Concert tickets are becoming increasingly more and more expensive, making it difficult for students to see their favorite bands or artists live. This rise in cost is causing many fans to wonder if they can afford to go to any future concerts or if the heavy price of tickets is even worth the sacrifice. Whether it’s the big production costs with shows becoming flashier, the massive fancy venues being performed in, or the high demand for tickets, prices keep going up and don’t seem to be falling anytime soon. Sophomore Isabel Gacula shares her own frustrating experience in trying to buy tickets to see one of her favorite artists. “Ticket prices now for concerts are so expensive and it kind of sucks because there are so many concerts that I want to go to because I like so many artists,” Gacula said. “For example, one I really want to go to is the Deftones concert but the tickets were way overpriced so I can’t go.”
However, some students are fortunate enough to have their parents buy their tickets and don’t have to pay the steep prices themselves. “I’m going to the Tyler, The Creator concert in March and the prices were a little high,” sophomore Ben Starr said. “Thankfully, I didn’t have to pay for them myself. I got them as a birthday gift so that’s great for me, but if I had to pay for them myself, I probably wouldn’t have gone or gotten as good of seats as I have.”
Freshman Keria Trask has also been wanting to go to the same concert but hasn’t had the same luck. “I think tickets nowadays are way too expensive. I should be able to pay for the concerts of artists that I want to see like the Tyler, The Creator concert,” Trask said. “I want to go but the tickets are up to $200 which I can’t pay but I really want to see him.”