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Concerts thread: Best/Worst/Next/Last one you attended?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Piotr Rasputin, Aug 1, 2007.

  1. franticscribe

    franticscribe Well-Known Member

    Just scored tickets to see Sierra Ferrell in the fall. I'm really excited. I've seen her a few times, but those were before she'd released a full length album and her catalog is a good bit bigger now.
     
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  2. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Question on ticket pricing. Are some places going to "dynamic pricing" to maximize revenue for the artist? I've been thinking about seeing Teddy Swims out this way at an amphitheater, but they are asking for 600 for seats and 300 for lawn. The show isn't until September. I saw another place selling James Taylor tickets for $75 for a similar venue in May. So I think they'll come down as the Swims show nears in September. Just wondering if people had experienced this.
     
  3. Mr._Graybeard

    Mr._Graybeard Well-Known Member

    What I see is a lot of resellers descending on shows they anticipate will be popular, buying up prime seats and jacking up prices beyond what I would consider reasonable. In that case, yes, if tickets go unsold the prices will probably come down.
     
  4. Mr._Graybeard

    Mr._Graybeard Well-Known Member

    Chuck Prophet is coming to down on Feb. 8. He's a poor-man's Tom Petty who is exploring the rhythms of cumbia lately. We're going.
     
  5. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    It just stuns me that tickets are $600 and $300 for Teddy Swims at this point in his career. But I don't know if there is a new model at the career to make sure the artist gets every penny to avoid scalpers and secondary markets getting a taste. Everything else has an algorithm, why not ticket sales. Ask for the moon, those who pay it, fine. Maybe people wait and the price comes down to maximize revenue per seat like they do with airline tickets.
    We've seen the Beyonces and Swifts of the world do "lotteries" where people send in their cash and they're able to budget the entire tour before the first gig. No surprises.
     
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