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https://pitchfork.com/features/article/the-price-of-pop-fandom/
In a series of infographics and interviews, we break down the out-of-control ticket prices that make concert-going an increasingly unaffordable experience.
“According to data provided to Pitchfork by the concert trade publication Pollstar, the average face-value concert ticket price globally year-to-date is $79.42, up 14 percent from $69.59 in 2019, the last full year before COVID-19 upended the live music industry. It’s worth considering that according to Pollstar, the global average face-value concert ticket in 2000 cost $35.19, which is equivalent to approximately $63 today after inflation. That kind of price hike is notable: Ticket prices have gone up faster than the cost of other consumer goods over the last 20 years.”
I’m so glad dynamic pricing does not exist in my part of the world. I’m still paying the price though because I watch a lot of kpop and boy is there a kpop tax 💀 💀 💀