It's not just JLo: Why big musical acts can't sell out concerts anymore
It's not just JLo: Why big musical acts can't sell out concerts anymore
Concerts are being canceled and postponed as artists from Jennifer Lopez to the Black Keys are having a harder time selling tickets than expected.
We can't go anymore, first, tickets are expensive, like starting at $200-300 in Canada. Then the minute they go on sale, they are all sold to scalpers who resell them $2000 on kijiji. Madonna tickets reached $6000.
So I stopped caring about live concerts.
Plus, if you don't live in Vancouver or Toronto, your chance of seeing a non Canadian artist is a lot more slim. And even then, they might come nearby, but then you're spending either gas money, a plane ticket, plus staying overnight at a hotel.
Idk about everyone else, but I'm struggling to pay the cost of living. Never mind having a luxury like that.
Sorry Live Nation, the billionaires gouging us for food and shelter take precedence. 😢😢😢
The billionaires are enshittifying everything.
I'm surprised it wasn't spun as, "Gen-Z ruins another thing! Why does Gen-Z hate live music?"
I hope more billionare mega concerts get cancelled. One of the reasons: https://www.elnacional.cat/en/news/taylor-swift-spreads-covid-fans-ill-madrid-paris-concerts_1230525_102.html
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Lopez announced a tour to support her new album (and truly wild accompanying movie), "This Is Me … Now," earlier this year, but she wound up canceling a bunch of dates amid weak sales.
The rock duo The Black Keys scrapped a planned arena tour and are expected to announce a "revised" set of dates at smaller venues.
Coachella lagged this year, and there's been chatter about a variety of acts not hitting home runs sales-wise in some instances and locations, including Cardi B, Justin Timberlake, and Pink.
And sometimes, you can be humbled," said Jarred Arfa, the head of global music at Independent Artist Group, whose client roster includes Billy Joel, 50 Cent, and Metallica.
(They said Wallows is selling "well" without providing on-the-record specifics and pointed to public statements from the Black Keys and Lopez, the tours of which Live Nation all produced.)
Live Nation-Ticketmaster dominates the market, which critics — including the Department of Justice, which is suing the company over claims of anti-competitive practices — say stifles innovation, allows for unfair markups, and contributes to an overall negative experience for fans.
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