Co-author Dean Budnick previews 'Ticket Masters' (out June 1), which chronicles the rise of the concert industry's second greatest commodity: the piece of paper that says "admit one." By Shirley ...

A big concert means a big ticket price these days. Last year, the average cost for a concert was $135.92, according to Pollstar. In 2019 it was $91.86. And in 1996 the average ticket price would set ...

With concert season heating up as summer approaches, fans are planning outfits and picture poses for their upcoming concerts. In recent years, though, concerts have become less of a way for ...

I recently attempted to buy tickets to a Lucy Bedroque concert and it was disastrous. They are still relatively underground with roughly 610,000 monthly Spotify listeners, so going in, I felt ...

Live Nation earned $19 billion in revenue from concerts in 2024, which was up 2 percent from 2023, according to an earnings statement from the publicly owned company. “So there's no real joy in going ...

Any concert fan can tell you ticket prices for live music have soared. The average price jumped from $25.81 in 1996 to $135.92 in 2024, according to Pollstar. Look at the prices for this year's ...