release go on sale next week0 -
beano.79 said:ACDC is £350 for front section standing at Wembley and £300 GA standing 🤮
I'm pretty shocked at the prices for PJ too but this adds a little perspective.0 -
Tyle Childers is playingthe same week as PJ in Missoula and charging more. It’s never going back and $200’is the new normal 😢0
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$185 isn't so bad compared to other bands. Just think all they people they need to pay. Divide their profit by 6. Just skip a few Chipotle burritos and ticket paid for :-) Life if is only going to get more expensive with 35 trillion in debt and counting, 1 trillion in debt payments every year. Unfortunately cost of living only going to get worse0
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JR86440 said:$185 isn't so bad compared to other bands. Just think all they people they need to pay. Divide their profit by 6. Just skip a few Chipotle burritos and ticket paid for :-) Life if is only going to get more expensive with 35 trillion in debt and counting, 1 trillion in debt payments every year. Unfortunately cost of living only going to get worse
My first concert in college was AC/DC in 2000, paid $23 for that ticket. Was an amazing show. I used to see Better than Ezra a few times a year for $20 during the 2000s.
I remember passing up some great bands because I didn't want to pay around $60 at the time. Bands I wish I saw like U2 and RHCP.
But now the norm is to pay more for tickets. They know people are willing to pay more for live music, so they charge more,
I don't blame anyone, if I had a business I'd maximize my profits too.
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mace1229 said:I think its less that and more the fact a band's revenue is mostly ticket sales and less album sales than it used to be. I know inflation is high, but it hasn't risen as fast as ticket prices have from 20 years ago
My first concert in college was AC/DC in 2000, paid $23 for that ticket. Was an amazing show. I used to see Better than Ezra a few times a year for $20 during the 2000s.
I remember passing up some great bands because I didn't want to pay around $60 at the time. Bands I wish I saw like U2 and RHCP.
But now the norm is to pay more for tickets. They know people are willing to pay more for live music, so they charge more,
I don't blame anyone, if I had a business I'd maximize my profits too.0 -
JR86440 said:Great point. Although I bet they more than make up for it with all their merch. Gotta think that's how they make all their money. Low overhead. Huge volume0
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mace1229 said:I think its less that and more the fact a band's revenue is mostly ticket sales and less album sales than it used to be. I know inflation is high, but it hasn't risen as fast as ticket prices have from 20 years ago
My first concert in college was AC/DC in 2000, paid $23 for that ticket. Was an amazing show. I used to see Better than Ezra a few times a year for $20 during the 2000s.
I remember passing up some great bands because I didn't want to pay around $60 at the time. Bands I wish I saw like U2 and RHCP.
But now the norm is to pay more for tickets. They know people are willing to pay more for live music, so they charge more,
I don't blame anyone, if I had a business I'd maximize my profits too.
Apparently in the concert industry we still haven't hit that point. Will we hit that point? How much are the masses (even people with the disposable) able/willing to pay. I've been astonished that the demand doesn't seem to abate. We all love concerts so much0 -
Zod said:That's an economic theory called price discovery. Ideally you price your good so supply = demand so you can sell all of your good. The challenge is you're not usually clairvoyant and know what that price is. So you keep increasing the price until demand starts to drop off.
Apparently in the concert industry we still haven't hit that point. Will we hit that point? How much are the masses (even people with the disposable) able/willing to pay. I've been astonished that the demand doesn't seem to abate. We all love concerts so much0 -
JD87070 said:A large part of this problem is the perception that Stubhub is the place to buy tickets. Especially in the younger generation, they don’t even know ticketmaster exists! They either just Google tickets for a specific concert and one of the resale places come up at the top of the list so they click it, or they go directly to Stubhub because it has(d) a reputation of a place to get good deals on tickets. I went through this with my daughter when she would tell me about a show and then say how much tickets were and i’d go look and find way cheaper ones on Ticketmaster. But i even know adults as well who skip TM and go straight to aftermarket, see the price and either pay it or decide it’s too much and don’t go, without looking into other options.
