£100+ for a concert ticket is a real shame. I used to be an avid concert goer but that was when I could see some great acts at around £25 a go and that would be expensive 🫰.
this post was submitted on 26 Nov 2023
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You can still see many acts at that price. You can't see Taylor Swift at that price.
In other news: "people who can't afford holidays go to a gig instead, now also struggle to afford to go to a gig"
I wonder what's next. We won't be able to afford to go to the cinema!
Weirdly cinema prices are cheaper than I ever remember them being before
I was interested in seeing the Smashing Pumpkins when they come to town next year. But not £158 interested.
His wrestling promotion isn't going to fund itself, at least not after that coke sniffing segment.
I'm questioning the term 'average'. There's a club in Newcastle that does a couple of free gigs a week, I'd suggest that's not an isolated case. Of course there's some big tours with £500 tickets but aren't they still pretty rare?
Yeah I'm guessing the fancy seats at a big stadium are swaying this? It's rare for me to pay over a tenner to be honest though up to £35 is the norm I'd say. But then I'm not watching Taylor Swift in a stadium.
You could buy a week's worth of food for that money.
Keep paying. And they will keep them rising.