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What Ticketmaster Doesn't Want You To Know: Concerts Were Cheap For Decades (youtu.be)
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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.

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[-] 2pt_perversion@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Yup, I don't go to any price gouged concerts period. I can afford it but I refuse on principle because more than $50 just isn't worth it for me to see any artist so I mostly just see moderately big names when they play open stages at festivals. On the other hand traditionally "high class" music like symphony orchestras still have tickets in the $20 dollar range.

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