I read this article and I think that the concert tickets at the moment are only for the rich.

I can see concerts because I have friends who will get me in.

I could never afford to buy tickets.

And I'm very happy that Prince will not be in Holland this year,

because I just would not be able to buy a ticket to his concert.

What do you guys think?

Are concerts only accesable to the elite nowadays?

http://newstoad.net/2013/...rganisers/

Some concerts are only for the elite, sure. Most arena shows of older acts are ridiculously priced these days.

There are TONS of affordable live music venues in my city though. I could go to a show every night of the week and not break the bank. The local music scene here is huge and we have some amazing talent. Local acts sell out major club venues like First Avenue all the time.

That said, and per the article linked, I went to the Glastonbury Festival twice when I was much younger and much poorer and I had to save up for the plane ticket to England to do it. The price includes 5 days of music and camping and all the facilities that need to go with that as well as countless stages and whatnot. You can’t really compare a festival with a one night show. There’s a LOT of value packed into the ticket price. 205 pounds is actually not all that bad.

it's one of the symptoms of everything that is WRONG about the 21st-Century: the prices are HIGHER than ever, while the salaries are FROZEN (and let's not forget unemployment)

so, not necessarily for the elite, more like the employed people who are willing to spend 80-300 Euro/$ for a concert that it was like 20-50 Euro/$ some years ago...

personally, ain't gonna bite, my limit is basically 50, and that's only if I'm a HARDCORE fan...

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Concerts have always been for the elite. I'm guessing it's about the arena/stadium ticket prices. I agree that they are too steep. They should shorten the prices. It wouldn't hurt to pay $50 for front row seating. More people would actually come if they like your act and that's all they had to pay.

CarrieMpls said:

Some concerts are only for the elite, sure. Most arena shows of older acts are ridiculously priced these days.

There are TONS of affordable live music venues in my city though. I could go to a show every night of the week and not break the bank. The local music scene here is huge and we have some amazing talent. Local acts sell out major club venues like First Avenue all the time.

That said, and per the article linked, I went to the Glastonbury Festival twice when I was much younger and much poorer and I had to save up for the plane ticket to England to do it. The price includes 5 days of music and camping and all the facilities that need to go with that as well as countless stages and whatnot. You can’t really compare a festival with a one night show. There’s a LOT of value packed into the ticket price. 205 pounds is actually not all that bad.

Yeah. That's true.

Still a lot of money though.

But there is the cheapre alternative of Zsiget as a good alternative.

Don't tell everyone though. I think it's good that the copy cats and label whores go to to Glastonbury.

Zsiget is not take over. Yet.

The "Rodeo" in my name refers to The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which is the largest event in Houston, Texas.

We have 20 concert performances in a row. We hold our event in Reliant Stadium, a 72,000-seat stadium built for rodeo and football (American football).

We attract an incredible lineup each year of country, rock and soul stars. For instance, this year we had artists like George Strait, Bruno Mars, Pitbull and Austin Mahone.

Our average ticket price is well under $30. On Wednesdays, we sell tickets for $10. Where else can you watch the hottest acts in the world for such a low price?

On top of that, we are a charity. We support education. Our educational committment this year will be nearly $25 million. We've given out over $330 million in college scholarships and other educational support in the last 57 years - most of that in the last 20 years.

We are very proud of everything we do, and now you know there's at least one place left where you can still afford to watch world-class concerts!

www.rodeohouston.com

I remember paying 42,50 Dutch guilder for my first Prince concert in 1990. That's about €15,- or $20,-.

And Prince was still HUGE back then, 23 years ago (damn! lol)

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These days you pay at least € 100,- to see him play, if you are lucky a little less, but don't expect any good seats then.

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And then Prince isn't even the most expensive.

My parents were so cheap that it feels good I can buy concert tickets as an adult, and many are worth the price despite what my $80,000 a year goodwill shopping dad thinks.

I was 13 in 1990 and always worked to pay for my (Prince) tickets.

. sorry, no offense meant

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Big stars' concerts do seem to be pretty elite these days. Stones want $150 to $2,000 this year. Or as a bonus you could try for one of 1000 "mystery seats" at a low low price of $85 with no idea where your seats are.

I think that's why festivals are so popular these days. They're expensive too but at least you get to spend a lot of time there.

On the other side the price to get in to an LA bar to see an up and coming band was between $5 and $10 in 1989 and it is exactly the same today. Maybe it's up to $15 at the top end. Drink prices have about doubled in that time. But not door prices.

Wow!

That is impressive.

And I'm a very strong believer of educaion.



I really think that education give people a mode to form their own future.

Especially when the education is objective. So, including the scientific research methods and diverse phisofical thinkers.

Because schools that teach their student ,

that there is only one possible way of thinking or reasoning,

don't prepare their students to ojective reality.

These students don't know how to honestly communicate with people that have different ideas.

They don't know how to validate information that is offered to them.

THey don't know how to protect themself from people who manipulate them for their own gains.


That is why I think education should be accesable for everybody.

Poor, rich, male, female, religious, atheist, or handicapped.

Everybody should be entitled to develop the skills that are needed to survive in this day and age.

RodeoSchro said:

The "Rodeo" in my name refers to The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which is the largest event in Houston, Texas.

We have 20 concert performances in a row. We hold our event in Reliant Stadium, a 72,000-seat stadium built for rodeo and football (American football).

