Ticketmaster and Live Nation have destroyed the concert experience. But it didn't use to be this way. Today, Oasis and Taylor Swift tickets might go for thou...

Ticketmaster and Live Nation have destroyed the concert experience. But it didn’t use to be this way. Today, Oasis and Taylor Swift tickets might go for thousands of dollars, but back in 1955, you could see Elvis Presley in concert for less than the modern-day equivalent of $20.

  • person420@lemmynsfw.com
    7·
    3 months ago

    I’ve seen Green Day and Weezer in concert so many times when I was younger. Then they did the tour with Fallout Boy a few years back and I just couldn’t justify the cost. Which is a shame but it is what it is.

    • Oxymoron@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 months ago

      I think I might have gone to that… weird I can’t remember but I was an alcoholic so didn’t remember much of those times!

      Not sure if it was a tour as such though, well it was British Summer Time Festival in I believe Hyde Park. I deffo saw at least one of them there anyway but I have a feeling it was not actually which would be a pretty damn strong gig for the UK. (I know in America they get a lot more of tours/gigs with lots of big names but it’s quite rare in the UK really).

    • Kalysta@lemm.ee
      1·
      3 months ago

      I almost bought tickets to that since they were gonna be in town on my birthday but decided to wait.

      Covid hit a month later. Was so glad I didn’t get those tickets. Was gonna be $250 a pop for the cheap seats.

      • person420@lemmynsfw.com
        2·
        3 months ago

        Yea, they eventually did the tour and honored the tickets. I guess $250 isn’t terrrrrrible, when I was looking it was like $250 for essentially nosebleed seats.