Metal Concert Prices Are A F***ing SCAM

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Super interested to hear what you guys have to say about this! Do you think prices are fair? Or have they gone too far?

[@jrlikeshockeyandmetal]

No they are not fair. I’m 16 and I don’t that much money I just wanna see my favorite bands.

[@jrk10]

For big acts it’s definitely gone too far most I’ve paid for one ticket is £60 some of my favourite concerts I’ve been to I’ve got tickets for £30

[@marshallofsulfur]

Ab bit to high. And i dont understand why people refuse to go to affordable local shows. There are plenty of options out there.

[@oldmanshreds]

Guess whats even more painful? Some promoters don't open the resale possibility in the ticket service they use. A lot of sites prohibit selling tickets, to stop scammers and scalpers. The in-house resale option is great, if you cant attend. But, I lost 190€ just this month, since a promoter kept the resale closed and ticket service didnt force it. Now, I wont pay if a certain promoter does the gig, even if I loved to see that band. i hate being screwed

[@cheshacat]

I guess this has always been a fan complaint. I was mad as a teen when I paid $10.50 for a ticket! I like to support local and unsigned bands and go to free shows in Austin because I can't/won't pay the sky high prices. I figure that paying for KZbin feeds the signed bands already.

[@subicstationditosailor4053]

In the old days, they toured to promote album sales. Now the only way they make money is touring

[@porkchops2]

Years ago a tour promotes the album but the now album promotes the tour

[@lucasdallabara7132]

@@porkchops2 100% right! I'm SHOCKED that people don't realize that! I just don't remember the last time I buy a CD, DVD or Vynil! You find everything, every song in internet, sometimes even in their own YT channels, with high quality videos, for free!! How people think those great bands feed their children?? Pop stuff don't need that price for shows because they still selling songs in streaming, but streaming is less common in the metal/rock world than pop music.

[@samdavies1497]

And merch, for small bands they only way they can make any money

[@porkchops2]

@@lucasdallabara7132yep the world has changed and let’s be honest most have a stage show now not just a band standing there playing

[@BackflipsBen]

Yup. Streaming and online services threw everything upside down until new abusive monopolies formed.

[@Nocturnal177]

Imagine telling your kids they have to go hungry to watch slipknot

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

lmaooo what a time to be alive

[@MetalPersonJ]

Not just that, but without Joey Jordison, Paul Grey or even Jay Weinberg.

[@MRShaggster]

@@MetalPersonJor Craig

[@anttikettunen8601]

Uh I dunno. Maybe you tell them that the ticket prices are too high, we can't go?

[@vincentmomont7538]

My brother realised that when he found out how much Slipknot tickets are lol

[@ZachC01]

Ticketmaster has done a number on the ticket market, tickets cost way too much and some bands cant afford to tour because even tho prices are insane bands arent making enough money from it to sustain themselves

[@ButBigger42]

This is correct.

[@V3ntilator]

Ticketmaster in Norway only charge 4 bucks for each ticket and nothing more.

[@visionsvetarn]

Taylor Swift is making enough money come on.. No need to charge 1200"- bucks for one ticket lol

[@ZachC01]

@@visionsvetarn I hate to say it but her concerts are full on events

[@Noneyo-Bidness]

@@V3ntilator One day at Tons of Rock is 1400Kr which is about 197$... Sorry... Still KIND of cheap, but that's also one quarter of the 4 day festival.

[@Wachumon]

And the worst thing is that they charge a "service fee" for the digital "QR" tickets. Before, that fee was only for physical tickets, now they charge extra if you want one of those for the collection. Back in 2015, a $100 ticket was a festival with +10 bands, now that's the furthest seat for just one band.

[@JamesBondAstonMartin]

I'm going to see the Godsmack 2025 tour on march 2025 in Bulgaria. And the ticket is a lot of euros😢

[@jrlikeshockeyandmetal]

It’s ridiculous 😂 I’m 16 and I don’t have like $1000 dollars. I just want to see my favorite bands live. 😢

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Too bad mate, start saving now and you might be able to catch Polyphia on their farewell tour in 2050

[@jrlikeshockeyandmetal]

@ haha 😭

[@wizarddragon]

I'm 49 and I don't have $1000 to see my favorite band.

[@jrlikeshockeyandmetal]

@@wizarddragon wow

[@michaelask9018]

Go see local bands. Bands on smaller tours in smaller venues. You can see better, afford to buy a beer AND a T-shirt. Not to mention smaller bands will talk to you without an expensive VIP “experience” where the only experience is your money leaving your wallet

[@vcorkleth]

Support smaller concert venues. I've seen metal and punk bands that are on par musically with the arena bands for $25-30 and got introduced to great up and coming local bands.

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

Exactly this comment

[@SeriouS5AMiAm]

Music is so good unlike the sound in a stadium. Plus the vibe is so much better:)

[@colinryan4737]

Those tickets were $5-10 when i was a teenager 15 years ago lol.

[@vcorkleth]

@@colinryan4737 Now $5-10 will get you into the dingy, DIY, hole-in-the-wall punk show. Rising ticket prices are a concern, but it's not as bad as arena shows. I'd rather people support smaller shows where they can actually meet the band at the merch table after.

[@WhoDaF0ok1sThatGuy]

As someone who plans on creating a band once I get into the Air Force and hopefully having some time for a few gigs a month, I’ve been to one before and there was a sense of unity, honestly.

[@JamesSmith-uc8tk]

Ticketmaster sucks. They're ALOT of the problem. I was interested in seeing Metallica in DC next year, but I'm not paying $80 (before fees) for nose bleed seats at the top of Fed Ex Field. When Adele was touring a couple years back, I was looking for tickets as a gift for my wife. Seats way in the back were $400 before fees. They could reanimate EVH's corpse, get the classic Van Halen lineups back together, play each album in full, and I would still be hard pressed to pay $400 to be in the front row.

[@wootks]

Metallica is not worth the price they charge now. Go see another band in a smaller club.

[@weaponizedwii]

It’s such a shame what ticket master and resale markets have done to prices. I was fortunate enough to get tickets for about $200 a piece in the second deck for Metallica however.

[@dickthehead1145]

​@@wootksmore then £100 for a band where half of it has regular live mistakes, the frontman struggles to keep up and the bassist is left playing below what he actually can lmao

[@joshabreu1156]

A problem with the metallica shows is that they're all in mega sized stadiums that are meant for massive sporting events and not music. I went to the one at SoFi stadium and even after sneaking down to a much lower level the sound was absolute shit. Giant echo

[@wootks]

@@joshabreu1156 Yup. Indoor shows in rooms designed for music are just so much better. Arena/Stadium shows? No thanks!

