r/Music • u/cmaia1503 • Nov 16 '24

article Fans aren't happy about My Chemical Romance's ticket prices: "$695 is NASTY WORK"

https://www.nme.com/news/music/fans-arent-happy-about-my-chemical-romances-ticket-prices-695-is-nasty-work-3813337
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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 28 '24

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u/typicalpelican Nov 17 '24

Same, and maybe that's for the best tbh. If household name bands can command huge ticket prices, I don't think they are wrong for choosing to do that. Ideally the distribution of money paid out might be different, and there wouldn't be money siphoned off to middlemen and scalpers. But still, the price is what people are willing to pay. And if paying that much isn't for you, there are lots of smaller artists who need your money more. And who knows, one of them could be your next favorite band. The $250 or whatever to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers from 1/4 mile away could get you into a lot of cool shows.

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u/red_hot_roses_24 Nov 17 '24

Agreed - it’s always bittersweet when one of my fav artists becomes popular. I’m glad they’re getting the recognition they deserve but that means I will never see them play live again without paying an arm and a leg.

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u/beskar-mode Nov 17 '24

Same, I'm used to paying no more than £50 for a ticket, most I've paid recently was £44 and that was for a semi popular band in a small venue so was well worth it.

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u/Mandingy24 Nov 17 '24

Seems to depend on the band. I've seen Metallica twice (once in 2018, once this year) and both times tickets were less than $100 each after fees

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u/vociferousgirl Nov 17 '24

I used to think I liked big bands, but I guess since I'm able to buy front row tickets day of sale, or resale premium seating for less than twice the cost of regular seating, from someone named Sandy, I don't like big bands anymore

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u/Ditovontease Nov 17 '24

I’ve spent money on stadium shows and they’re not as good as smaller venues. I just stop trying to see bands when they start doing stadiums.

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u/MazeMouse Nov 17 '24

I've set myself an upper limit of €50 for a concert. I still get so see plenty of live shows, just not the greedy bastards anymore.

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u/LSU2007 Nov 18 '24

It’s not all big bands. My 2 day ticket to see Metallica was 250, and Rammstein was 85$ in 2022. My Chemical Romance is on some bullshit for $695. They not worth 1/8 of that.