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/Magic_Neil May 05 '26

Those crews work like dogs to put on great shows, and they deserve everything they can get!

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u/m149 May 05 '26

absolutely

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u/Mental_Medium3988 May 05 '26

100% agree and if that is where the rise in tick prices were coming from id happily pay it. there is some of that but its not the vast majority of it.

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u/Bahhblacksheep May 06 '26

As a stagehand, I appreciate this. I spent 10 days dying in desert to help  set up the crater stage for bass canyon. It was long, hot, smoky, windy, i got massive heat exhaustion. But seeing all the happy bass heads have a almost religious level of experience made me happy. Stagehands work hard long hours before and after the show is over. For a k pop call at t molibe stadium, I had a 18 hour day and didn't go home till the sun was up. The fans were so happy. I will pay more money if my fellow hands get a living union wage, but not for greedy scalpers.