[@TheOneXash]

I paid €79 to go see Judas Priest in Germany a couple months ago, which is still in the range of what I think is acceptable for a band like Priest BUT the tour shirts were €50, which I thought was absolutely insane

[@GeorgeZamza]

I paid 91€ to see them in Barcelona, but they were with Saxon and Uriah Heep, so I think the price is fine. Last year, I went to Madrid to see Motley Crue and Def Leppard and paid something like 80€ for a seat area. I think, the prices are gonna skyrocket again because people pay to see those bands, but one day, I hope, the promoters are gonna understand that its so bloody expensive for an average European

[@jonreededworthy7518]

I paid £35 for a t-shirt when I saw Tool which felt like too much, but in total fairness it was a very good print and has held up very well after several dozens spins in the washing machine unlike the t-shirt I bought for £30 when I saw Dream Theater a month earlier

[@TheOneXash]

@@jonreededworthy7518 I do have to say that that shirt is of better quality, but still €50 for a shirt is borderline daylight robbery

[@221b-l3t]

120€ in Vienna in April. At the back sitting. Of course it was Priest so I snuck under the barrier during Saxon. Still front half was locked off with big barriers but at least I got to stand in the middle and see Richie shred.

[@V3ntilator]

Many bands charge 50 bucks because there isn't money in album sales. I paid 50 bucks for a 100% colored Cannibal Corpse T-Shirt a month ago at their concert, and the ticket price were only 50 bucks even with 4 bands on the same ticket.

[@Ultrabox64]

Think I paid about £17 to watch Megadeth when I was 16 and crowdsurfed my way to the stage. Wore my Metallica T-shirt because these bands were best buds in 1998. Didn’t buy food or drink because I slept in a bush then pinched a pint of milk from the train station at 6 am… not a selfie stick in sight, glorious ☀️

[@v.iolator]

wearing a metallica tee to a megadeth concert is epic

[@djb3v]

🤘🏼

[@NoNoob10-pq8jz]

Saw megadeth a couple months ago and got a pit ticket for $14

[@kimo63kimo1]

As a older dude (62) American living in Germany, I hate it for you younger folks! I saw Judas, Iron maiden with Paul and everybody else that came through for sooooooo cheap. I mean, Led Zep for 23 D-marks ( about 9 dollars) in 1980. What ticket prices are now is big Bullshit and most of it isn't going to the bands! Great show Bradley! ;)

[@logankipfmiller2044]

Which is about 35$ in 2024 dollars, but still that’s way cheaper than now

[@henrihell]

@@logankipfmiller2044 sure it's more than today, but the production was like 50 par cans with color filters of 4 different colors, and each member played through their own amps with no PA system.

[@XxFukushimistexX]

Thank you for your compensation. Lets thanks together the inflation

[@christopherconard2831]

My first concert was Rush. At $12.50, tickets were considered expensive. Though $12-18 for most bigger bands became normal. The magic number seemed to be $20, no one wanted to go over that unless it was a festival type show with multiple potential headliners. I think I paid around $25 for Monsters of Rock in '87. Around the late 90's/2000 a few really big names (Boomer era stars) realized they could ask for $100 or more and actually get it. But they were also cashing in on nostalgia, and dealing with a different demographic. From there everyone else slowly ramped up.

[@dorianleakey]

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[@oliverjones5350]

In the early 2000's we used to have to queue up at the box office to buy a ticket. The earlier you were, the better the ticket and the main price discrepancy was just between standing and seating tickets. Metal used to feel like it was something for the working class but not anymore. Great video, Bean!

[@dennismetzger9287]

Damn very true

[@TheUltrawideGuy]

I think part of it may be that, from a consumer perspective, people used to spend a lot on cd's. Maybe 4 albums a month would cost you £60. Now it's a tenner for unlimited music. So people are probably more willing to spend the money they used to spend buying those records on live shows instead. The problem is that bands/tour companies saw this and jacked up the prices.

[@henrikswanstrom9218]

When I saw Slipknot in Sweden a couple of years back the tickets were ~60$ for standing tickets.

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Yikes!

[@KingBahamut19]

I once got to see slipknot in Iowa for like 50$. Was right up at the front. Shit was awesome.

[@V3ntilator]

Ticket prices are still normal in Norway and Sweden. 40-60 bucks usually. I think i paid only 60 bucks for the Pantera ticket. Smaller bands usually 40-50 bucks.

[@Gandy881]

@@V3ntilator This is the case in finland as well.

[@V3ntilator]

@@Gandy881 It's probably because of lower population up here. There isn't enough desperate people, so they have to keep low ticket prices.

[@arjanhurkmans9190]

I only went to 2 metal shows this year: Maiden in LA (was 160 USD per ticket, same as 2 years ago) and Mastodon/Lamb of God/ Kerry King in Red rocks Colorado was 80 USD. It makes a big difference if you buy using presale as tickets are being bought up, even by ticketmaster and sold much higher later on.

[@longhornsrock44]

I went to the Mastodon/LOG show in Texas. I bought presale tickets and the tickets prices went down a week before the show. Turns out, if you wait, you may be able to snag cheaper tickets.

[@Blitzer1001]

Alright, that image of Dave Mustaine at the beginning is my new favorite thing

[@ewilde1968]

As an active musician, I can tell you for sure that the artists aren't getting the proceeds.

[@LSib32]

even more reason to NOT BUY and not support the promoters, I'll stick with my local bands if thats the only way big bands will tour

[@Scyber_Official]

​@@LSib32 It's not just the greedy promoters but the high costs for travel & lodging and logistics.

[@ronweasley4767]

Good bands are

[@lisalancaster6510]

That’s also why you see such wild price differences at like a stadium in LA versus where I’m from in Wisconsin where it’s like $80 a ticket and in LA I usually see it’s almost always $100 more like it’s almost always the venue taking 80% of the proceeds pushing up the prices of tickets just the band can earn like 5% of the proceeds

[@andrewwilliams5772]

I haven’t been to a “big” concert in years because 1) I refuse to pay these prices, and 2) not to sound all hipster, but a lot of the bands I currently like aren’t big bands and don’t play large venues. I’ve seen Metallica, Megadeth, and Guns N Roses, for example, multiple times, and I don’t really listen to them anymore. The last concert I went to was Dark Tranquillity/Amorphis/Fires in the Distance. It was in a club of maybe 200 people, 5 feet from the stage, for $30 total. Can’t beat that. Before that, I saw In Flames for about the same price in a venue of about 1500. That’s about my limit these days.

[@MiguelCyc]

Plus the sound quality of a stadium concert tends to be awful. I prefer by far small indoor venues where the sound is easier to set up and you hear a quality sound.

[@Wolit51]

I didn't go to the last Maiden show here because I wasn't willing to pay 3 times as much for the same seat I had pre-covid. It's ridiculous.

[@221b-l3t]

They have enough money... and the show isn't as good anymore.

[@V3ntilator]

Iron Maiden including 10+ other bands on same ticket cost only 150 bucks in Norway in 2025.

