$70 - $300 per ticket for All American Rejects?

[dr bonkers]

Ok, tickets for even mid tier acts at a casino are getting out of control.

The bass player can't even hit pitch live for half the concert in most of the YT videos that I've seen.

I know musicians gotta eat, but there's some serious ticketmaster and promoter skim going on thar needs to be controlled. This is unsustainable for the biz long term.

 

[Rick]

Ok, tickets for even mid tier acts at a casino are getting out of control.

The bass player can't even hit pitch live for half the concert in most of the YT videos that I've seen.

I know musicians gotta eat, but there's some serious ticketmaster and promoter skim going on thar needs to be controlled. This is unsustainable for the biz long term.

This All American will be Rejecting those tickets.

I have looked at tickets for three concerts lately, and closed the page laughing each time. I haven’t been to a concert since Frampton’s Finale tour.

 

[JTI]

Move Along indeed.

 

[Scanman39]

 

[tubelessone]

Agreed... lately ticket prices have risen astronomically and I absolutely will not abide.
I'd rather see a smaller act in a small theater and support them.
If you really want to rage quit your computer, look up tickets for the Powertrip festival in SoCal desert for later this year. Yeah a lot of heavy hitters like Metallica and Ozzy, but... 700 dollars! They are out of their minds.

 

[Anthony76]

Live Nation monopoly.

 

[ElectricPhase]

Just for grins, I looked up a current artist that I would consider shelling out a reasonable amount of cash to see.

"Tickets starting at $95"

Umm....

 

[tubelessone]

Just for grins, I looked up a current artist that I would consider shelling out a reasonable amount of cash to see.

"Tickets starting at $95"

Umm....

That is never what you're paying. Once the fees kick in you're looking at like $160.
Disgusting.

 

[Musikron]

Yea man live music is pretty much dead at this point. It's sad but is what it is.

 

[HereToday]

Boomers are now all pretty much retired and have the bucks to relive their childhoods one last time.

 

[Greg Ferguson]

I know musicians gotta eat, but there's some serious ticketmaster and promoter skim going on thar needs to be controlled. This is unsustainable for the biz long term.

Agreed. I hardly look to see who's coming to town because the tickets are stupid expensive.

 

[AtomicJeff]

Boomers are now all pretty much retired and have the bucks to relive their childhoods one last time.

And some of us boomers know that very few of our childhood hero musicians who remain are too old to cut it these days...

 

[GitGuy513]

Boomers are now all pretty much retired and have the bucks to relive their childhoods one last time.

When did the “All American Rejects” become a “boomer” band? Whatever that means…

 

[ElectricPhase]

Boomers are now all pretty much retired and have the bucks to relive their childhoods one last time.

It may be de rigueur to blame boomers for everything, but the shoe doesn’t fit this time. The band picked for my pricing test was formed the year my youngest son was born, and I’m post boomer.

 

[Greg Ferguson]

Boomers are now all pretty much retired and have the bucks to relive their childhoods one last time.

Some do. Many are using their retirement money to feed themselves and their children who moved back in.

 

[tubelessone]

I think blaming boomers is misplaced, I agree with some of the comments here. It's really pure corporate greed, and that spans across ages, and I would argue these insane ticket prices tax young people more disproportionately, because their earning power is smaller than the older folks.

 

[Dave Merrill]

Some do. Many are using their retirement money to feed themselves and their children who moved back in.

Even more expensive when they DON'T move back in and you're still supporting them. Especially when they pick one of the most expensive places in the US to live (Seattle).

 

[HereToday]

You guys need to get to more concerts. It’s a graying world out there. Even the mosh pits are full of 65 year olds. Lol.

it’s my conspiracy and I’m sticking to it. It’s the Lounge for crying out loud.

 

[Shredology]

Just saw Winery Dogs last weekend. FANTASTIC!!!!
Local venue $40 all standing gen admission nobody under 40 there.
The place was packed

I guess artists and venues are gonna have to take back control of sales and prices. No way everyone didn't make money that night