AIBU TO BE FLOORED BY CONCERT TICKET PRICES??

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I'm looking for a concert to take my DD (6) and her cousin a similar age to.. something like Justin Beiber or Taylor Swift.. or anyone who has a large enough following for an arena show and age appropriate.

At this age a good show with high end production, lights etc will be so much fun for them.

We both love Billy Eilish - that was £400 a ticket last year. I took my DD to Little Mix last year at a reasonable £66 per ticket...

Beiber is £140 per ticket for the cheapest seats... how do people go to these concerts any more?

I thought £66 was a little steep for LM!

I'm really not paying £420 to go to Beiber with two under 7s!

Guess it's either a west end type (Lion King etc) production or Disney arena show? Any other ideas OPs?

Well Taylor Swift will fill a stadium, rather than an arena, so tickets will be v expensive.

Everything costs a lot now but you'd be better off looking at smaller arena events, or for theatre then you'd be better off with local productions.

We have paid £££££ for tickets to see Bruce Springsteen next year. No Christmas or birthday presents for either of us for a while. I think it could be his last tour so couldn’t miss it.

Artists are only guaranteed to make money by having concerts and filling all the dates. So unfortunately ticket prices have gone up a lot in the last 15 or so years.

Fools and their money, OP, and the others that have responded...

Don’t look at lion king prices unless you’re sitting down OP

Paid £100 for Bruce Springsteen next year, GnR have just released dates, as have RCHP.

I want to go to them all, but am also doing Download for 5 days next year.

Waaaahhhhhh.

We want to see some London shows but when 45 x 4 buys you the literal back row... its way out of reach!

Pink was going at over £100 a ticket and then later in the day over £300. I couldn’t justify it at all!
it is horrendous how much they charge now but there will be people that pay it

I paid about £100 for my Billie Eilish tickets? (2, so £50 each)

I can't believe you took a 6yo to a concert!

You aren't being unreasonable.

Try ABBA.

I’ve paid around £75 a ticket for Muse next year, but the effort and production that they put into their shows (I’ve already seen them a few times) makes them worth every penny. I actually think they’re fairly reasonably priced compared to many other bands these days. I’m not sure I’d be paying over £100 for anything tbh.

Imo bringing a 6 year old to a concert is a waste of money and will potentially be a stressful experience. They're noisy and crowded.
They'll probably enjoy a local theatre panto or the circus or something like that much better.

Some artists tickets are supply and demand prices, some are fixed, best to check before you buy so you don't get a nasty shock. All the ones I have bought have been fixed price, usually between about £80 and £150 each

Ticketmaster have recently introduced a “dynamic pricing strategy” which alters the prices of tickets based on demand. To stop ticket touts, apparently 🤨

Justin Bieber for a 6 yo???? 😂😂😂

Not sure Burberry/swift is age appropriate for 6 year olds either!

It is crazy how much tickets are.

4 tickets for Liam Gallagher in the summer cost a weeks wages.

All the shows are now on sale for next year.

Being near Christmas I can't justify the cost

Waste of money - his voice has gone - you only have to look on youtube.

*Bieber!!!

How about get some fucking taste. Yard act tickets £22.50, billynomates £17.50, the chats £20. All infinitely better than taylor fucking swift. Your children will thank you

Muse is a show in itself! Definitely worth more than a normal gig!

This is why I do festivals. My favourite festival is £250 a ticket, £40 for my 4yo. See loads of amazing artists over 3.5 days and can pay in monthly installments. Ticket prices are crazy for a 2 hour concert now.

People like different things. Her kids are probably not going to want to go to a concert of someone they've not heard of.

I wouldn't be taking a 6 year old though, waste of money