[@xanmman1]

@@221b-l3tthe show is fantastic idk what show you’ve been seeing

[@MichaelMccune-d8k]

I waited until a week before the show and ended up getting seats right by the stage on the side for 98$ instead of 300 was a great show

[@Vanaxul]

It's ridiculous, I saw Ghost in 2016 for 28€ and thought it was already too much haha

[@Alex-tm4th]

Because they’re an overrated pop band.

[@V3ntilator]

@@Alex-tm4th Ghost now gets guards to kick everyone out of their concerts if they lift a cell phone. The band is shittier than ever.

[@Kenorak66]

@@Alex-tm4thagreed

[@Vivi_9]

@@V3ntilator good, more bands should do that

[@danielkastler3868]

thats why Im going on festivals (which are also expensive but at least you see a lot of bands not just one)

[@xavierdrt9818]

In concerts you often see 3 bands, the main one and 1 or 2 as oppening. But I understand you're point

[@RevenantRag]

I live in Vancouver, and when we DO get shows out here, the Canadian dollar is so bad that a lot of the time, its about $120 - $150 for nosebleeds. It's rare for ticket prices to start below triple digits. I've gotten lucky with a few, getting to see Iron Maiden and Megadeth right upfront at the stage for around $140 each, but I also paid that same amount to sit way back in the lower bowl for A7X the same year.

[@zoekm]

Greed.

[@Scratchyjackscratch]

Insanely high prices, I'm retired from going to shows, too much money.

[@johnwstruhar]

There are so many factors now. From guitar and drum techs, to stage and sound crews, to the venues. All trying to get a slice of the pie. Not to mention the band themselves. Tickets will never be cheap again until they are priced so high people quit going.

[@seancoats1241]

Last year paid only $65 for pretty decent seat tickets for Ghost in Concord, California. Not bad in my opinion for today’s prices.

[@GregoryMerritt-o1f]

Hell, the whole damn music industry's turning out be a scam. We're experiencing a scam singularity at this point.

[@olibor]

This is why I usually only attend festivals, in my experience they tend to have fixed prices because they're kinda their own brand. Tons Of Rock in Norway always have the same prices, and the best part is that the prices add up (let me explain) You can buy day passes until they're sold out, they cost 1100kr (about 110 dollars) and the festival lasts 4 days. You can also buy a "festival pass" which gives you access to all 4 days, they never get sold out, and they cost 4400kr (440 dollars) I love the fact that it all adds up 110 dollars per day, 4 days, all 4 days cost 440 dollars. IT MAKES SENSE! I'm ignoring the VIP passes and VIP festival passes, I believe they do sell out, but even then they only cost about 150-200 dollars more and gives you access to some really convenient stuff (reserved bathrooms, VIP bar and pub, personal tables to eat and drink at) But then I check out Slaughter to Prevail doing a 2 hour concert in Oslo, and it's like 150 dollars or something, for one band... But in the end, human suffering is profitable, so price gouging will always be a thing.

[@mysterydrag0n448]

I cant usually afford concerts, so when Unprocessed were playing near me for 20 bucks I instantly got the ticket (check them out, really great and underrated band). Its a shame that all the big dogs cost half a month's rent

[@chadriggs6524]

Concert tix have gotten absurd. I will not be seeing Ghost on a tour for the first time since Infestissumam. My show count for them is 17 but I refuse to pay $200 for a lower level seat. Gone are the days when I’d catch 2-3 shows on a given tour. Ditto for Iron Maiden. Been to see them 16 times, the last of which was 11/13/24 where I dropped 200 bones for a seat at the back of the arena. Never have I paid that before, even when I was at the front of the stage. Good on them if people are willing to pay it but I’m not one of them. I love both bands (along with many others) and they put on great shows but the total cost for two people in my area to see a show is approaching $1000 if a hotel room is involved. I’ll choose to see more shows by “less popular” artists like King Diamond (10/28/24 concert was phenomenal), Alice Cooper (coming up on 2/5/25), and Helloween.

[@lisalancaster6510]

Especially with ghost on their high horse about phones at concerts where you have to turn them in like I personally hate seeing people on their phones instead watching the performance but cmon your paying $300 to see them only for them to treat you like a high schooler who can’t be trusted to not be on their phone they take them away

[@oscarpayne4639]

@@lisalancaster6510you get to keep your phone on you, but it’s locked into a pouch. There are designated areas in the venue where you can use your phone. I don’t see it as ‘being on a high horse’. Ghost exploded on TikTok, and now a huge portion of fans go to get that one viral clip of the gig. Much better atmosphere if everyone was present in the moment rather than trying to get a good video for TikTok

[@adrienfourniercom]

like in the past, it's during times like these where a new scene, closer to the attendants emerges and makes music accessive again.

[@statixsc3013]

after 40 years of spending all of my money on this, i stopped a few years ago and search for the tributes. Its like watching them back when they started in most cases.

[@jak-p8c]

Im pretty sure i saw carcass tickets for somehwere in Paris and they were only around 40€, which is honestly crazily cheap!

[@verdeluk]

Other things to consider: 1) In the past, bands used to do 100+ shows per year, reaching more people with lower prices. Now they favor less shows in bigger venues just fishing in the smaller pond of people that can afford those prices or just pick that 1 favorite show per year. Less work, same (or more) money. 2) most of the touring bands have still their main fan base in the millennial / gen x pot! Most of them can afford these prices now, definitely could not in their 20s....

[@404sutibi7]

Alright boys. I've been going to concerts with my wife for the past 3 years, seen like 150+ bands. And yeah, this shit is definitely getting more expensive. We've always bought the cheapest seats, even if its a shit view but sometimes thats the only way I'd ever get to see a band I'd like because fuck paying anything over $100 a person considering how you'll get fucked over by fees. Even if I'm in the back of a stadium to see Metallica (real) this is preferable because that money could go to merch (venue cuts for merch are robbery) or it could go to making other parts of the trip better. Honestly, think it'd be easier to just go to a festival at this point if theres a good one near you or one that has a lot of bands that you like. It gets you to visit new places and see new faces but this isn't possible for everyone and it sucks that it feels like a lot of people are now priced out of seeing their favorite bands (instantly thinking of the tool festival and the reaction locals had on reveal)

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Festivals are definitely the way forward!

[@TheSKPwningEst1992]

It does feel like post brexit the UK has seen a huge decline of bands touring here, or just limiting themselves to London/Manchester/Glasgow and a few other cities. You used to see bands have 6-8 dates across the UK but now we're lucky to see even 2 or 3. So it makes me wonder whether or not the cost of playing here is influencing the prices compared to playing in other countries.

