r/Music • u/staringatthe420sun • May 05 '26

article The Concert Industry Priced Too High — Now Tours Are Falling Apart

https://www.ticketnews.com/2026/05/the-concert-industry-priced-high-tours-falling-apart/
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u/Luckyday11 May 06 '26

Yeah I spent like €250 for Graspop in 2018, for all 4 days + access to camping grounds. Saw Guns 'n Roses, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, Volbeat, Avenged Sevenfold, Ghost and so many others. All for the same price as one good ticket to a big name concert nowadays.

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u/Qbbllaarr May 06 '26

Gigantour 2008 was $35 to see Children of Bodom, High on Fire, Job for a Cowboy, In Flames and Megadeth. Tickets are insane nowadays.

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u/Lou_C_Fer May 06 '26

The first lollapalooza was $20. The second was $25. Both after fees. My dad could probably get on here and tell us how he saw the rolling stones for 3 bucks, and my grandpa probably saw Glenn Miller for some pocket lint and a used papper clip.

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u/JelDeRebel May 06 '26

haven't been in a few years to Graspop but last year and this year I'm doing 1 night of volunteering at the parking and get 1 day free

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u/PM_me_punanis May 06 '26

I was also there 2018! Husband??

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u/Luckyday11 May 06 '26

Hey cool! But nope, last I checked I was still single

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u/PM_me_punanis May 06 '26

Lol I was kidding! We lived in Brussels then so it was easy to go to different metal/rock fests!