Recent Fluther question about concerts made me think: When I was a teen and young adult, a concert (rock concert at a big venue like a stadium) was anywhere between $8.50 and $12 a ticket. Now to see a big act it’s about $150 a ticket. Most other consumer goods have not risen to a comparable extent.

Do you know the reason why, or can you speculate as to why, concert tickets have gone up so much in price?

The last concert I saw was Motley Crue, and that was $150 a ticket. That was two years ago.

Are you willing to pay $150 a ticket for a maximum of two hours of a concert, even for your favorite band? I go to few concerts now, as it seems like a rip off to pay that much, except for the few and far between.

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