Are concert tickets in USA really that expensive it's better to travel abroad?

[Cubus]

Appearently, some Beyonce fans from USA decided to go to her concert in Sweden, because it's cheaper than her concerts in USA.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/paigeskinner/you-can-get-cheap-beyonce-tickets-in-sweden

[Razp_Sorbet]

Ticketmaster is a scam.

I bought tickets to a comedians show through them at first when I was looking at them deciding if I wanted to go they were $78. A week later when I went to actually buy them they were $98 for the same tickets just because word had gotten out about it and more people were interested.

A little while ago there was talk about the tickets for a Taylor Swift concert. Tickets were going for thousands through Ticketmaster because of the dynamic pricing, I'm talking $12,000 for a single general ticket.

[MORPHEUS_12]

I do roughly 30 concerts a year. Ticketmaster has done this thing where the cost of the ticket is based on demand. Ticketmaster is not the only ticketing company. The most I have ever paid was $250 per ticket. I am a metalhead and would not be caught dead at a Taylor Swift, Beyonce or Madonna show. Those who know how to play their game know how to beat them at it.

[FunkyMonkee]

I haven't been to a concert in at least 15 years so, I have no idea how expensive they are but, the last time Paul McCartney played here, tickets were a few hundred dollars for the shitty seats!! Like, he doesn't have ENOUGH money!! If ANY concert costs more than $15 or $20, I'm not going!!

[exitseven]

THe face value of the tickets are expensive but where they get really expensive is when Ticketmaster and the other scalpers get involved. These agencies at least double the price and if it is a really popular act they can run the price up many times face value.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[Cubus]

You're welcome

[Dinklex3]

I don’t know much about concerts in the US, but in Korea I paid 154,000 KRW ( 116 USD) to see Blackpink in Korea. I was gunna buy a ticket for my friend in the states until I saw tickets were like $600 and up.

[Lucy68]

Depends on who you're going to see perform honestly

[OlderAndWiser]

Most of the concerts I want to attend are between $25 and $150 US.

[OddBeMe]

Can’t imagine flying to Sweden is cheaper, unless they planned a euro trip around it.

But that’s thousands to save what? $100?

[In_Trance]

You're going to save on the concert ticket price and be even further behind with travel accommodation expenses.
I fail to see your logic

[TrueConfection]

They are definitely over priced.

[Wise4myage]

Depends on whom you want to see perform.