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What Ticketmaster Doesn't Want You To Know: Concerts Were Cheap For Decades (youtu.be)
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Ticketmaster and Live Nation have destroyed the concert experience. But it didn't use to be this way. Today, Oasis and Taylor Swift tickets might go for thousands of dollars, but back in 1955, you could see Elvis Presley in concert for less than the modern-day equivalent of $20.

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[-] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Just saw Green Day. 4 people in the pit, 1400 bucks

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 16 points 2 months ago

No band is worth that unless somebody you love has literally risen from the dead.

[-] FarFarAway@startrek.website 14 points 2 months ago

Saw them in the early 2000s at a medium sized, indoor venue that had no seating. $25 / ticket. They stopped in the middle of a song to make sure someone was ok and a guy even jumped from the (not super high) balcony, crowd surfed to the stage, and played guitar with them for a song.

You got ripped off. :/

[-] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It was expensive but I don't feel ripped off. Smashing Pumpkins opened and both bands played for hours with no breaks. It's how bands make money in the days of YouTube paying artists a tiny percentage of a penny to stream a song

[-] gencha@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

WTF. That's vacation money. Thanks for providing some reference.

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