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Why are music festivals so expensive?

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Today there are festivals in more parts of the world than ever before–and ticket prices are higher than ever before. Why are festivals so expensive? Read more about how big stars maximise their take from tours here: https://econ.st/30ktI6U

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49 comments

@HarleyButler-ox3qn August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Boomtown is full of chavs on cheap drugs now lol

@renzokata August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

The 3rd class citizens aren't welcome…

@PeoplesChoiceofficial August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

GREEDY ARTISTs DEALs – THATS WHY !

@rose-kp4lf August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

it'll go abroad recycle ♻️
saw documentary

@swiss_olla August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

🎯 Key points for quick navigation:

🎪 Running a festival involves meticulous planning and a vast array of logistical considerations, resembling the setup of a small town.
🎶 The shift in the music industry's economics, particularly with the rise of streaming, has heightened the importance of touring for artists, resulting in increased performance fees.
💰 Consolidation in the festival market by companies like Live Nation and AEG Live has led to higher ticket prices and a more uniform festival experience.
🌍 Despite the global expansion of festivals, attendance has declined, partly due to the homogenization of festival experiences.
🎭 Some independent festivals have differentiated themselves by focusing on creating unique experiences beyond just the lineup of performers.
🎟️ While headlining acts may attract attendees initially, the overall festival experience is the primary reason most people buy tickets.
📱 Festivals capitalize on the digital age by offering immersive experiences and providing opportunities for attendees to document and share their experiences online.
🔮 Future festivals may emphasize transformative experiences, positioning tickets as investments in personal growth and self-discovery.

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@Whopcap August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

I always go BECAUSE of the artist. That suprised me to hear the opposite

@leomansel364 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

😡😡

@vodkaboy August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

"j'y étais" mentality is tiresome, even more so for the people living it

@KTC12490 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

8mil for 30min performance is crazy like why do people need to get paid that extreme 8 mil she can literally coast the rest of her like after that 30mins

@colourbasscolourbassweapon2135 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

one example Festivals speakers are very heavy because I own one and I've been around one since the age of 6 ngl no cap

@greatdaneacdc August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Entertain us! OK!
$500. Bucks

@WolfBang44 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Buying out competition shallows the market. It’s a lot cheaper to go to a bar than a festival.

@cassandra.gaming2024 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Does someone knows what is the music at the beginning ?

@ray-de-yolisten9934 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

The U.K. festivals are way better planned out than U.S. festivals for example Coachella is not well planned out for the concert goers. Paying $500 something dollars (General Admission) and there are lines for everything means they don't really care about the people attending. Not to mention the heat and lack of cold water at the water stations.

@Felipe00162 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Everybody needs to hear this!!!

@richardojeda2124 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

I don’t think festivals are expensive lol. I saw Metallica by themselves and it was over 100 bucks for the ticket… then I saw them play at a rock festival with 60 other bands and they themselves played two different sets… for 200 bucks

@michaelbyrd524 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Greed! Most attendants today can afford to say they were there without actually watching the show.

@currentphonograph7487 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Looks like fun

@TheADzioba August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Large festivals are basically cities and you need a lot of infrastructure, staff, supplies, and of course talent to make it all work. And that costs a lot of money.

@eduardovasquez5803 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

nuts to know people is not going for the artist, seems like rich beahaviour and i cant undersertand it

@10-OSwords August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

This actually seems right to me as far as how artists make $. Putting out a record then collecting residuals forever seems…lazy, going on tour is doing the work & you should get paid for WORKING.

@tonyk174 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Festivals are not expensive. If you are able to pay for a gig in arena 50-100 (euro, p's, dollars) then 200 is nothing if you think how many artists is there during that two days(or more).

@youngjiggymf1704 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

The real question is why do certain artist charge more just to see them than a festival ticket costs

@Zneiero August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

I barely go fests but preparing to go 2 concerts in general is stressful. The websites have awful at giving accurate information on where to buy tickets. Low level or volunteer servant employees

@lordtraxroy August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

thats why i like festivals like senstation black in the 2000s because the overall experience was more about different themes and stories like they had a future scifi space theme with aliens and so on

@karenfreeman1601 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Wells Fargo is on the center of the money crimes crises. Naples Florida and Cleveland Ohio csme up with zero interest a set back for federal government money that lasted years. Right now they are taking cash out of the system in bill and transferring brinks to boxes for the elites.

@BrotherHoodofTheDogxix August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

I used to like to go to concerts but not this experience BS. IF your life is lacking so much in experience that you have to buy into it, I am so sorry.

@bosola7168 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

It's also funny how the prices skyrocket, but the quality of music plummets.

@michelzubabi4915 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Ezzz mathys

@user-tw6gp5wc1q August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Now we need that expensive music festivals.

@juliohernandez9372 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

This festival looks weak.

@koopakiid16 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

I never buy festival tickets for a lineup, I buy it for the communal experience. If I wanna see an artist I buy a ticket to a solo show

@ianwimbles1440 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

HAWKFEST will never die and it will always be independent!the best festival ever!

@davewilliams5357 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

the first festival i went to i asked my son a simple question name at least ten bands you wanna see there he did and it was download 2017 i dont personally thin k its that expensive cause of venue prices for a single band concert compared to a festival overall price structure

@plywoodpenya1119 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Then covid came

@rickymarwah3438 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

'atmosphere' lol

@user-eh4gy8hd5n August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

agrarian economy of commodity -> industrial economy of goods -> service economy -> experience economy

@jolien391 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

I've only been to European rock festivals, but considering how many bands and artists you get to see in 4 days or so, i'd say the price isn't that high. If you were to go see all of these artists individually you'd pay 100 times more

@guiperdrix August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

INCREDIBLE- Thank you for sharing this !! Very inspirational and wants me to align what I do with a bigger calling of creating transformational experiences. Truly powerful – keep it up! 🔥🥒🙌🎧✨

@shantelfullerton9865 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

I did it about three weeks ago. I learned a lot about it on the Woodglut website. Check.

@davidfitcher2953 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

For me Pop music is not a festival

@nenzoch August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

coucou elsa <3

@mystictransience1959 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Because they're scams?

@dutchstreamer7032 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

This prices are nothing when you compare it with the '538 Oranjedag' event in Holland hihi, prices for tickets for this (corona)event can be cost thousends of euros😂💸

@charlesgarrett7766 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Music festivals = rich kids only

@neildavies3762 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

Glastonbury is not expensive in my opinion, it’s the best 5 days of the year. Putting on that monster is costly. They don’t pay so much to the acts because for eg Lionel Richie played the legends slot on Sunday afternoon, the next day his greatest hits album went to number 1, 10 years after release when it didn’t come close to number 1. Profits go to local charities and others such as water aid. My favourite place in the world. Even when it’s not on during the year it’s my favourite place to walk. 👍🇬🇧

@j.jester7821 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

ticketmaster greed is a big problem. i feel sad for todays youth. I grew up in the 70s, we made our own experiences. We had field parties, an open field, a flatbed truck a generator and some kocal bands (and kegs of cheap beer)

@BlueLazeMusic August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

They're expensive cause they need the land, the artists, the food and sometimes the hotels.

@flowersflower110 August 24, 2024 - 7:42 am

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