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?

You need to calm down
You're being too loud

This is why I love festivals. I go to one called Shambala and there is music from all over the world there. Opened my eyes to how many incredible artists there are out there that aren't in the mainstream (and are far more talented than Cookie cutter acts we hear on the radio). Yep, I'm a music snob.

Music snobs are just the worst.

OP, what about Matilda? Matinee tickets aren't too bad.

Twickets is quite good for resale tickets as they are face value or less, you can set up alerts for whenever anyone posts them as well.

yes big concerts are ridiculous now. You have to really want to see the artist.

I'm a massive music snob. I admit, I am the worst 😅 but only in my head.

I just Alexa'd those three bands, couldn't pay me to listen. DS has asked for Paradise City in instead 😂

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I've got tickets for Coldplay and Bruce Springsteen next year. Happy to have paid out for both. Coldplay worth every penny for the experience, and been waiting to see Bruce since I was 15.

Look for touring productions OP in your local theatre, they're usually around £30 a ticket.

Blasphemy! 😂 Yard Act are amazing! But also this proves that music is completely subjective....

did you consider going to a panto.in another town? Tickets & hotel probably would still have been cheaper and extended fun?

It does seem to vary quite a lot. My teen DD is seeing Harry Styles next year and the tickets were 100 for standing/75 for seated (prob not a great view) then she's seeing Louis Tomlinson which was iirc 55/ticket. She's desperate to see Taylor Swift but I'm dreading how much those tickets will be.

Maybe something like summertime ball would be more suitable for younger children and not as expensive ?

I really fancied the Chinese Circus but couldn't justify it after paying £175 for Pink Gold Circle Standing. Hollywood Pirates with Johnny Depp was much more reasonable

If you want theatre tickets there are lots of options to get them cheaper (admittedly better if you are flexible on dates). Many do lottery's - £25 for top price tickets. Check out seat plan & theatre monkey - often restricted views are not that bad at all if you look at photos from seat plans etc. sign up for all the mailing lists going and there are usually offers.

TodayTix does same day rush tickets every morning - again £25 ish.

@Bumgh

Your posts are incredibly rude. Behave yourself!

ps: you're failing at being 'edgy'

Yanbu OP
I think fans should go on ticket strike and just not buy them. It's not about the music anymore, it's only about the money.

i briefly looked tickets for Pink but they were a joke. I know loads of people going though (same people that tell me they are struggling financially)

Prices are high because of greed. Ticketmaster continues to allow touts to buy up tickets of popular gigs. Bands continue to allow it too but some have agreed to not allow re selling of tickets for profit. Twickets are great for fair gig prices .

I saw blackpink tickets for nearly £1000 each when they played in london recently. They werent amazing seats either (there was only 2 left!). Actually insane. I looked just to see how much theyd be going for but didn't expect THAT.

Presumably they should give thier music away for free entirely then. It's about the music and them making a living!

@Bumgh if I've heard of bands you can rest assured they are not trendy, edgy or not mainstream (un-stream?). I have heard of and listened to all of the ones you've listed.

Besides, you're limiting yourself but dismissing mainstream pop. Yep, some if bubblegum nonsense but actually there is some good stuff. You can't dismiss whole genres.

Seems like it's become something only for the privelidged to be able to enjoy which is a bit sad.

I saw Paul Heaton (The Beautiful South) last weekend at the Hydro in Glasgow (BIG venue all the big acts do). He insisted his tour is £30 a ticket- every venue, every night. A true socialist- he still makes enough and fans see an amazing show at a decent price. Merchandise was also really reasonable.

Other acts are raking it in. My DNiece queued for the Harry Styles pop up shop in London at the weekend- £72 for 4 nail varnishes. It's fucking obscene. It's all about the money.

Tickets are outrageously expensive, I agree OP. though LM costs are low tbh.

I've just bought my mum and son tickets to see Michael Buble. They're Xmas presents but, yes eye-watering!

Mind you I spent £500 a ticket to see BTS with my DD at their first UK concert and it was amazing, so much so, I then paid £££ to see them in Wembley with her.

But I def wouldn't spend stupid money on small kids going cos the likelihood is they won't really remember it.

@Waxxy subjective isn't quite the word I was looking for 😂😂I'm with @SleepingStandingUp but also not keen on her DS's choice either 😂😂but I'm guessing you'd not be keen on mine either!!

I've got tickets for this but massively disappointed in the support line up.
I would never usually pay so much but I've never seen them live and have been praying for a reunion for so long 🤣