Taylor Swift Concert Prices
My brother in law in Rhode Island is significantly unhappy with his spouse and daughter who spent $1K each for a ticked to hear TS at Patriot Place (in a driving rainstorm, to boot). I also think it is absurd but pointed out to him that most artists these days make the bulk of their revenue off concerts, with the decline in physical media and the very poor payments from streaming. He was more impressed when I told him that for what they spent one could get a decent surround system that could play concert Blu rays.
I know of quite a few people who are dissapointed that they can’t spring that kind of dough to either personally attend or be able to buy a ticket for their kids, and others who have spent for TS tickets but who are agonizing about what they are passing up by doing so, like a family vacation, for example.
Audiophiles make the same types of decisions, but at least the products that we buy are not for one night of music pleasure. My sister in law would actually have a stroke if her husband were to spend a few grand for a decent system (he wants one, and we have had this discussion through the years). I would argue that she just handed him ammo for the next skirmish they have.
@charliech she did not handle or come out well from her private jet mileage scandal, but in general she seems like a good human being |
So here in Chicago the daughter of a friend was able to buy 4 tickets for $150 each by apparently being one of the lucky ones to click on just as they were released. She and her 3 friends will no doubt have a memorable night at what seems like a sane, if still difficult price for a Nursing Student. If I was Tsar of the Entertainment World I would ban Ticket Resellers |
Being young(under 30) is no excuse for poor taste in music and making bad financial decisions. I purchased Gustav Mahler, Sarah Vaughan and Wynton Marsalis recordings at 17. Why defend Swift when there are thousands of recorded musicians under 40 with superior songwriting, vocal and instrumental skills. |
Value, like beauty, has always been in the eye of the beholder. For a Taylor Swift fan, a grand or more for a seat at one of her live performances may be acceptable, even if not exactly a bargain. Not being a fan of her music, I wouldn’t pay a grand for even a whole night with her followed by a back rub the next morning. In fact, I wouldn’t shell out that kind of geld to see ANY live performance, regardless of who was on stage. My wife and I have been attending the Catalina Jazz Festival every year for 20+ years. We’re talking about top musicians, like Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, and Brian Culbertson, among many others, and no less than ten individual shows over three days. Art Good, the festival producer, has held the line as best he could on ticket prices, and my hat is off to him for that. Our tickets the first year for the entire weekend and every performance were about $700, and this year, the price was about $800. That’s an increase of only about 15%. And that’s for BOTH OF US, so $400 each, or $40 per show for each of us, and we have the same premium table seats every year. Works for me! |
