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What Ticketmaster Doesn't Want You To Know: Concerts Were Cheap For Decades (youtu.be)
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[–] 33 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I have a ticket stub in my basement from when I saw Nine Inch Nails and A Perfect Circle for $40, so I definitely remember. I went to a ton of concert when I was younger making a fraction of what I make now.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    That concert was in 2000, so in today's money that $40 would be around $72.

    In 2022 I saw NIN in Cleveland and got GA tickets for $48 each (including fees).

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Keep in mind NIN in 2022 doesn't have the leading act draw they had in 2000, and that isn't the same as say 1990.

    We need metrics that include their popularity/ticket sales, etc.

    I paid $100 a ticket in 1985 for a stadium sellout band at the time. Ten years before my older siblings paid $40 for the same band.

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