We attract an incredible lineup each year of country, rock and soul stars. For instance, this year we had artists like George Strait, Bruno Mars, Pitbull and Austin Mahone.

Our average ticket price is well under $30. On Wednesdays, we sell tickets for $10. Where else can you watch the hottest acts in the world for such a low price?

On top of that, we are a charity. We support education. Our educational committment this year will be nearly $25 million. We've given out over $330 million in college scholarships and other educational support in the last 57 years - most of that in the last 20 years.

We are very proud of everything we do, and now you know there's at least one place left where you can still afford to watch world-class concerts!

www.rodeohouston.com

bobzilla77 said:

Big stars' concerts do seem to be pretty elite these days. Stones want $150 to $2,000 this year. Or as a bonus you could try for one of 1000 "mystery seats" at a low low price of $85 with no idea where your seats are.

I think that's why festivals are so popular these days. They're expensive too but at least you get to spend a lot of time there.

On the other side the price to get in to an LA bar to see an up and coming band was between $5 and $10 in 1989 and it is exactly the same today. Maybe it's up to $15 at the top end. Drink prices have about doubled in that time. But not door prices.

True.

Rich people (and their children) go to see the big stars in the stadiums.

The rest of us can see infamous bands that are not established yet.

I guess it's a good thing that both categories can get an audiance like that.

If the stars outprice themselves like that,

the other bands get a bigger audiance.

That's solid kapatalism that works as long as there is no intervention.

If you don't mind that you don't have a choice to go and see the big stars,

than there is nothing wrong with it.

bobzilla77 said:

Big stars' concerts do seem to be pretty elite these days. Stones want $150 to $2,000 this year. Or as a bonus you could try for one of 1000 "mystery seats" at a low low price of $85 with no idea where your seats are.

I think that's why festivals are so popular these days. They're expensive too but at least you get to spend a lot of time there.

On the other side the price to get in to an LA bar to see an up and coming band was between $5 and $10 in 1989 and it is exactly the same today. Maybe it's up to $15 at the top end. Drink prices have about doubled in that time. But not door prices.

Do they have seats behind the stage?

I paid $$$ for prince and I am broke. So, no. People were wearing like jeans and stuff, weird!

Try getting a ticket to a huge sporting event, like a world series game or the superbowl....yikes!

Concerts are way out of control too.

Although, let me state that Prince is the only one that I would pay without questioning the amount. Of course, I may only be able to buy one ticket, but he is well worth the cash. I would like to take my wife, but, hey, no can do sometimes.

When Maxwell hit our town, I thought I would go...should've been a great show. But, not at $80 per ticket.

Local bands are fairly cheap and good music too.

You guys are going to the wrong concerts. I attend at least one a month and pay $10-$30 for a ticket. It's rare that I pay more than that.

sexton said:

You guys are going to the wrong concerts. I attend at least one a month and pay $10-$30 for a ticket. It's rare that I pay more than that.

Well, I'm not going to the wrong concerts.

Can't afford that.

Those are only for the rich people

I'm very lucky, that a friend sometimes gets me in to concerts at Paradiso.

And yes, there are places that do free concerts.

Tip for those in Amsterdam:

Every Friday radio 6 (Soul & Jazz) organises a live concert here in Amsterdam

Wednesday there often are free concerts in Studio-K.

And there allways is Meloe-Meloe of course.

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It's not that most people couldn't "afford" going to concerts, but the price for a single ticket these days is in the same region many people would spent in a month for "recreational activities" in total. I paid 130 euros for my Prince ticket 2 years ago and that's the type of a sum I use in bars, cafés or going to "smaller" gigs per month.

So that was pretty much all the "fun" I allowed myself to have that month. So, yeah. That's why the prices piss off so many.

In 2007 I wanted to go see the Rolling Stones at the O2, but at £100 it was way out of my budget (had just finished uni). So I went to see Prince at the O2 for £31.21 (the first and only time I've seen him).

Now this summer I'm gonna see the Stones at Hyde Park for..... £100 (plus the usual booking fee etc) - can afford it now.

No. But, it can be depending on who you want to see.

Well, girl next door is a huge Justin Bieber fan. (she's 10)

She talked about how he was in The Netherlands and that she wished she could have gone.

But her mom is never going to be able to afford that.

So, I guess the mainstream artists are too expensive for some people.


Just like a car and designer clothes.

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Being poor is not bad if there's love and companionship.

She and her mom do have their own vegetable garden since today.

And she does have a wristband with BIEBER on it.

And she admitted that she didn't like Selena Gomez for a while, because she was jalous that he was with her.


Sorry, but just wanted to share it, because I love these kind of small conversations with her.

RodeoSchro said:

The "Rodeo" in my name refers to The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which is the largest event in Houston, Texas.

We have 20 concert performances in a row. We hold our event in Reliant Stadium, a 72,000-seat stadium built for rodeo and football (American football).

We attract an incredible lineup each year of country, rock and soul stars. For instance, this year we had artists like George Strait, Bruno Mars, Pitbull and Austin Mahone.

Our average ticket price is well under $30. On Wednesdays, we sell tickets for $10. Where else can you watch the hottest acts in the world for such a low price?

On top of that, we are a charity. We support education. Our educational committment this year will be nearly $25 million. We've given out over $330 million in college scholarships and other educational support in the last 57 years - most of that in the last 20 years.

We are very proud of everything we do, and now you know there's at least one place left where you can still afford to watch world-class concerts!

www.rodeohouston.com

that's wonderful!