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Originally Posted by Macfan4life
Can you believe when I saw Stevie Nicks and Joe Walsh in 1983 great seats were $12.75 
You could go to a concert for about the price of the album. Unbelievable! |
The first Fleetwood Mac show I saw was on the Mirage tour. My ticket cost about $15 (service fees were only a few dollars). These were the times just before Wall Street completely took over and corporations became people. I can take into consideration that inflation and the higher costs of expenses over the years would drive up the prices of tickets. But it seems way out of proportion. Corporations have taken ownership of concert venues and brand them in their name.
I'm grateful that I can still go see a show at an independent, cool vibe, beautiful old vaudeville venue and see artists of caliber like Neil Finn, Amy Mann, Graham Nash in an intimate setting and only pay $35. Get there a little early, stand in the cue before the doors open, and you can sit wherever you want. I usually have the option to sit the the first row, but usually choose the third row. I imagine this experience is similar to the 1960's, when there were numerous clubs on the Hollywood strip, San Francisco, New York and other cities, where you could afford to see many legendary artists without spending hundreds of dollars. I have an advertisement for a 1967 Mamas and Papas show: ticket prices ranged from two to five dollars.