7:50 pm - 02/09/2013
This critical mass of such "legacy acts" might push 2013's totals beyond 2012's record sales numbers, estimated at $4.7 billion. That figure was boosted by sold-out tours from very familiar faces, with the three top-grossing performers -- Madonna, Roger Waters and Springsteen -- all card-carrying members of the Rock Hall and long since qualified for AARP membership as well. In fact, six of the top 10 touring acts in 2012 were age 54 or older, and they took in 67 percent of the box office among the industry's leaders.
But here's the rub. While North American grosses hit an all-time high in 2012, fewer seats were filled. The total number of tickets purchased by concertgoers -- 36.7 million -- was down 9 percent from the industry's banner year of 2009. So what's at work here? You guessed it: Ticket prices are reaching new heights, thanks largely to legacy acts, whose average ticket cost more than $100 in 2012. Paul McCartney, Van Halen, Rod Stewart, Aerosmith, Waters and Madonna were in this company last year, headed by The Rolling Stones, whose stupefying average ticket price exceeded $500 (a back-of-the-house, obstructed-view seat at Brooklyn's Barclays Center fetched $176).
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This critical mass of such "legacy acts" might push 2013's totals beyond 2012's record sales numbers, estimated at $4.7 billion. That figure was boosted by sold-out tours from very familiar faces, with the three top-grossing performers -- Madonna, Roger Waters and Springsteen -- all card-carrying members of the Rock Hall and long since qualified for AARP membership as well. In fact, six of the top 10 touring acts in 2012 were age 54 or older, and they took in 67 percent of the box office among the industry's leaders.
But here's the rub. While North American grosses hit an all-time high in 2012, fewer seats were filled. The total number of tickets purchased by concertgoers -- 36.7 million -- was down 9 percent from the industry's banner year of 2009. So what's at work here? You guessed it: Ticket prices are reaching new heights, thanks largely to legacy acts, whose average ticket cost more than $100 in 2012. Paul McCartney, Van Halen, Rod Stewart, Aerosmith, Waters and Madonna were in this company last year, headed by The Rolling Stones, whose stupefying average ticket price exceeded $500 (a back-of-the-house, obstructed-view seat at Brooklyn's Barclays Center fetched $176).
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I'm seeing Garbage @ the Fillmore in Silver Spring
And Rihanna (because my best friend paid for both of our tickets otherwise I wouldn't bother)
and I'll prob catch Trust again in 2 weeks.
I'm going to Eletric Zoo for the 3rd year in a row
Nothing else planned thus far. Jealous that you're seeing Garbage, Shirley Manson is a goddess!!
and i'm hoping i can still manage to get FOB tickets.
Tried and failed to get Fall Out Boy tickets today -_-
Probably some country concerts with my sister and her boyfriend, even though I don't like country (I just want to hang out and drink)
I really want to see Celine Dion, but her tour ends in March and I'm in Washington for school, so it's not gonna happen.
field trip fest with broken social scene, feist, ra ra riot, hayden, etc
my friend wants to get nkotb tix
and i just saw that vampire weekend is coming here
One Direction
Beyonce
ETA: Morrissey if he gets better
Edited at 2013-02-10 05:00 pm (UTC)
The thought of my generation still listening to Taylor Swift and Maroon 5 in thirty years makes me want to puke.
And some acts need to get their VIP ticket prices under control. The Golden Tickets company seems to really be jacking up prices way beyond what I'd ever pay.
tldr; I LOVE MUSIC FESTIVALS
also the first and only stadium concert i went to was blink 182 and it sucked. being far away and watching screens is lame.
Edited at 2013-02-10 01:28 am (UTC)
And I can't @ Guns N Roses being the third headliner lmao
bonnaroo, coachella, sasquatch, lollapalooza, sxsw, glastonbury, reading&leeds
I prefer going to local, small venues and music festivals anyhow! Plus I'm more into DJs now than going to see a rock band or pop act.
also what "generation" are we supposed to be in right now? like gen y or z? i remember reading some article and they mentioned the entitlement of gen z kids...and im like....what
like baby boomers include people that could be my grandparents, and also my actual parents.. it seems weird to generalize that big of a group of people
just like supposedly whatever generation I'm in, according to my human development class in college anyway, starts in like 1981, even though I wasn't born until 1993 so like my teacher was a part of my 'generation' even though we had completely different childhood experiences b/c of technology and shit
Even though I got injured last time (Warped), but at least the last 3 concerts I've been to since then (The Wanted, Train, fun.) were all seated. But still pretty fun. (Especially, well, fun. Derp.)
Edited at 2013-02-10 01:40 am (UTC)