sam_gordon
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 26, 2010
I don't think people are going to a concert just to go to a concert. They're going to a concert because they want to see a certain performer. As such, they're not going to be able to go to a county fair and see Billy Joel, Elton John, or the Imagine Dragons.When my uncles were teenagers they used to go to a lot of concerts and they would save their allowances for the tickets and when the concert finally arrived my uncles would spend their allowances buying the concert tickets but when my mom and aunt used to attend concerts when they were teens they would always win tickets from the radio station contests and my aunt used to work for a radio station and she would always get free tickets all the time. I don't recall how much my uncles used to pay for their concert tickets but they would make it a huge hobby to go see rock concerts when they were teens. But back then going to concerts used to be a huge fad for people especially if a certain band or singer they like is on tour in their state and sometimes the concert is a huge success that tickets are sold out automatically. Take for instance back in the 80's my mom was going to see George Strait in concert and my dad who was just her best friend at the time kept promising tickets for her and her friends but by the time my dad tried desperately to score tickets they were sold out and Mom couldn't believe it but she got great tickets for Kenny Rogers concerts. But if you look at it from a whole new ball game the reason why concerts are now expensive to attend is because when looking from a different vision the pandemic affected concert venues very much due to artists postponing tours. But when you have artists such as Billy Joel and Elton John that are having comeback and farewell tours that means the tickets for those concerts will become higher priced and get raised even higher until the tickets finally sell out and all people have are the mediocre seating. But a little known secret that people don't know about is to check out county fairs for concerts which sometimes are free with admission which usually have famous bands and singers in their lineup such as the Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles which for years has had famous singers and bands perform free concerts with fair admission. But if you are thinking long and hard about attending a concert do a bit of research on ticket prices before you attend because you may find a better deal on tickets in the unexpected places