Does streaming music equate to high concert ticket prices
Im an ex musician(guitar player in alternative rock) and back in the day ie1970s/80s/90s bands toured to promote record sales to make money,now it seems its the opposite.Im a digital guy,I dont play records at all.I dont stream either,CD only and i still buy 2 or 3 new CDs a month.To me my system sounds fantastic.Here locally Pearl jam is playing and the standing room ticket out in the field is 250 bucks,You cant see them or really hear the music.Ridiculous in my opinion yet its sold out.Aerosmith is coming on the farewell tour and ticket prices are about as stupid as it gets..Over 7 grand for a great seat....After doing a google search on what artist make on their music being streamed the numbers are quite low...Tidal pays .01,Qubuz .04 and Spotify .003....Its kind of obvious at least to me the music streaming is contributing to the high cost of ticket prices...anyone have an opinion?
"Aerosmith is coming on the farewell tour and ticket prices are about as stupid as it gets..Over 7 grand for a great seat" Listening now is better than seeing Aerosmith unless you tele transport to1975 for their 1975 "Toys in the Attic" tour live. Now and then I dust off the Aerosmtih LP's-big fan up to "Rocks"
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Live concerts for major acts and purchasing their tix have always been a trying experience, at least for this longtime live music fan. The tix have always been difficult to get, and getting inside the venue has seldom been easy, either. I gotta tell you, though, that, despite the fact I never got much above minimum wage, my stint at Tower Records was a gold mine for getting tickets and freebies to live shows. Our store had a Ticketron kiosk, which allowed us to purchase tickets the moment they became available. Sure, part of our job was to work the thing for customers, but it was a worthwhile trade-off. I'm certain I've already mentioned this in a previous post, but record companies were always providing promo tickets & albums to us, as well. What a life! |
@edcyn - I was in record retail (but not Tower) and wholesale between 1974 - 1984, and yes, that was my experience, too. I didn't get much pay, but I sure got a lot of free albums, tickets, parties, etc etc. I worked at one store in '74 where we had a Ticketron machine. But I also gave weekly sales reports to Billboard magazine, and the record companies sure do try to win yer favor for THAT! |