[@MetalDude-s1c]

depends on the band... I saw Polyphia a year ago and they were playing loads of venues in the UK

[@danowarhealy6890]

Like the other dude said. It depends on band. It seems the bigger the band the less likely they are to actually tour the uk instead will just play London. Or maybe London and somewhere in Scotland. But just going on my last couple gigs soil did 11 uk dates, alien ant farm (cky issue aside) did 16, Wednesday 13 did 13. All medium or so size bands I'd say. But then you got slipknot just doing 5 dates. I think basically it depends on what type of tour. If its an arena tour, they will probably only 4 or 5 dates...cause not every town or city has an arena. If its an academy size tour. Then they are more likely to 10 or more dates. Not a hard fast rule but that's kinda how it averages out

[@brynjames3779]

Can't believe the rise in price for Ghost. I saw them in France in 2023 for 63 euro for a great seat, second row from the front and round to the side slightly. Now they've come to the UK, I was jumping to see them again and not have to pay to travel all the way to France, but I think a seat alone would be more expensive than seeing them in France, even factoring in travel! Ghost are a great band to see live, but £150 is too much :(

[@valleyofghouls]

it was crazy, i got pit tickets through the venue when the presale was on and it was £70, about 2 days later tickets already increased so much, i think 150 was the cheaper out of what was available 😬

[@wellstrung2]

It's not just metal, I basically give up going to concerts anymore. When I grew up they were $7

[@LeviClay]

It's a major crock, and it hurts the industry. Just as with music, people consume it for free now, and when they DO spend money, it's on physical albums from the biggest band in the world. And thus their disposable income is spent so sorry... they'll just have to stream that unsigned band. With gigs, I have friends who tell me "oh, I can't go to any other shows this month, I just got Slipknot tickets, so I'm broke"... so guess what? yep... more disposable income eaten up that doesn't get spent on unsigned acts. I would say that only we the consumer can stop this. But when someone is willing to spend £200 to see Slipknot it's clear that self control isn't possible for these people.

[@Vex-st3hb]

These ticket prices can also be translated as "how metal died almost again." We used to pay such money for 5 day festivals with numerous well established bands. Everything is going downhill. Guess I'll have my concert wirh a live recording at home lol

[@MetalDude-s1c]

Inflation + Music Streaming Services Are Mainstream (less album revenue) + Ticketmaster etc. = Hiked Prices

[@JSXSProductions]

The price difference between venues is crazy too. Here in Phoenix, you can get GA tickets on the lawn (no seats, in the back of the venue, but also where the mosh pits are) for like $25-$40 at the local amphitheater. I've seen Maiden there twice. But then at the local large theaters and basketball or football stadiums where Maiden has played the last 3 or 4 times they've been here, nosebleed seats are like $90 at least. Floor tickets are like $150.

[@themelancholicpaganmusicco2980]

Intresting. I saw Molchat Doma perform at The Van Buren last year for $30. Funny enough, Death Grips performed the prior week, and the cheapest tix were $150. I don’t understand it. Both are electronic trios, have relatively the same amount of fans, been meme’d, are mostly known from tic tok. You’d think the prices would be the same.

[@dgk6661]

I attended a lot of shows at Van Buren and the most I paid was around $45-$50. Pretty reasonable

[@TheStrykerProject]

Amen, brother!! Concert prices are such BS! Btw, $50 for merch will get you a button these days, at best. Maybe a hat, if you're lucky.

[@InsaneMonk89]

The most I’ve ever paid for a concert was $80 and it was for the ‘09 Mayhem Festival. I’ve used that as my ticket cap and have still seen badass shows 🤘🏽

[@TERMINATOR101-b8j]

Right? I saw black sabbath and iron maiden headline ozzfest for $60

[@InsaneMonk89]

@ more power to these old farts still touring but it’s about time we let the new generation of metal take the helm. Literally just saw Fallujah do their flesh prevails tour and I got to meet half the band for a $27 ticket.

[@paramourcat]

I used to go to every Mayhem for like $20 lawn tickets and see a dozen or more great bands, and then the owner shut it down complaining the big bands wanted too much money. I mean I'd have easily paid double or triple the amount to go. It was worth it.

[@Dollparade321]

I work in a concert venue and our beers are $12. I get half off concession and I still don't eat here. After covid they stopped contacting rock or metal bands all together because country sells better and they claim to still be catching up financially.

[@jonreededworthy7518]

Like, I love Opeth, I've seen them live a few times now and I'm going to see them again next year, but I am absolutely not paying upwards of £100 for a concert ticket. Those Ghost ticket prices are ridiculous. Something needs to be done about the monopoly Ticketmaster have on selling tickets, they have no incentive to lower prices so people will continue to be absolutely ripped off.

[@glennbarret-jy5ut]

Man, I saw Opeth 5 years ago for $75. They're coming again next year for $150 at the same venue. BS

[@jonreededworthy7518]

@@glennbarret-jy5ut How big is the venue? When I see them in February they'll be playing a 2,000-ish capacity concert hall and the ticket cost about £35-40 (like around $50 USD), I'm just wondering if the prices scale with the size of the venue

[@glennbarret-jy5ut]

@@jonreededworthy7518 The venue is around 1000 capacity. It was fairly full, but not sold out. Not sure if that factored into the current ticket price

[@Prentach]

Going to see them in February in Paris, it's not too expensive, 50€ standing.

[@glennbarret-jy5ut]

@@jonreededworthy7518 About 1000. It didn't look sold out either. Don't know if that makes a difference. Posted this earlier and it was deleted?

[@BlackPegasusBP]

I only went to concerts in Serbia and Hungary, and here I was paying like $30, even post-pandemic when I went to see Alestorm. Relatively small venues, but frankly that's how I like it. Especially when I went to see HammerFall; the smaller the stage, the more energy they bring. And then I was happy to spend 2 or 3 times the ticket price on merch.

[@JDPower-mk3xe]

I wish there were better local venues in my city. They all closed because of the global health event, and now the big venues can charge anything they want because there’s nowhere else to see live music. There used to be a funeral home that was converted into a music venue where small metal and punk bands would play every weekend, and I wish there were more places like that.

[@Katsura-San124]

Maybe we should think outside the box, instead of only going to actual musc venues maybe we should look at renting out parks or things like that.

[@seanbrice6691]

I saw Slayer on their farewell tour, with Lamb of God, Anthrax, and Obituary, it was £70, which was pricey but a good deal, then £7 for a bag of wine I smuggled in down my trousers. Was a grand night

[@rossslavin]

I saw that tour in Glasgow for around £50, plus around £100 odd for a VIP upgrade-show was amazing, VIP was a bit of a rip off for essentially standing with them for a quick photo, a goodie bag and getting rushed out the door. We seem to get less and less value for our hard earned cash year after year.

