It's been some years since I would go to rock concerts on a regular basis (or any basis, really), so it came as quite a shock to me to read about the kind of prices being charged these days to attend a gig.
Apparently, prices are about 20% higher than they were pre-pandemic, which is bad enough. But some individual prices are now just outrageous: $980 to see Harry Styles; $500 for floor-level tickets for Kendrick Lamar; $880 for standing-room tickets for the Red Hot Chili Peppers; etc.
What!? Who pays these prices? Who CAN pay these prices? Certainly not the average teenager or 20-something. There is some evidence that the high prices are being driven by high post-pandemic demand. But still! These are the cost of a modest holiday. And all for a couple of hours with a bad view of your favourite pop idol? Crazy stuff!
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