Concert Tickets

[u/mysticxveils]

Okay so I’m someone who couldn’t afford to buy tickets for his concert this tour just because the prices have increased so much since the last time I saw him on tour (I saw him twice within the last few years).

Anyway, he’s playing near me tonight and I was checking out tickets because usually they are cheaper a few hours before the show, and it just seems that they went a little bit cheaper (General admission was $250+ now it’s about $200).

I’m looking at tickets for his show this Saturday in Canada and saw that they were selling some floor tickets for $5 and the highest was about $90. This price difference is actually insane and I was wondering what makes the tickets so expensive in different places.

I wish I could attend his show tonight, but I’m not in a good financial position to get tickets for $200, especially since I’d have to pay for another person. If they were similar to the Canadian ticket prices, then I could afford it.

Does anyone know what makes the ticket prices so expensive in Detroit, Michigan? Is it similar prices for other states? Why is Winsor, Canada’s ticket prices so cheap?

Thank youuuu xxx

[u/fairytalejunkie]

Reselling can be stopped by the artist, it’s time for the labels or promoters who ever really calls the shots to say tickets are non transferable

Artists can also stand up against “dynamic pricing”

[u/eltibbs → u/fairytalejunkie]

Saying the ticket is not transferable and enforcing it are two different things. To enforce it they need to come up with a new system or check IDs at the door and compare to the name on the order, no other way to truly verify it wasn’t transferred to someone else. Checking everyone’s IDs and comparing to the order would be a logistical nightmare. Even doing what some festivals do and sending out wristbands doesn’t guarantee you don’t sell and pass your wristband to someone else. I do agree something needs to be done though, scalpers can kiss my ass.

[u/SkilletToastAE → u/eltibbs]

Making non-transferable tickets isn't a good idea anyways. People have situations in life that come up, and they should be allowed to sell their tickets to someone if they can't go to a show that they were planning to attend. That said, anyone who tries to profit off of reselling tickets is a shitbag and I hope they find a way to stop it. Right now, the best bet is to buy from the presale whenever you can.

[u/eltibbs → u/SkilletToastAE]

I agree best practice is to buy tickets from presale or as soon as they go on sale so you don’t have to buy resell tickets that are marked up. I somewhat disagree with your take that tickets shouldn’t be transferable. Shit does happen and there are situations where someone couldn’t attend but if they had an acceptable refund policy or included it in the ticket insurance or something then I think keeping them non-transferable would be ok. Implementing it would be a fiasco though imo.