Extortionate Concert Ticket Prices

scheming_gypsy

WolfSong2000 wrote: »

As a comparison - another "mid range" well known US country band are playing in the UK this november - smaller venue - and charging £20 per ticket. To me that represents excellent value for money. Paid about the same to see another well known band in Scotland a few years back. I don't mind paying more for decent seats, but well over £100 for nosebleed seats? Someone is taking the mickey.

So if £20 for one band is excellent value for money, £70 must also be excellent value for money if you're seeing 3/ 4 bands... yet you're complaining about it?

thatlemming

I paid £60 just to see one band at the O2 recently, iron maiden. We had to travel up from devon, 2 nights in travelodge, still only £200 each (with trains, accom, food, tix) for a weekend away. No way it could be a grand unless your planning on flying there and staying somewhere stupidly expensive!

Also have paid 75 for springsteen at millennium stadium, and 85 for front row bonamassa tickets at the BIC. 70 quid for 4 bands seems pretty good now haha.

Adereterial

I paid £50 per ticket to see Green Day in June. They were not 'good seats' as we were right at the top - still had an awesome night.

If you live outside London/Cardiff/Birmingham/a few other places and want to see high-profile live music you have to pay for travel/accommodation. Only you can judge whether the cost is worth it. Green Day cost me £350 including travel, hotel and food for two and it was well worth it, for me. I wouldn't spend that to see every band I like, but I don't whinge at the price of tickets. If I can't afford it - travel included - I don't go. £70 for 3-4 bands you like seems like excellent value to me.

Faith177

Just remember I paid £380 for my mums ticket to see Barbara Streisand for a nosebleed seat see now thats expense lol

I didn't mind though it fufilled a dream for my mum and was a way to say thank you for all she had done for me at the time

paddyrg

gpc273 wrote: »

Why thank you, can you get that price for 4 please?

Those were all prices from the respective websites, get 'em yourself. Or are you asking me to get 4 people for £500, which isn't what you asked for... Especially when the tickets alone are £160 for two days.

That said, the £82/night price for the hotels is per room so saved you some cash there, and if there's 4 of you driving is an option and saves even more. You can even drive back on the night of the second show and save hotel costs.

You're welcome :-)

p00hsticks

WolfSong2000 wrote: »

Why can concert organisers not put on a reasonably priced show here in the UK. Are they seriously *that* greedy?!

But is it the concert organisers ? or is it the artists ?

tiny_courageous

I spent £4000 on gig tickets last year. Travelled all over the country to see my favourite acts. Yes gigs are more expensive than they used to be, but what I've spent is worth it (to me) in terms of enjoyment and experiences.
I'd say the O2 is a good venue, well worth paying a little extra for because of the facilities (plus, being able to queue indoors when you're going for front row is well worth the extra, I've spent far too many hours on cold pavements outside less hospitable venues). Also, there are several travelodges nearby that you can generally book (being organised, in advance of course) for around £20-30 a night).
When it comes to music, "value for money" is somewhat replaced by "value to me". I can't put a price on some of the shows I've seen.

paddyrg

p00hsticks wrote: »

But is it the concert organisers ? or is it the artists ?

Both, but more the Artist. Artist will be on a percentage (maybe 85% after agreed costs) with a guaranteed minimum. They get the bulk of the benefit.

earthstorm

Its the whole costs.

Example

2 years ago i helped set up a local country show and we needed a Prolyte MPT Roof stage. For a minimum 8 metre stage it cost £2,000 for 1 day.. I have no idea what this costs today or what it would cost for the size used by pop concert promotors, then you have all the roadies, security etc. so the ticket prices are to cover the artists, promotors fees along with venue costs, staff costs, advertising/marketing etc.

It can cost a few million pounds to put on a UK tour for a major artist, most of these costs are recouped through ticket sales