I forget sometimes that we grew up with the evolution of ticketing the rise of TM. Most of us going to concerts for decades know the ins and outs.Post edited by Zod on0 -
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Concerts are more expensive now. Thats just a reality. Perspective, I've seen tix start at $250-300 more recently for artists/bands nowhere close to PJ. In comparison $175 isn't that bad.0
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- Main Pitch Standing: £115
- Front Pitch Standing: £130
- Seats: £55 - £145
So how about that perspective?225xxx - 6/28/00, 10/20/01, 10/22/01, 9/11/06, 9/22/06, 9/23/06, 6/18/07, 6/26/07, 8/15/09, 6/25/10, 6/30/10, 7/4/12, 7/5/12, 7/7/12, 7/10/12, 6/26/14, 6/28/14, 7/3/18, 7/5/180 -
Eddieredder said:Concerts are more expensive now. Thats just a reality. Perspective, I've seen tix start at $250-300 more recently for artists/bands nowhere close to PJ. In comparison $175 isn't that bad.0
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SHZA said:Exactly. Creed tickets were like $300 for pit. I had to laugh. RHCP, Green Day, Blink 182 were all that much or higher$300 US? You're kidding right?!?!0
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If it's a pit in front of the stage and its a big band, $300 is very fair. It's charging nearly $200 for junk seats in the upper corner of the 300 level that is a bit much for me.
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Sarava said:If it's a pit in front of the stage and its a big band, $300 is very fair. It's charging nearly $200 for junk seats in the upper corner of the 300 level that is a bit much for me.0
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SHZA said:Exactly. Creed tickets were like $300 for pit. I had to laugh. RHCP, Green Day, Blink 182 were all that much or higherI gather speed from you fucking with me.0
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JR86440 said:$185 isn't so bad compared to other bands. Just think all they people they need to pay. Divide their profit by 6. Just skip a few Chipotle burritos and ticket paid for :-) Life if is only going to get more expensive with 35 trillion in debt and counting, 1 trillion in debt payments every year. Unfortunately cost of living only going to get worse
I'm not sure why you're making a connection between the national debt and cost-of-living increases. The national debt has been on a steady upward trajectory since the 1980s. For most of that period, until the economic disruption caused by COVID, the U.S. generally enjoyed low inflation.I gather speed from you fucking with me.0 -
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SHZA said:Exactly. Creed tickets were like $300 for pit. I had to laugh. RHCP, Green Day, Blink 182 were all that much or higher
Look at the cost of some of these VIP experiences. $175 is nothing compared to that.0 -
honor army rangers said:Given your member name it’s surprising to see so many Islander tickets, especially some from the Cup years. Different type of Ranger? Wow, nice collection!0
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mrk2 said:
- Main Pitch Standing: £115
- Front Pitch Standing: £130
- Seats: £55 - £145
So how about that perspective?You highlight the issue perfectly. PJ doesn’t sell tickets for 55 quid. It’s one price fits all, so the upper seats will cost more than other artists. Some regions may see empty sections if this policy continues in the future as prices continue to rise
that’s probably why they added a second cost tier for about the same price. Getting the senior member fans ready to pay significantly more for their legacy seats in the future by having separate lottery categories for the upper/lower deck.
When tickets were $90 we all got a great deal. Now that concerts are so expensive, $175 is too much for upper tickets, and it’s subsidizing the cost of the beat seats and GA , which is what is not “fair.”0 -
mrk2 said:
- Main Pitch Standing: £115
- Front Pitch Standing: £130
- Seats: £55 - £145
So how about that perspective?0 -
The Cure is who we should use for perspective0
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Yep - both Blink and the Chilis at fenway were $200 after fees for some mediocre seats. Shit got expensive.2003 Mansfield III
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And then there's maybe "lesser know" artists such as Billy Strings, Richard Thompson, Adrian Belew, Los Lobos etc still charging less than $100. for the most part. Granted the most popular acts can charge and sell out at the high prices. Supply and demand plain and simple. I'm just glad I got to see a lot of my favs before the shit hit the fan. Unfortunately, we can't turn back the clock.
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yanknuck said:And then there's maybe "lesser know" artists such as Billy Strings, Richard Thompson, Adrian Belew, Los Lobos etc still charging less than $100. for the most part. Granted the most popular acts can charge and sell out at the high prices. Supply and demand plain and simple. I'm just glad I got to see a lot of my favs before the shit hit the fan. Unfortunately, we can't turn back the clock.0
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Lerxst1992 said:Smaller shows have much smaller crews, much less equipment, and much less trucking costs. The overhead is much lower. What makes PJ an expensive show is the premium seating locations and GA fetch almost the same price as the furthest upper level tickets. There are no uppers for $90 for a PJ show (that other bands charge) because their policy has always been same price for all.
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