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I noticed there was no mention of prices in the article. I would love to see what a festival Budweiser (generic, accessible beer, not a holy war argument) cost

I noticed there was no mention of prices in the article. I would love to see what a festival Budweiser (generic, accessible beer, not a holy war argument) cost say 4 years ago vs today. Venue offerings have always been atrociously priced, and given the stiff rising prices on most consumer goods in the past few years, I could believe that many are choosing to abstain for simple economics.

thorncorona 3y ago
I paid 14 at 1 festival for a vodka seltzer, and 18 at another for an IPA in the last month.
pydry 3y ago
The fewer people buy the more venues will be tempted to raise the prices, also.
- kelipso 3y ago
  The more people buy the more venues will be tempted to raise the prices, also.
  - blitzar 3y ago
    If people buy the usual amount the more venues will be tempted to raise the prices, also.
- pjc50 3y ago
  Ah, the "whale" strategy where you find one guy and sell him one drink for ten thousand dollars. I believe this is what people mean by bottle service.
stuaxo 3y ago
Exactly- almost all these articles abstain from mentioning economics. The fact they don't mention it is the elephant in the room, it really shows the distorted incentives of the outlets publishing this guff. Has anyone collected all these together? Would love a data vis to show the amount of words these collectively give to the economic situation.
kerrsclyde 3y ago
My own observations are that the wholesale price of beer in UK has not really risen much in the past 30 years. I was paying £24 for a 24 pack in the 90's and basically I still pay the same today. Personally I find it difficult to justify paying something between 5 & 10 times the retail cost when I go to an event.
secretsatan 3y ago
To me, all of these articles might just as well say, young people can't afford nice things anymore, but we're going to say that's a personal choice.
- blitzar 3y ago
  They cant afford to go to concerts, pubs and restaurants because they spend all their money on a Netflix subscription.
Aromasin 3y ago
I'm in the demographic they're doing this study on - based in the UK where drinking culture far exceeds the like of most Western nations - and go to gigs at least once a week. If the option to have 5 or 6 pints was there, most of my demographic would take it. Drinks are just too expensive though; people get buzzed by other means. Most of the people I meet and go to concerts with consume Ketamine. It gives the same feeling as alcohol in small doses, and might cost £10 for a night while leaving you with no hangover. MDMA and Cannabis is just as prolific, depending on the genre of music. The alternative is that everyone sneaks in hip flasks of cheap spirit, and buys mixers inside which cost a fraction of the price. This study would have been better done by measure the sobriety of those at the concert, rather than drinks sold by the bar. I think it would tell a very different story.
animal531 3y ago
How are movie prices where you live? Where I am in Africa they have more than doubled in the last 4 years. I can easily believe that both concert tickets and the drinks they sell have done the same.

thorncorona 3y ago

I paid 14 at 1 festival for a vodka seltzer, and 18 at another for an IPA in the last month.

pydry 3y ago

The fewer people buy the more venues will be tempted to raise the prices, also.

kelipso 3y ago
The more people buy the more venues will be tempted to raise the prices, also.
- blitzar 3y ago
  If people buy the usual amount the more venues will be tempted to raise the prices, also.
pjc50 3y ago
Ah, the "whale" strategy where you find one guy and sell him one drink for ten thousand dollars. I believe this is what people mean by bottle service.

stuaxo 3y ago

Exactly- almost all these articles abstain from mentioning economics. The fact they don't mention it is the elephant in the room, it really shows the distorted incentives of the outlets publishing this guff. Has anyone collected all these together? Would love a data vis to show the amount of words these collectively give to the economic situation.

kerrsclyde 3y ago

My own observations are that the wholesale price of beer in UK has not really risen much in the past 30 years. I was paying £24 for a 24 pack in the 90's and basically I still pay the same today. Personally I find it difficult to justify paying something between 5 & 10 times the retail cost when I go to an event.

secretsatan 3y ago

To me, all of these articles might just as well say, young people can't afford nice things anymore, but we're going to say that's a personal choice.

blitzar 3y ago
They cant afford to go to concerts, pubs and restaurants because they spend all their money on a Netflix subscription.

Aromasin 3y ago

I'm in the demographic they're doing this study on - based in the UK where drinking culture far exceeds the like of most Western nations - and go to gigs at least once a week. If the option to have 5 or 6 pints was there, most of my demographic would take it. Drinks are just too expensive though; people get buzzed by other means. Most of the people I meet and go to concerts with consume Ketamine. It gives the same feeling as alcohol in small doses, and might cost £10 for a night while leaving you with no hangover. MDMA and Cannabis is just as prolific, depending on the genre of music. The alternative is that everyone sneaks in hip flasks of cheap spirit, and buys mixers inside which cost a fraction of the price. This study would have been better done by measure the sobriety of those at the concert, rather than drinks sold by the bar. I think it would tell a very different story.

animal531 3y ago

How are movie prices where you live? Where I am in Africa they have more than doubled in the last 4 years. I can easily believe that both concert tickets and the drinks they sell have done the same.