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I bet you'll see a pretty tight correlation between rate of ticket price increase and rate of population growth. This isn't a "capitalism ruined X" problem. It's a "too many people" problem. When supply is so far outstripped by demand of course prices soar.
more population means more artists and artistry, which means more concerts, but please go ahead and make this about "overpopulation"
Yes, but there's only one Taylor Swift and she can only perform for so many people at once.
You can still to see less-popular artists for a few bucks, but for the mega-stars the population increase is absolutely a factor because the supply can't be increased while the demand is growing
Taylor Swift is often doing three stadium shows in cities she is visiting. Her tour capacity is huge.
She's not doing 3 times as many shows as previous artists though. Doing 3 shows in one place means she's not doing 2 others elsewhere.