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Depends. Is that the actual ticket price or after scalping? But, yes, that does seem to be where tickets now land. A quick look shows most bands I would want
by bsder 3y ago
Depends. Is that the actual ticket price or after scalping?
But, yes, that does seem to be where tickets now land. A quick look shows most bands I would want to see are all in the $150 range. And that's why I simply don't go to big concerts like these.
The issue is that music artists basically make zero money except touring and merch. I presume this is why people like Siouxsie Sioux are doing touring gigs with on the festival circuit. So, while I find the prices extortionate, I also don't fault the artists very much.
- jnwatson 3y agoIf scalpers can get that money, why shouldn't the artists just charge more?
- bsder 3y agoApparently there is some reason for them not to? Taylor Swift and entourage seem to be freakin' marketing geniuses. I mean, she re-recorded and re-released a bunch of her early catalogue just so she could cut off the earlier record deal at the knees. T-Swift and Co. don't leave money on the table. If they're letting scalpers pop the prices, they think that's the right thing to do.
- viraptor 3y agoThe re-release felt more like a "screw you" to the record label that didn't want to negotiate, than a money grab. (But who knows what she really thought) I really hope that TicketMaster and others annoy her as well - she's got the power to both work around them and is important enough to play at the arenas they have exclusive rights to. If there's any path to TicketMaster breaking down, apart from anti-monopoly regulation, it's someone like Swift getting pissed off.