More than half of all the money people spend on music is now going to live concert tickets, according to data released last week. Now, we have an idea as to why that is.
According to Pollstar, these were the most expensive concert tickets of 2015, worldwide. Each features the average ticket price, as well as the number of cities and shows performed during 2015.
#17. Taylor Swift
‘The 1989 World Tour’
53 cites, 83 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $110.15
#16. Marc Antony
18 cities, 22 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $110.92
#15. Rod Stewart
17 cities, 34 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $114.30
#14. Robbie Williams
‘Let Me Entertain You Tour’
23 cities, 31 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $115.27
#13. Sting+Paul Simon
‘On Stage Together Tour’
28 cities, 29 shows in 2014 and 2015
Average Ticket Price: $115.85
#12. U2
‘Innocence + Experience Tour 2015’
22 cities, 76 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $118.35
#11. Elton John
52 cities, 86 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $124.49
#10. Fleetwood Mac
‘On with the Show Tour’
62 cities, 78 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $125.61
#9. Bette Midler
‘Divine Intervention Tour’
29 cities, 32 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $127.54
#8. Madonna
‘Rebel Heart Tour’
37 cities, 50 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $127.55
#7. Britney Spears
Vegas Residency, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
1 city, 60 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $136.83
#6. Grateful Dead
Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead
2 cities, 5 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $144.32
#5. Paul McCartney
19 cities, 23 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $155.76
#4. Eagles
‘History of the Eagles Live In Concert’
32 cities, 38 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $159.44
#3. Celine Dion
‘Vegas Residency: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace’
32 shows in 2015
Average ticket price: $163.44
#2. The Rolling Stones
‘Zip Code Tour’
14 cities, 14 shows in 2015
Average Ticket Price: $174.50
#1. Andrea Bocelli
20 cities, 24 shows in 2015
Those prices aren’t bad compared to the reseller markups.
U2 tickets were on sale for over $1000.
Are resellers essentially legalized scalpers? What value do they add to justify their extreme mark-ups?
Obscene, but people obviously pay.
The cheapest J Lo in Vegas is at $270 today.
Clueless why!
We steal their music now. We, the fans are major contributor’s to the high cost of a concert ticket.