Fuck these ultra wealthy pop stars. They are part of the problem. There are millions of independent artists across hundreds of genres we can support instead.
And I know it's subjective to a large extent but 90% of pop is absolute garbage.
this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2023
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The problem isn't exactly the pop stars but live nation's monopoly which strangles every aspect of the live music industry. As a musician if you want to preform at almost any large venue you'll have to get in bed with live nation or be black listed. If you run venue you better join live nation's network and use ticket master or else you won't be able to book money making artists. And as a fan you better buy your price gouged tickets through ticket master or else you won't get to see anyone play.
Except you can't actually buy the tickets through Ticketmaster because it throws errors for the first 5 seats you find, and then it's sold out. You have to buy them from scalpers, which Ticketmaster now encourages and even allows them to resell right there on Ticketmaster.
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Wait 900$ for a concert? That's dumb enough for me.
they've gotten crazy if you are a big-big name like Swift, Beyonce, Drake, etc. Don't know how people can drop that kind of scratch!
I don't know if there is anything in live entertaining I would pay 900, or actually I'm pretty sure there is nothing.
Festivals where you're there for multiple days and seeing dozens of artists are the only thing I'd drop money like that on. One artist? Not a chance.
Dang, would never pay that much money for a festival - would just workt there :D
Don't know how people can drop that kind of scratch!
Credit cards!
been there, did that, did not end well.
I'd pay $157 for Beyonce to shut the fuck up.
I'll chip in
Times like these I'm so glad I love metal. I can pay 30 bucks to WATCH, listen and go sick to a band full of talent. I'd be livid if I was an artist and saw that my fans were having to pay $900
I'm watching 156 quality bands at brutal assault for like 100 euro
Niiice! I'm seeing Be'lakor when they get back from their Euro tour for $30 in September. Can't ask for better than that!
No way. Be'lakor is my most anticipated band on the brutal assault lineup. I have been listening since stone's reach!!
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Blind people might be interested?
If it was an accessibility thing, I’d get it. But it ain’t.
This sounds like streaming music with extra steps.
I paid $60 for 5th row tickets to Ween at red rocks and $5 for a hit of acid - probably better than a front row Beyoncé ticket. $900 for anything but a combined front row/meet and greet/over the pants HJ from an artist sounds just absolutely insane to me.
So by Beyonce's own math, only about 17% of her performance's value is actually the music.
Sounds about right.
I'm not a Beyonce fan by and stretch of the imagination, but she is a crazy good singer.
Before everyone freaks out (and yes, this shit is stupid-expensive), Beyoncé isn't a complete piece of shit. But I guess you can afford this when you charge that much:
Beyoncé’s tour paid $100,000 to extend DC Metro hours after weather delayed show
Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour paid $100,000 to keep all 98 Metro stations in the Washington, DC, area open for an extra hour after Sunday’s show at the outdoor FedExField venue was delayed because of heavy rain and lightning, a news release from the transit authority said.
Beyonce is worth over $1/2 BILLION. Fuck off.
Under the stage for $75, all you hear boomy bass and foot tapping from one of the biggest stars of all time!
This is just fucking ridiculous. Paying $157 to go to a concert for a regular seat for me is already a bit much, let alone this bullshit. The saddest thing is that I bet these seats will still sell out.
My nosebleed Taylor Swift concert tickets were cheaper than this, and I didn't miss a single scene of the show.
Beyoncé really thinks she's better than Taylor?
Beyoncé really thinks she’s better than Taylor?
Why not? Her fans do. You say it like its something that can be true, that one artist's art is objectively better than another's. I think they both make uninspired boring music personally. In either case they are both very popular and sell out shows wherever they go.
Well we know Kanye's opinion of that. He's gonna let you finish though.
While this is shitty, I don't really care about Beyoncé and didn't subscribe to this community to see news about her. I hope it doesn't end up as a dunking on mainstream music community instead of a showcasing sweet alternative music community.
I hear you, this is really more about the state of concerts & concert tickets which medium-sized and old-school alternative & indie acts still have to deal with… Pearl Jam has fought the good fight since the 90s, The Cure is still dealing with it 30 years later.
I reckon it’s good call posting this article. It’s painfully obvious we aren’t here to discuss Beyoncé and her catalogue or talent. Got some really nice engagement with this one.👍
we did indeed! Got the community some visibility I think too. We growing!
Pearl Jam still exists? If so, wow!
yeah!
I used to go to a lot of concerts, but after COVID they got too expensive. $100 is insane for a ticket. $900 is almost rent. Who is her target audience?
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how in the world are tickets so expensive in the US? you can get tickets to big names when they tour here for like $200AU, the same acts that charge triple or more in the US. Is it a demand thing? blows my mind
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If its stupid and it works it aint stupid.
I mean there will be people paying for it and it doesnt affect me in any way. People can spent the money they make the way they like as far as I am conferned.
Whether that is stupid so be it their own fault if they buy those tickets.
"I don't care if rich people price everyone out of every commodity. This particular instance of gentrification doesn't affect me so none of the others will, either!"
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I’m reminded of the meme:
“Capitalism breeds innovation!
The innovation:”
So does this mean what used to be “the cheap seats” become mid-tier seats? This makes me think of this sub-economy airline tickets. Everything just gets worse and worse.
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