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Blink-182 tickets are expensive because a lot of people want to see Blink-182 and there are only so many concert seats.

dehrmann 4y ago
This is slightly surprising. They're one of the biggest bands of that era and genre, but I still don't see them as being in that much demand. They're not a Rolling Stones. That said, pop punk is having a moment again, Tom is back, Mark is cancer-free, and Mr. Kourtney Kardashian has been drumming it up all over the place.
- MonkeyMalarky 4y ago
  I think its a function of time and demographic change as well. It's not just that they're popular, but the people they're popular with are now older, have better jobs and more disposable income. Look at the ticket prices for any popular bands that are still doing shows from the boomer's generation like grateful dead. Ultimately what I'm saying is their target market can bear higher cost tickets, so now they cost more. I don't get why millennials are still shocked by this.
- jandrese 4y ago
  The fundamental issue is that entertainment venues are largely undersized for the local population these days. New ones don't open up very often. They have not kept up with population growth. In the US it is hard to build a properly big venue anymore because the parking situation becomes untenable and public transit expansion has slowed to a crawl in the past 60 years. You can't build a massive venue because it would have to be surrounded by acres and acres of parking. So if you want to put it in the city there is no parcel of land big enough, and if you want to put it out in the country the roads can't handle it.
  - anticensor 4y ago
    Underground parking and rapid transit access could reduce the extent of problem.
racl101 4y ago
The millennials who loved them presumably now have money. Presumably.
tj-teej 4y ago
Supply and demand doesn't have to be how all pricing is set. Why should those with the highest ability to pay be the ones who get to see the band? Doesn't seem very Punk Rock...
- Taywee 4y ago
  What's the alternative? A lottery? Sliding scale based on income? Sounds like more logistics for the purpose of intentionally losing money. Maybe people should give up on seeing extremely popular bands and check out more local music instead.

This is slightly surprising. They're one of the biggest bands of that era and genre, but I still don't see them as being in that much demand. They're not a Rolling Stones. That said, pop punk is having a moment again, Tom is back, Mark is cancer-free, and Mr. Kourtney Kardashian has been drumming it up all over the place.

MonkeyMalarky 4y ago
I think its a function of time and demographic change as well. It's not just that they're popular, but the people they're popular with are now older, have better jobs and more disposable income. Look at the ticket prices for any popular bands that are still doing shows from the boomer's generation like grateful dead. Ultimately what I'm saying is their target market can bear higher cost tickets, so now they cost more. I don't get why millennials are still shocked by this.
jandrese 4y ago
The fundamental issue is that entertainment venues are largely undersized for the local population these days. New ones don't open up very often. They have not kept up with population growth. In the US it is hard to build a properly big venue anymore because the parking situation becomes untenable and public transit expansion has slowed to a crawl in the past 60 years. You can't build a massive venue because it would have to be surrounded by acres and acres of parking. So if you want to put it in the city there is no parcel of land big enough, and if you want to put it out in the country the roads can't handle it.
- anticensor 4y ago
  Underground parking and rapid transit access could reduce the extent of problem.

racl101 4y ago

The millennials who loved them presumably now have money. Presumably.

tj-teej 4y ago

Supply and demand doesn't have to be how all pricing is set. Why should those with the highest ability to pay be the ones who get to see the band? Doesn't seem very Punk Rock...

Taywee 4y ago
What's the alternative? A lottery? Sliding scale based on income? Sounds like more logistics for the purpose of intentionally losing money. Maybe people should give up on seeing extremely popular bands and check out more local music instead.