AACC students said In April an outrageous price tag won’t stop them from seeing their favorite artists in concert.
Live concerts are in high demand, and the current ticket pricing proves it. Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter goes viral every week after clips of her concerts surface online. The average cost of a ticket for her “Short n’ Sweet” tour is $300.
“I actually got a ticket to [Beyonce’s] “Cowboy Carter” [tour] for $350,” Nathan Warner, a first-year communications student said. “I bought it for myself on Valentine’s Day.”
The cheapest ticket for the “Cowboy Carter” tour stop in Washington on July 4 is selling for $206, according to Vivid Seats.
“It depends on what I’m seeing and how good the artist is,” Dylan Shriner, a first-year psychology student, said. “As well as how far away it is, because that all [determines] how much money I’d be willing to spend.”
Shriner said the most he would spend is around $150 or $175 “if Gwen Stefani still tours. Or Alanis Morrisette.”
In the last few years the cost of concert tickets has skyrocketed. As of January the cost of an average concert ticket is $135.92, according to Statista. This is a substantial increase from 2015, when the average price was $78.
“I’ve seen a lot of the bands,” Jason Kalshoven, a third-year film student, said. “I seem to stick around the like $30 to $50 range, sometimes as low as $20. I went to see Escape From The Zoo. That was a $20-at-the door concert.”
Kalshoven said he gets away with the low prices because he listens to smaller artists who have fewer followers than superstars like Taylor Swift.
“It’s a better vibe to go see someone that is like, not well known, and not that big,” Kalshoven said. “You get cheaper tickets. It’s how much a concert should cost, and it’s still a great show. The best show I’ve ever seen was Animal Collective, and those concert tickets were 30 bucks each.”
According to USA Today, the most expensive ticket sold for Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” went for $3,701 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
“I know someone who spent $800 just on nosebleeds,” Rachel Boord, a fourth-year hospitality student, said. “And I get it. Who knows what I’ll do if Ariana [Grande] goes on tour again.”