[@KFXG]

People who pay that much for a concert are fools. I don't care who the band is. If I'm going to be paying almost $100 just to sit all the way up in the nosebleeds, then fuck that. I'll just stay home. People love being taken advantage of these days and will willingly fork over their money for anything without a second thought, regardless of the price. Unfortunately, those people are ruining gaming (as you mentioned), live music, etc. for the rest of us, cause the jackasses setting the prices are seeing the tickets still sell.

[@daevyl]

Sure, artists should not be paid for their work. Just listen to it for free on KZbin.

[@KFXG]

@daevyl Not sure how you came to that conclusion. Don't pretend I don't think artists should be able to make money. I am one of said artists. The issue of ticket prices goes beyond "artists should be paid". In many cases, it isn't the band's choice to rack ticket prices up the ass, and it's caused by the companies selling the tickets, such as Ticketmaster, for example.

[@Journxy27]

Just saw Maiden in Charlotte, I live in Florida. Ticket costed me 180, airbnb costed me 260, and 120 in gas to get there. Not to mention the 400 dollars I spent getting my truck ready for the road trip, stuff I had been meaning to do but the concert forced my hand. 100% worth it though, phenomenal show and I was on the barrier, would 100% do it again, just wish it was a bit easier to see them when they don't come to my state.

[@michaeltunnicliffe4935]

I got two tickets for Maiden in London, and it only cost £88 each. Let me reword that. The bastards charged me £88 each, that's still a lot of money. But its not as bad as the £150+ you were talking about. And this is the problem with checking prices later on. On day 1, there are plenty of affordable tickets. When they are gone, you are left with the ones which are going to cost you over the odds. The supposedly better seats, the private boxes, all that bollocks. I often hear about these £150, £200, £300 tickets and the truth is, yes they are out there, but they are not standard tickets. Next year, I'm also seeing 3 other stadium/ arena shows and all of them were more reasonably priced too (Sabaton £71, Trivium/BFMV £60, Pantera £88.) Also because I happen to have the figure here, earlier this year I saw Scorpions at Wembley for £81. My point is that if you get in early, the prices are not extortionate. It's only when you are left with the last few tickets that they only have the VIP tickets and other bullshit like that left

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

Yeah, for sure a large part of the problem is bullshit like the dynamic pricing on ticket sites. But no one does anything about it because it makes people hella money lol

[@henrihell]

@@BradleyHallGuitar Maiden didn't have dynamic pricing though, so it's just the scalpers driving the price up. Sold out in 24 hours in Finland with the most expensive ticket at 120€ (100 GBP)

[@Exequor1]

@@henrihell yeah Maiden as huge they are, i never felt greed for tickets anywhere in the world. I watched them live for 22 EUR, and most expensive was 84 dollars. thats why i say, every ticket no matter what bend, over 100 bucks is theft.

[@timeflowperception1465]

My last two concerts: Lovebites at Legend club Milan 23€ (standing) Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets in Vicenza 46€ (seat, halfway) Next shows I've already purchased: Tesseract at Estragon Bologna 45€ (standing) The Pineapple Thief at Hall Padova 35€ (standing) Slipknot at Ferrara summer festival 75€ (standing) Maybe: Kreator, Anthrax, Testament at Alcatraz Milan 70€ (standing) Passed: Iron Maiden at Euganeo Stadium Padova 85-170€ (sold out) Pantera at Unipol Arena Bologna 92-138€ I think they're fair prices, but maybe here in Italy we are just poor people 😅

[@Irish_Potato_egg]

0:47 that actually blew my mind how does Megadeth only have 4 mil???????

[@delarey33]

Large part of Megadeth fanbase buys physical media and also all the different versions of the albums (remasters) on streaming platforms discourage fans to stream them because lack of original album versions

[@foreverfaulure]

​@@delarey33yeah Megadeth charted no. 3 on billboard with their latest album and a larger than usual part were physical sales. Luckily people still buy physical records

[@Dutch_tahiti_Vanderlinde]

@@delarey33i def agree with this i love buying physical media over streaming

[@hyper_5pace902]

Big reason I didn’t get Slipknot tickets. One look at those prices brought the words “fuck that” right into my head

[@adambentley5635]

I saw Linkin Park in NYC this past September. I drove 10 hours, stayed 2 nights in NYC's cheapest hostel, and barely ate. Granted, I did get the most expensive tickets possible (early entry GA). The tickets cost well over $400. The whole trip ran me about $1200. One of my biggest takeaways is that guess what? People that get VIP tickets and early entry and all that? Brokest people there (myself included, I was unemployed and spent almost everything to make that happen). Turns out the most dedicated fans that are willing to pay for VIP are often the brokest mfs around. Everyone I talked to in line were like "yeah bro I gotta wait for my next paycheck to buy food cause of this show." Let alone regular tickets to a smaller show. Like I'm paying over $100 to see Lorna Shore? ?? I'm too broke for this shit but also I refuse to let money stop me from creating lifelong memories. So yes this is a huge problem I wish tickets were cheaper. I am spending myself out of house and home on metal shows. It's killing me. Please make it stop (no I won't stop going)

[@niteshades_promise]

without chester? why? pretty pointless now. 🍻

[@MetalDude-s1c]

See, your first mistake is actually entertaining Shitin Park past 2008. They're charging THAT much for tickets? For that fucking shit? Their new singer ain't it and their new album is 80 percent trash. If you like good female vocals, spend your money on a much better band, like Vukovi. Superior vocalist, better songs, no scientology... saw em live for £20 last year, fucking amazing and I barely knew any songs at the time.

[@someone7068]

You got ripped off to see what's now a cover band pretty much

[@raull.8520]

Linkin Cover Park

[@LevWaxScreams]

Paying more than $50 for a ticket isn’t metal at all.

[@TheTimeProphet]

I wouldn't even sit for Fake Pantera.

[@naturalianoss]

Yeah ! How come they have the guts to call thrmselves Pantera when Pantera was Dime and Vinnie ? Everyone , even Phil ! was replaceable but not them two gods ! It is a major SCAM

[@Vivi_9]

@@naturalianoss the reunion rules f the haters

[@DawnIsNotCool]

Sabaton have charged £76ish for "prime" seating, and £73ish for standing and "lesser" seating and that includes fees. They're bringing an orchestra with them and it's an arena show. And honestly, I think that's good value. Might be slightly biased because they're one of my favourite bands, but I still think for a full arena show like that, it's a reasonable price these days. What I'm starting to see is quite small bands charging quite ridiculous prices for "VIP" tickets. There is a small show in my city (around 200-250 cap) where standard tickets are just over £10, which is fine. You could then on top of that buy a VIP ticket for about £70 😮 Then you have something like Power Metal Quest Fest who charge about £40-£50 for a full day of bands, which is such good value for money! There are other "specialised" festivals out there who are charging nearly £200 for festival tickets which does not include any form of accommodation at all, for a reasonably small capacity festival compared to some of the bigger ones such as Bloodstock. In fact I think one of these festivals is charging more than a full weekend ticket for Bloodstock. I try and go for the smaller and more independent shows now because I just can't afford all these ticket prices, and I wouldn't be considered "poor".

