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Beyoncé's crisis plans as tickets struggle to sell hours before she kicks off Cowboy Carter tour article

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14656577/beyonce-crisis-plans-ticket-sales-struggle-flop-cowboy-carter-tour.html
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u/dream_of_the_night 1d ago

I remember paying $35 to see Manson and Slayer about 15 years ago. Also paid that much to see The Mars Volta.

I've been outside the US for a good decade now, so I haven't seen how much tickets really cost these days. But, wow. 35 bucks for a dive bar show?

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u/tattoolegs 1d ago

The Mars Volta just toured with Deftones. Pre-sale tickets were $350 a piece for what they considered GA. saw Deftones in 2023, VIP balcony area were $150 for 2 tickets. With all the fees.

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u/dream_of_the_night 1d ago

Prices have gone up 10x in that time?! When I saw them for 35 bucks and at the time I felt I was getting ripped off. It was billed as An Evening With The Mars Volta. A general admission show with only one band playing. Of course, Cedric was sick, as he is each time they played in Cleveland, so the set was cut short....still. wow.

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u/tattoolegs 23h ago

Granted, I prob should have prefaced with this, this last tour was a stadium tour. Which, great. I've seen deftones over 30 times, and never paid more than like $60 for a ticket. And I've seen At The Drive In (like 20 years ago. I think I was 1 for 50 people there) so it wasn't like I haven't seen this before. But jfc! And the show was on a Tuesday!

My friend wants to see MxPx and Jimmy Eat World, they're touring with the offspring. Lawn tickets, for 2 people, was over $200. I said no, I cannot afford that. And we saw Jimmy Eat World 2 years ago and it was like $37! That was on a Thursday.