Stadium Ticket Pricing

[Muppetmark]

On 1/26/2023 at 6:36 AM, incident said:

The idea of dynamic pricing is that there is no start or end - basically between now and the concert they'll periodically adjust the prices up and down (though probably more up than down) depending on current supply and demand levels and any other factors they can think of in order to gouge as much cash as they can.

In the unlikely event that say there's thousands of unsold tickets for a show a few days before, then dynamically priced tickets could drop well below "face value" in order to try and shift them - but obviously that's rare and isn't going to happen in this case.

I'm still yet to see a gig where it has dynamically priced below FV.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

14 hours ago, Suprefan said:

The consumer protection laws in this country are the other hurdle and theyll never change.

It's in the constitution 

[gfa]

On 1/27/2023 at 5:03 PM, Suprefan said:

But I mean is that the only good thing the House of Commons/Lords have done for you lot in a long while?

They didn't do anything what are you on about

[Padjeq]

On 1/28/2023 at 2:02 AM, Muppetmark said:

I'm still yet to see a gig where it has dynamically priced below FV.

I was having a look at Blue's tour before chrimbo. Tickets in this one block were £28 and then a few weeks later went to £48, which I learned was face value. Didn't realise the first time they were being dynamically priced to try and shift them. Worth checking any arena act that isn't an immediate sell out.

[Muppetmark]

9 minutes ago, Padjeq said:

I was having a look at Blue's tour before chrimbo. Tickets in this one block were £28 and then a few weeks later went to £48, which I learned was face value. Didn't realise the first time they were being dynamically priced to try and shift them. Worth checking any arena act that isn't an immediate sell out.

Good info thanks

[Drinky]

On 12/13/2022 at 5:45 AM, Drinky said:

This is the pricing for Robbie Williams’ show at Luxexpo Open Air next July… (which is not even a stadium but a temporary stage in a convention centre car park). Mad.

(for reference Arctic Monkeys are playing the week before and tickets are €73.50)

When I posted this I assumed they’d have trouble shifting these… and today they’ve announced a second show the day before. No wonder they can charge this if they sell them out

[BenG92]

Anyone know if The Who at st Helens is all seated or if standing presale just sold out? 

[dotdash79]

 

Well expect Beyonce tickets to be another level, 6 floor ticket levels

[aidenlangan95]

48 minutes ago, dotdash79 said:

 

Well expect Beyonce tickets to be another level, 6 floor ticket levels

 Cardiff: 

[dotdash79]

That’s not too bad until the surge pricing kicks in

[Pipine]

I looked at the extra Madonna date that went on sale today, got in the queue early but everything was over £250.. I can’t even remember what the base price was for a lot of the seats.. there may as well not be a base price because it’s all surge priced now. 

[dotdash79]

11 minutes ago, Pipine said:

I looked at the extra Madonna date that went on sale today, got in the queue early but everything was over £250.. I can’t even remember what the base price was for a lot of the seats.. there may as well not be a base price because it’s all surge priced now. 

Axs have them at face value and had some of the cheaper ones on sale. 

[goonerben]

16 hours ago, aidenlangan95 said:

 Cardiff: 

Although also (for London at least)...

[Pipine]

Ouch.. do people really pay those prices?

[BenG92]

49 minutes ago, Pipine said:

Ouch.. do people really pay those prices?

For £2400 I'd want her to personally hand-deliver my ticket.

Basically +£2294 for the chance she actually glances at you. Sheesh. 

[NorthernSoul52]

These prices are horrifying.

Stadium prices, in general, are horrifying.

[Suprefan]

13 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

These prices are horrifying.

Stadium prices, in general, are horrifying.

Yes they pay 

 

also everyone get a load of this bs LN cooked up

 

[moogster]

Heard on the radio today, you could win tickets if you gave a great reason on why you should win tickets for Beyonce. Guy calls "my girlfriend thought she would buy us some as a present but ummmm..."

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

On 2/2/2023 at 12:56 PM, BenG92 said:

For £2400 I'd want her to personally hand-deliver my ticket.

She'd have to print it herself though. Or maybe she could transfer it by WhatsApp

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

3 hours ago, Suprefan said:

Yes they pay 

 

also everyone get a load of this bs LN cooked up

 

This is beyond parody now.

The service fees alone probably equates to what I paid for all of my gigs and festivals in 2022 😂

[NorthernSoul52]

It's just eye-watering greed.

Won't stop me bopping along in the nosebleeds, alas. Pretty proud I've only breached the triple digit figure for a gig once. (Springsteen, Coventry '16, but he's pretty much the family favourite.)

[gigpusher]

I think at this stage it's almost on fans to stop paying this money if we don't want to be ripped off. There's a lot of artists I'd like to see but I'd have to win the lottery to justify the prices they charge. I'm resigned at the moment that my days or arena and stadium gigs are probably just over. 

I'd maybe try and pay base price for some of them but this surge pricing can get in the bin as far as I am concerned. 

[NorthernSoul52]

I do wonder if there will ever be a point where it breaks and it becomes clear the model is wrecked - but I doubt it.

[Suprefan]

So i didnt notice the link i sent for the LN statement embedded. Here is what theyre trying to tell congress to do to make it seem that they arent to blame at all. Its a pdf so click away

 

 

live-nation-memo-on-ticketing-reforms.pdf

[Quark]

52 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

I think at this stage it's almost on fans to stop paying this money if we don't want to be ripped off. There's a lot of artists I'd like to see but I'd have to win the lottery to justify the prices they charge. I'm resigned at the moment that my days or arena and stadium gigs are probably just over. 

I'd maybe try and pay base price for some of them but this surge pricing can get in the bin as far as I am concerned. 

So long as you've got just enough people willing and able to pay the stupid money, it'll keep going.  If you're selling 100,000 tickets and 100,001 can afford and will pay it, you've sold out.  Fuck the rest.