[@1brytol]

Prices for the 2025 Maiden shows in Poland were from 50-100€, and I thought this was quite a bit

[@henrihell]

80-120€ in Finland, and I find it quite fair. was 60-100€ back in 2008 at the same venue, so not a bad price increase imo.

[@V3ntilator]

@@henrihell Concerts in Nordic countries still have low prices on tickets in general. Concerts are still cheap in Norway and Sweden too. Usually 40-50 bucks,

[@MetalDude-s1c]

ngl who the fuck bothers seeing Maiden? Are you like 40+?

[@adamr9030]

20 years ago I don’t remember even paying attention to ticket prices for a concert. Now it’s not only the ticket price, it’s the additional costs of going to a show as well. In Los Angeles parking near a venue can set you back $30-$100. That is absurd.

[@PhilippeArantesTina]

Linkinpark sold places at 400€ for the concert m. I love them but fuck no !

[@HenritheHorse]

Who even wants to see them without Chester? Even with him it shouldn't be more than 80€.

[@stantorren4400]

@@HenritheHorseLord Xenu isn’t going to pay himself

[@PhilippeArantesTina]

@@HenritheHorse well the concert sold out so at least 60 000 wanted to see them whitout chester

[@HenritheHorse]

@@PhilippeArantesTina Yes and most people are dumb.

[@MrRawrgers]

@@HenritheHorse I have literally 0 clue who these diehard Linkin Park fans are because everyone I know that loved Linkin Park as much as me doesn't care for this new cringe ass LP

[@puffin7285]

@1:30, I don't know how those Maiden tickets are so high, I paid £80 per ticket for Dublin, the UK shows were the same price when I bought these tickets. I just decided to go there rather than London like I usually would

[@niklasfreericks5436]

I paid 60€ in Germany for Iron Maiden.... im kinda shocked tbh

[@litos_mendes]

i paid 45 euros in portugal to see iron maiden next year ... not bad seeing how in the other countrys the prices are

[@octopusonfire100]

Menos mal que nos queda Portugal.

[@221b-l3t]

Okay but what's the average income in Portugal?

[@lyrics1059]

Only 45€??

[@trevorjones7897]

I think prices are based more on venue now. I've seen the same bands charge 3x less in smaller venues less than a year apart

[@praisethesunn6541]

I fancied seeing Ghost as a casual fan of the band but almost spat my coffee out when I saw the money. You’d have to be a serious fan of the band to even consider that money. Demented.

[@Th3Pr0gFr0g]

Same as you. I'm a casual fan and these are not casual fan prices

[@FlashheadX]

I saw them on the Popestar tour in 2017 and the ticket cost 30€...

[@praisethesunn6541]

@@Th3Pr0gFr0g dude I remember when I was growing up checking out bands based on their reputation alone. I’d go based on a single I heard or maybe I buddy had leant me the album. These days you have to be rich as fuck to do that.

[@valleyofghouls]

glad i managed to get mine for 70 quid, by the time general sale went up, same tickets were almost 200.. it’s insane.

[@TheToastyFail]

It's also due to the monopoly that is held on the venues, where ticket master and venue sites such as live nation are artificially boosting prices up. It doesn't help that bands are also happy to increase that fee for the consumer. I will always see bands live if I get the chance, but at the rate ticket prices are going I doubt I will be able to see a lot of the now Mainstream metal and rock bands. Add on top of all of this, ticket master own their own 3rd party re-sales, which means people who get the ticket at the standard entry fee then charge more for the re-sale (Which is against the TOS but still happens) It's also reflective in big festival putting the prices up more and more each year, which makes more sense as running a festival clearly costs more for a company. I mean we have seen it with download which is now £300 for general camping for 5 nights, again still in my opinion a more fair price because of the actual experience of festivals. There is also an amazing video that goes over a lot of the monopoly stuff that ticket master and live nation are doing by more perfect union. Bands and artists need to start standing up against the strangle hold that these companies hold the majority of bigger venues.

[@Peedrinker-r9r]

It's because with music steaming services paying 1/10 of pennies, it's how they make money

[@BradleyHallGuitar]

This is a terrible excuse that bands and labels use to rip you off

[@Peedrinker-r9r]

​@@BradleyHallGuitarI guess I'm looking at it in a different way, back then (the old days) concert tickets were very cheap, bands toured to promote their albums, now they make a bit of money from their albums and touring makes them money.

[@Peedrinker-r9r]

I understand where you're coming from, because bands who tour (and popular bands) already have a lot of money, and I agree with your point. But newer bands with less following would make more money from tickets rather than music streaming services.

[@putridabomination]

Nope, ticketmaster and competitors pocket most of that money. Bands used to actually speak out against outrageous prices for shows.

[@HenritheHorse]

No, it's BlackRock who takes cuts and raises the prices.

[@EnriqueGarcia-pk9sc]

Tickets for the Tool concert here in Mexico are around 125-150 USD. The venue is a parking lot.

[@JayRamahi3810]

In Mexico wow

[@NightSide1349]

Those promoters are scamming you guys

[@rotaryhungary]

Tool ticket prices are extreme. Front row VIP "sitting" tickets were ~$500 in Hungary. I paid ~$140 for a place in the middle of the floor. It was totally worth it though.

[@manuelsan4901]

Tool are great musicians, but they are the griddiest of them all, I genuenly hate them. I still feel like an imbecil every time I remember that I bought the expensive vinyl version of their last album and just after it was sell out they released a cheaper version (which was still too expensive). They can go fuck themselves

[@queencrimson9604]

Talk about the tool in the sand festival lol 😢

[@stefanstuder2810]

@@queencrimson9604that festival is most ridiculous thing I saw I think 😂 and I bet there will be so many tools who actually are willing to pay those prices. I have a feeling they will do the same when they’ll play at the Sphere in Las Vegas. This was just testing the waters to see how much they can milk their fanbase

[@queencrimson9604]

@@stefanstuder2810 oh yes.. I was thinking the same. And the locals can’t get a ticket without the hotel.. They will probably raise their ticket prices even more if they go on another tour 🙃 they sold singed doodle posters for 2000€ on their last tour and even for that some people paid.. I guess some tool fans know no limits lol

[@stefanstuder2810]

@@queencrimson9604 what’s even funnier (or sad) about the signed doodled poster is that they actually increased the price during the tour, so they are well aware of this. It’s started around 1000 $ and they kept increasing the prices concert after concert 😂 on the last dates it was more than 2000 $ I think. And from what I read on Reddit it was mainly the same guy who bought the poster. In my opinion if you spend so much on Tool merch if are completely missing the point of their music. At this point you can’t blame the band anymore if they have such obsessed fans.

