Posts focus on high concert prices and affordability. Users report closing ticket pages after seeing 'hundreds of dollars,' with one example of paying $750 for Paul McCartney and attending live shows only every 4–5 years.
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"I honestly don’t get people who go to lots of concerts because every single time I learn that an artist I like is going to have a show near me and check the price, I immediately close the tab after seeing that it costs hundreds of dollars."
Now do a band anyone's heard of. *runs away *slips on banana peel
"I honestly don’t get people who go to lots of concerts because every single time I learn that an artist I like is going to have a show near me and check the price, I immediately close the tab after seeing that it costs hundreds of dollars."
A few years ago I paid $750 for an average seat to see Paul McCartney. I figured it would be my last chance to see a Beatle. One concert every 4-5 years is all the live music I can afford.
As a music lover/scenester emeritus I reflect on this a lot. Even for indie bands you’re looking at $45+ tickets. I don’t have a problem with ticket costs; artists deserve living wages. But wage stagnation makes it hard not only to exist, but it also limits our access to the sublime.
"I honestly don’t get people who go to lots of concerts because every single time I learn that an artist I like is going to have a show near me and check the price, I immediately close the tab after seeing that it costs hundreds of dollars."
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"I honestly don’t get people who go to lots of concerts because every single time I learn that an artist I like is going to have a show near me and check the price, I immediately close the tab after seeing that it costs hundreds of dollars."
I used to go to lots of concerts, many years ago. Tickets were affordable back then
