stanh Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 Couldn't see a topic similar to this, so thought it'd be worthwhile starting... Following Blur's Wembley Stadium announcement today, I thought it'd be interesting to see the average pricing for Stadium gigs next year. Correct me if I have done any of my maths wrong on here, but seems that the average price for a Stadium show next Summer is currently £97.99. Where possible I have chosen to get the price from See Tickets and a London date, however, in some cases that hasn't been possible - but I think it's all near enough the same anyways. Hope some of you find this of interest, will try to keep updated as and when further shows get announced! 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettredmayne Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 That is very interesting, thanks for all your hard work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maelzoid Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 Good skills here. I'd be keen to see how this evolves as more shows are announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovelanegan Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 Interesting and another reminder of why I rarely go to stadium gigs. Paying through the nose for a worse experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanh Posted November 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 No worries guys, glad some of you have found it interesting to see, was very curious myself to see as well what the actual average pricing is, it's crazy how during these past few years how much everything has skyrocketed! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K2SO Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 Those Blur prices are disgusting 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levitz Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, K2SO said: Those Blur prices are disgusting I think you meant: those Blur, Pink, Motley Crue and Springsteen prices are disgusting. Edited November 15, 2022 by Levitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprefan Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 7 hours ago, K2SO said: Those Blur prices are disgusting Wait for Taylor Swift and Beyonce. You guys are just getting upset at lower end artists doing stadium gigs. Dont worry, im gonna be updating the dynamic pricing thread a lot tomorrow, taylor swift is gonna have a day and you better save your pennies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chazwwe Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Blur being £50 more expensive than Harry Styles is genuinely surprising, but his tickets were also ruined by dynamic pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan1984 Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) Well done to Arctic Monkeys and Sam Fender/their teams for keeping prices more affordable. Not a stadium show but how much was Pulp at Finsbury Park? Edited November 15, 2022 by Ryan1984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisco Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 3 minutes ago, Ryan1984 said: Well done to Arctic Monkeys and Sam Fender/their teams for keeping prices more affordable. Not a stadium show but how much was Pulp at Finsbury Park? £75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip997 Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 hour ago, chazwwe said: Blur being £50 more expensive than Harry Styles is genuinely surprising, but his tickets were also ruined by dynamic pricing. All those prices are disgusting, but Blur are worth £50 more than Styles. A local pub band are worth £50 more the Styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenG92 Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Not just stadiums, arenas too. £95 for blink-182 was just ridiculous, the last gig I'm spending that much money on is my final chance to see Roger Waters. I see a lot of people agreeing that they're priced out of festivals now but I'm the opposite, I'm priced out of gigs and would rather put 3 gigs worth of money into a pot and go to a festival and see 25x as many acts. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Chris Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 In bygone days bands generally used to use tours as a way of promoting a new album, now with the availability of streaming music and the unlimited access to it bands now tour to make money. Not the only reason for the increased price of tickets but must affect it. Also many venues are now a lot more plush rather than the iconic converted old cinemas I used to love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigpusher Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Very interesting. Looks like there is a trend of the cheaper seats going which is sad to see. Other than that Blur don't seem to be that far out in terms of pricing. Appreciate with stadium shows it can be difficult to compare as some acts put on a much bigger show in terms of set/dancers etc and all these people do need to be paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6l6e6x Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Looking forward to picking up some cheap last minute tickets to motley crue. Fully seated = rock and roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padjeq Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 12 hours ago, stanh said: Couldn't see a topic similar to this, so thought it'd be worthwhile starting... Following Blur's Wembley Stadium announcement today, I thought it'd be interesting to see the average pricing for Stadium gigs next year. Correct me if I have done any of my maths wrong on here, but seems that the average price for a Stadium show next Summer is currently £97.99. Where possible I have chosen to get the price from See Tickets and a London date, however, in some cases that hasn't been possible - but I think it's all near enough the same anyways. Hope some of you find this of interest, will try to keep updated as and when further shows get announced! This is very nice. Additionally Def Leppard and Crue are doing gigs with golden circle (£138 approx) and regular standing (£95.20 exact) in glasgow and sheffield. Wembley is the only one with all seating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeezLouise Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 7 hours ago, Levitz said: I think you meant: those Blur, Pink, Motley Crue and Springsteen prices are disgusting. The others are all international artists that have stuff to ship about so would expect it to be more pricey. I think because it’s blur it’s more shocking. If it had been Oasis id expect it. But I expect better from blur. I don’t know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Even The Prodigy. 72 euros for the gig in Dublin next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanoL Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 42 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said: In bygone days bands generally used to use tours as a way of promoting a new album, now with the availability of streaming music and the unlimited access to it bands now tour to make money. Not the only reason for the increased price of tickets but must affect it. Yup. And prior to that, touring never really made much money, you aimed to break even on the tour and then profit on merch sales. Which venues got wind of, and instead of thinking "that's a handy attitude, means the booking fees for artists are much cheaper than they should be" went "actually, we want 20% of the revenue on all merch sales in our venue". So now bands cost more to book, which mean venues and promoters charge more, which mean tickets cost more. Coupled with huge swathes of the industry moving on over COVID when there was no work - not the artists - the road crew, the sound and lighting guys, the audio engineers... so demand for their work is up which mean prices are. And then everyone in the entire supply chain trying to claw back years of lost income to get themselves and their companies out of the debt they've taken on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestacres Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Paramore was £95 and that really is a step too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levitz Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 22 minutes ago, GeezLouise said: The others are all international artists that have stuff to ship about so would expect it to be more pricey. I think because it’s blur it’s more shocking. If it had been Oasis id expect it. But I expect better from blur. I don’t know why. Kinda my point, people are angry at Blur who will have similar costs for a stadium gig. It’s an inconsistent reaction. It’s a bit like the rush for Peter Kay tix, I didn’t see similar outrage I saw people trying to multiple tix and being annoyed by the queue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeezLouise Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Levitz said: Kinda my point, people are angry at Blur who will have similar costs for a stadium gig. It’s an inconsistent reaction. It’s a bit like the rush for Peter Kay tix, I didn’t see similar outrage I saw people trying to multiple tix and being annoyed by the queue. I don't think it is inconsistent. they're a british artist - british acts tend not to charge as much as US artists so people are surprised. (you'd expect it from Oasis because they're dicks) Edited November 15, 2022 by GeezLouise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfuhruhurr Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Stadiums are a nightmare, every time I say this is the last time I go to see a band in an echo chamber with bellends. Then another big tour rocks up for me to spend money on the worst way to watch a band. I are a clown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Supply and demand. If these big acts struggled to sell their tickets, they'd either not tour or reduce their prices. It's up to the ticket buying public. If people are prepared to pay then so be it. Increasingly, I'm not. The biggest problem is not the huge acts, it's everyone else making music who get very little from recorded work (Because of Spotify, Apple Tunes, etc.) compared with the past, and live music in smaller venues seems to be really struggling. We are in danger of having less and less live music below the major acts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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