Concert Tickets Cost More Than Games

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Why do concert tickets now cost as much as a games console?

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Average ticket price for top 100 tours around the world was 101 last year , up from 82 in 2022 .

Madonna charged 1,306.75 for VIP passes to her Celebration tour.

Beyoncé offered fans the chance to sit on the stage of her Renaissance concerts for the bargain price of 2,400 .

Yungblud organised his own festival in Milton Keynes this August , setting prices at 49.50 .

He was compelled to take action after noticing unsold seats on his US arena tour last year .

Paul Heaton capped prices for his upcoming tour at 35.50 . Caity Baser set her 2023 concerts at just 11 - or two meal deals’ - to help cash-strapped fans.

Live Nation is the world’s biggest concert promoter and it shifted a record 118 million tickets in the first six months of 2024 .

Sales for arenas, amphitheatres, theatre and club shows are all up double digits.

Jennifer Lopez and the Black Keys both scrapped recent US arena tours, after fans baulked at average prices of around $150 ( 116 ).

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