A 3 year old Ford Focus with under 20k miles would be about £15k so anything a bit bigger than that. A BMW 3 series will be about £25k now. It would have been nearly half that 5 years ago. Obviously there are cheaper options but these are fairly common cars.
Gig ticket prices
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London_Boro
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I would pay between £100 & £150 for a ticket, but it would be a special one, i.e. my absolute favourite bands.
Paid about £100 to see Maiden at the O2 recently, and have paid £70 to see QOTSA at same venue later this year. Although even at £70, it's a £150 night out once you factor in some food and £8.50 a pint in there!
However, I think between the £50-£70 mark is about right if you are seeing a big band, in a decent venue. Much less for smaller venues with lesser known bands.
Paid about £100 to see Maiden at the O2 recently, and have paid £70 to see QOTSA at same venue later this year. Although even at £70, it's a £150 night out once you factor in some food and £8.50 a pint in there!
However, I think between the £50-£70 mark is about right if you are seeing a big band, in a decent venue. Much less for smaller venues with lesser known bands.
Chutney
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Yup, think it's what mileage you have to aim for where we differ. Cars can run for so much longer these days, I'd view anything under 50k as being low. And even more latitude if it's a Honda...
Corcaigh_the_Cat
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I went to see Oppenheimer at The Vue on Saturday night. £8 each and reclining seats. It was full.
1finny
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Paul Heaton (for his 60th Birthday) put £1000 behind the bar at 60 of his favourite which he had pubs visited whilst touring.
My local in Lincoln was one of them - and I toasted his health.
He’s a goodun
1finny
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anth25
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Paid £100 for Springsteen and would do it again in a heartbeat as the memories will count for a lot more than that £100 could ever do (appreciate that is a privileged thing to say however). However there aren't many I'd pay that sort of money for.
The current prices are definitely pricing too many people out of being able to experience music but while people keep paying it nothing will change.
The other problem is that people will pay this sort of money to watch a big act but then won't pay £10 to go to a grassroots venue and watch an upcoming band. Think its something to do with the gig video's they post on Insta not getting as many likes if its from a working men's club with 50 other people in the crowd! So while the big acts are creaming it in at grassroots level musicians are struggling massively. Very similar to the football pyramid
The current prices are definitely pricing too many people out of being able to experience music but while people keep paying it nothing will change.
The other problem is that people will pay this sort of money to watch a big act but then won't pay £10 to go to a grassroots venue and watch an upcoming band. Think its something to do with the gig video's they post on Insta not getting as many likes if its from a working men's club with 50 other people in the crowd! So while the big acts are creaming it in at grassroots level musicians are struggling massively. Very similar to the football pyramid
Zoophonic
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Yes it really is. Incredibly expensive. Taylor Swift ticket prices there are off the scale. As for Coldplay they will be pricey. We know that. Would I travel to see them in Europe when they are touring Britain next year - no.
ThatFragranceGuy
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Taylor Swift is hard to compare though because not many bands are doing a 3 hour set with tickets available, but yeah here it is cheaper from £55 or so
We are getting dynamic pricing here though, it put me off going to see blink 182. Even Stockton arc uses it I think?
king_hellfire
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Bands earn a relative pittance from streaming services, so they have to make their money through touring and merchandise. Hence bands touring more regularly, selling posters and t-shirts specifically designed for each gig, and the sky-high cost of tickets. When bands were raking it in through CD sales they would think nothing of making million-dollar music videos but nowadays they’re making pennies-per-million streams.
ThatFragranceGuy
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Were bands ever raking it in with cd sales? The same was said when cds were king as to why bands toured so often. Commission was once ever and no money from second hand market, and imagine the cut very low as most goes to label for costs, promotion etc
Streaming revenue is low but perpetual for as many times as the songs are listened to and opens them up to a massive market that otherwise may never have heard them before to earn them any revenue at all.
Spotify pays 0.003 usd per stream so that would work out $3000 for a million streams. For some artists this will be very little but it's passive income and they can still sell physical media. Spotify even advertises your dates, links to physical media and merch
I'm very into synthwave bands and they all make cds, cassettes and vinyl and it's not cheap at all. They tour on top.
I've got a playlist of 750 or so tracks and I'd say I'd know about 1% of those bands without streaming and although I buy vinyl, I'd probably not be buying CDs.
Streaming revenue is low but perpetual for as many times as the songs are listened to and opens them up to a massive market that otherwise may never have heard them before to earn them any revenue at all.
Spotify pays 0.003 usd per stream so that would work out $3000 for a million streams. For some artists this will be very little but it's passive income and they can still sell physical media. Spotify even advertises your dates, links to physical media and merch
I'm very into synthwave bands and they all make cds, cassettes and vinyl and it's not cheap at all. They tour on top.
I've got a playlist of 750 or so tracks and I'd say I'd know about 1% of those bands without streaming and although I buy vinyl, I'd probably not be buying CDs.
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asredastheycome
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Dean Friedman playing the Georgian in August(I think). He was cracking last time I saw him there. Taking my sister-in-laws who love him.
asredastheycome
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Only saw this a few days ago. Unfortunately I am at a play in the Arc Saturday night. Next one for me at NE Volume is Cud in August.
asredastheycome
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Makes the price of the Sex Pistols at the Rock Garden look good now.
NYboro
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I paid $75 for the Cream reunion at MSG in 2005 and that was on the floor.
Teesste
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I paid £38 to see Ocean Colour Scene at Scarborough Spa last Friday, which i felt was decent value for the performance they gave and the '90's nostalgia fest!
Also paid £85ish for Foo Fighters tickets next Summer at Emirates Old Trafford which compared to some bands I thought was reasonably priced.
Also paid £85ish for Foo Fighters tickets next Summer at Emirates Old Trafford which compared to some bands I thought was reasonably priced.
FlapJacks
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My local was another of those pubs. He's a top man.
I paid £11.50 to see long time Brazilian metallers NervoChaos last night. Imagine my shock when I found that the venue was charging only £10 on the door. NervoChaos were ok, but Italian support Violentor were very very good, with a bit of the thrust of Agnostic Front about them. Definitely worth that extra £1.50.
goalscrounger
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How have we got 3 pages in without talking about the disgraceful levels that "booking fees" have reached now? Some gigs I've looked at have fees that are almost as much as the ticket cost. Total rip off.