[@paramourcat]

I have only every paid $100+ for tickets once, and that was to see Muse which I considered basically a once in a lifetime thing to see one of my favorite bands. And I fought my way to the damn front of stage for that lol Other than that, most of the time I won't pay more than like $40-50, maybe 60ish if it's a really sweet tour package with multiple bands. I have been to great metal shows for 20-30. I once saw Lamb of God, Behemoth, and Hatebreed on my birthday for $30. I have seen Trivium loads of times for cheap. I used to always go see Ghost for like $30 in small theater venues, right about up until they opened for Maiden and then started playing arenas themselves. I can't tell you how many tours I didn't go to in the last 2 years because the tickets were $80+ for awful seats, for a bunch of bands I've seen many times before for way cheaper. I mean, I'm going to see the Dream Theater reunion with Mike Portnoy for like $60, at a venue with free parking. That's about as good as it gets these days. On the other hand, my dad wanted to go so bad he's flying out to go with me to the same show for roughly 6 times the cost, so I guess there's all sorts haha

[@paramourcat]

@SovereignKing this was during the 2nd law tour. And I'm in America. They only play massive arenas now, nowhere near me

[@grey_gonzo]

Most of the music I listen to, the band members are dead, or no longer touring. I would be willing to pay $100 to see, like Ghost or something, but not much more than that.

[@richardbutkis]

Yea. I just bought 4 tickets for ghost in Chicago. Lower bowl front row. Total for 4 was 800 bucks. Almost 200 per ticket. I told my buddies I dunno if I want to keep paying those prices for ghost. We've gone the last 3 years to ghost and the most we've paid so far was 130 for similar seats.

[@grey_gonzo]

@@richardbutkis I wouldn't pay 200 for a ticket. That's pretty scammy.

[@Bloodlustian]

Lucky to be living in Sweden. This sort of surcharge tickets is illegal here. Jan 30th I went to see Loathe, Throne/Thrown, Spiritbox and Architects on the same ticket. 790 sek or £60. Waited on front for 8 hours to grt front stage centre standing room. Was the best concert I've ever been to. I've never seen a ticket cost more than £50 for a single band. The only one which came close was Rammstein

[@pakijetli]

I know a slipknot concert would smell horrendous 😂 imagine paying megabucks for that lol

[@MetalDude-s1c]

mate I like maybe 4 Slipknot songs but that's it, why the fuck would I see them live

[@Scyber_Official]

I've been going to concerts since 1995. I saw The Offspring with Vandals for under $15, Green Day on their Insomniac tour for under $20 & SOAD on the 2000 Snocore tour with Mr. Bungle & 2 others for $25. Plus OzzFest 98, 99, 2001, 2004, 05, 06 all under $75 for premium mainstage seats. I understand inflation has messed up the economy but I'm not shelling out $200-400 for pit passes. That's fkn insane.

[@Skaxarrat]

I'm into punk and I don't remember paying more than 15€ in my bloody life.

[@MetalDude-s1c]

punk is good shit as well, mainstream metal bands are ASS anyway

[@MidWanker-Minis]

Punk is not music. It’s people who can’t play instruments shouting

[@Skaxarrat]

@@MidWanker-Minis You are only making it better

[@AdamAltemus]

It's crazy man. We're going to Sonic Temple in May. $800 for 2 days for 2 people after all the added costs. Granted that's a lot of bands, but I went to Ozzfest for like $30-$50 back in the day.

[@thehappiestgirlintheworld73]

Yeah, same. Although I have to say it was cheaper than the scalper. The insurance and the tickets for 4 whole days were half the price. Lesson learned as a stupid child... lose 1000 USD to a scalper NEVER AGAIN- BigStub = STAY AWAY!

[@longhornsrock44]

That’s insane! My partner and I went to Sonic Temple in 2023 for $550, all 4 days including a parking pass (2 tickets). Granted this was Stadium and not Field. Drinks were $16+ and same with the food. We just pregamed in the parking lot and ate before we went in. It’s just ridiculous how expensive shows/festivals are nowadays.

[@brenoldt]

bro, in Brazil shows from international bands have tickets that price STARTS from like 30% of a minimum wage.

[@alexgunter2993]

They can’t afford to adjust it into your currency’s reasonable costs because they pay everything in usd , and need the usd equivalent to get that money back , even to just break even

[@joshabreu1156]

When I saw maiden with my wife tickets were about 150 for the floor and you could go right up to the front. We only splurged because always saw maiden in cheap seats. It was good but the setlist got to be a yawn fest halfway through. The next week we saw priest for 40 bucks a piece and it was honestly much better

[@221b-l3t]

Priest is a much better live band. They sound amazing. Maiden more for the "OMG I got to see Maiden ö" thing than actually enjoying the sound. Seen both 7 or 8 times each. Though Maiden not for 15 years. Priest I saw this April. Fantastic show. Rob sounded great and Richie melted my face and I think Scott and Ian gave me a concussion. I keep my phone off but just for Metal Gods I did film it to have one memory and it sounds fantastic even through that crappy microphone. Good crowd too. Some metal shows these days the crowd is not that engaged. But everyone sang along and I kept having the same conversation with 30 people "new album is great, isn't it" and "how old is Rob, 72?". Richie really made me feel a little inadequate as a guitarist myself but I knew that would happen and it was compensated with a lot of inspiration.

[@TheOGOrangeCat]

You’d have to pay me $200 to watch drek like Ghost

[@rocknrollrebel84]

Bet you love Sleep Token though don't ya

[@TheOGOrangeCat]

@ only if I haven’t taken a shit in a few days and need to get things moving down there.

[@Natediggetydog]

I’m kinda glad I live in the middle of nowhere sometimes, it keeps prices down. In Flames, Machine Head, Lacuna Coil, and Unearth are performing together near me and GA tickets are

[@maleldil1]

That's for the middle of nowhere? In Flames/Arch Enemy/Soilwork (insane line-up) was £50 in London. Lacuna Coil was £40.

[@Natediggetydog]

@ that is an insane lineup, I wish Soilwork would tour in the US so I could see them live. And by middle of nowhere I mean Ohio. Most musicians that tour the US don’t have a stop here, especially not foreign ones that only hit the big cities. Usually the closest shows are in Chicago or NYC where ticket prices are crazy.

