How much are you willing to spend for concert tickets?

A few years ago I chatted with my daughter about the rising costs of concert tickets. I said, “I wouldn't pay $1000 a ticket if John and George came back for a Beatles reunion.” She smirked and said something like ‘Of course, you would. You'd probably be first in line.’

Well yeah, as usual, she was right but, after all, it's THE BEATLES!! But, in 2023, a grand a ticket, while shocking, isn't that unusual. Just this summer we saw that price and even higher for concerts by Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen.

But, it's not just at the upper level of ticket prices. Sometimes, even what seems to be the lower prices makes you shake your head.

I recently went to see the band Little Feat with a friend. When I came home, my partner asked if we spent two hundred dollars each for our tickets. I was surprised because spending anywhere close to that price for that show never crossed my mind. We did buy the seventy-five dollar tickets. For this show, that was about my limit.

I guess the price limit depends on how much you like the artist and/or how deep are your pockets.

When the Rolling Stones played at Soldier Field a few years ago, we spent almost three hundred dollars for tickets in the highest level. It was more than I was comfortable with, but I thought it might be the last time to hear them. It was a one-off deal.

When The Who played here last fall, I wasn't interested because I had seen the band numerous times and didn't see the need to go again. Then, I found tickets for twenty-five dollars…that’s right…TWENTY-FIVE! For that price, I had to go, right?!

I guess the point of this diatribe is as former wrestling legend Ted DiBiase once said, “Everybody has their price!” So, what’s yours?