[@NightDragon2383]

I've only gone to see 2 shows so far this year - saw Iron Maiden last week at Prudential Center in NJ, tix were $160 each for lower level 6th row back from the end of the GA standing area, I paid around $120 for similar seats the last time I saw them at this arena so it wasn't that much more. This is par for the course in the NY/NJ area. Where I really got killed was at the concessions - $17 for chicken tenders & fries, and another $10 for a large soda! And Tshirts were going for $50, that's ridiculous! I have enough Maiden shirts anyways so I passed, I've never spent more than $25-$30 for a shirt at a concert before. The other was Soul Coughing, loved these guys back in the 90s and was so glad they finally reunited after 25 years. Saw them in Brooklyn at a smaller concert venue that holds around 1,800 people. GA tickets were around $45 face value I think, but I grabbed one on the secondary market a few days before the show for just $25. What a world of a difference, obviously was standing only but I was about 20 feet or so from the stage, and drinks there weren't terribly priced either. I do miss going to see my fav bands at smaller venues, but I'm at the point where I'd rather get an actual seat to relax in until the show starts, I can't stand being on my feet for 3+ hours anymore.

[@DragonGrafx-16]

When I saw Judas Priest in September I was surprised on how reasonable it was... thought it wasn't on the floor but in the seating. It was clear view of the stage and it was only around $160US for 2 tickets. It may have been the location of the venue being that it wasn't in massive city.

[@221b-l3t]

In Vienna it was 100€ for sitting seats in the back (I was late). I snuck under the barrier to the center though during Saxon. Great show. Richie is a monster. It was still relatively reasonable compared to some bands. Managed to find a bed in a hostel for 15€ and the bus for the 2h journey was 25€, so not too bad for the whole trip and a day in Vienna. Really the best thing I did this year. 7th time. They're always great.

[@JCM-LedZeppelin-Stories]

It's a similar scenario to the early 90s when thirty year olds decided it was ok to pay top dollar for The Eagles reunion 1994. Funny how so many famous musicians say "there's no more money in the industry anymore". This narrative is so similar to politics lol...this was a Great Video!

[@ThomasTheWise2103]

i remember looking at foo fighters tickets last year in the o2 arena in london, some shitty seats all the way in the back were around £350 it was insane

[@Tarnished2023]

I got 3rd row tickets to see Dream Theater at the Tower Theater in Philly for $80 in 2014. The same seats are $300-400 or more on Ticketmaster right now.

[@BrewReview]

Yeah, I remember seeing them at Rams Head in Baltimore during the Six Degrees Tour and I feel like I paid something like $60 or something like that.. all I know is I was working at Advance Auto at the time and even I could afford that, PLUS the drive to Baltimore and back, about an hour and a half away from my house. Sad what Ticketmaster is doing here.

[@MidWanker-Minis]

Don’t go then. They can charge what they want. Go see a less known act.

[@seanwechsler6783]

It might be important to include the factor that nobody really buys CD’s or vinyl. All that money that used to be made has to be made somewhere else.

[@JESTERFISH1]

Part of the ticket price goes on stuff like crew.. buses.. trucking.. audio , lighting &Rigging loads of stuff which is not immediately seen

[@bartoszmajchrzak2225]

Two years ago I was at Iron Maiden in Warsaw for 320 polish Złoty. It's around 75 euro. Fair price to me, even that most Poles earn around 1200 euro +/- per month. Cheapest ticket for Behemoth + Satyricon + Rotting Christ on 2025 in Wrocław, Poland will be for 214 PLN, which is around 50 euro. Damn good price I'd say. Well maybe tickets in Poland are just cheaper, I don't know 🤷 PS: There's also Poland Rock festival for free, where I've seen: Arch Enemy, Hardcore Superstar, Airbourne, Sabaton, Prodigy, Floggin Molly, Vader, Decapitated, Tarja Turunen, Judas Priest. FOR FKN FREE. Seriously, each year there's such festival in Poland, it's huge, and basicly there are no tickets, everyone can enter it. It's made by WOŚP, which is one of the biggest charities in Poland and their initiative was also to make such big event and simply collect money on it for charity actions. As I know most bands play there for free, especially that the biggest crowd there was 700.000 people, so even that they do it only for "the bigger purpouse", bands can also play their biggest concerts in their lives. Nice place also to make a concert video like Arch Enemy did (it's on YT, just check it). So if you're from Europe, come to Poland, flights are cheap nowadays :P

[@hangupgarfunkle5629]

Great vid. With that said pricing is why I say it's important to SUPPORT YOUR SMALLER VENUES. I have been able to see great shows for under 40$ including bands like Currents, bleed from within, boundaries, and great American ghost. Please seek out smaller venues especially if they use a ticketing service not run by ticket master or live Nation.

[@n1troni]

paid 40euro for megadeth in budapest this year. dont know whats up with all these high prices people are mentioning? Megadeth shows weren't that expensive in europe

[@jonjackson5372]

I live in the US and most concert ticket prices I’ve seen for the past 8 years or so have averaged about 200 to 400 US dollars. The only way I ever get to attend a live performance now is if a band gives a free concert, since ticket prices are completely unacceptable.

[@animalspirit5504]

You should do tier list of non metal guitarist livestream deep dive. Oh yeah, I don't go to shows anymore too expensive

[@robertperner7196]

I paid something like € 85,- for a ticket to the Vienna Metal Meeting and got to see Cannibal Corpse, Immolation, Municipal Waste, Darkspace, Kampfar, 1349 and handful of others. So I'm not really noticing any price hike in my area. Last year they had Paradise Lost as the headliner and the price was still the same-ish. Cheapest show of 2024 for me was Sodom for € 15,-. It was a tattoo convention and only a few dedicated people were there for the band. So it was a more chill and laid-back show where they even handed out beverages. Last year I saw Destruction at this tattoo convention, for the same price. In February 2020 I saw Slipknot w/ Behemoth (my last show before the lockdown) for about € 110,- for a seating ticket. Their tour shirts were € 40,- each which I found a bit steep. Most bands would charge € 25,- for a shirt and most of the shows I go to (mostly BM and DM) cost between € 35 and € 40 per ticket. I guess some bands are just full of themselves.

[@that44rdv4rk]

I feel old. I remember 2 day jam band shows being like $75 including camping, 1 day festivals with 10 bands would let you in for $10 and make up the difference on beer sales, and big name rock/metal shows in sports arenas would be $40--50.

[@jamesgphillips91]

i live in southern california and have gone to punk/metal/hardcore shows for years... idk why they think i wanna spend 50+ dollars and ive just stopped going. Its a bummer that what i used to pay for a ticket and merch is now the entry cost and its keeping the kids from being able to participate and grow the scene

[@scummediacensoredarchive8166]

Great video. I generally don’t bother with gigs over 500 cap. Much rather see Raging Speedhorn in the Underworld for under £30.

[@ZrankFappaH]

It’s genuinely insane. Ticket prices are like 300% more than in the 70s 80s 90s… Merch now is also bare minimum 35 dollars or pounds for a shirt. And more for hoodies, long sleeves etc x It’s cheaper to buy a

[@FilleIceRises]

Their explanation for raising prices: We wanted to so we did

[@UziNineMillomeetah]

$50 is my cutoff. 90% of the time there is only one or two bands I actually want to see out of the lineup.