{"id":512329,"date":"2022-11-19T01:24:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T22:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bruce-springsteen-defends-high-ticket-prices-for-his-2023-tour\/"},"modified":"2022-11-19T01:24:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T22:24:45","slug":"bruce-springsteen-defends-high-ticket-prices-for-his-2023-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bruce-springsteen-defends-high-ticket-prices-for-his-2023-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bruce Springsteen defends high ticket prices for his 2023 tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276b30de0de\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276b30de0de\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bruce-springsteen-defends-high-ticket-prices-for-his-2023-tour\/#%E2%80%9CBruce_Springsteen_defends_high_ticket_prices_for_his_2023_tour%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Bruce Springsteen defends high ticket prices for his 2023 tour&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBruce_Springsteen_defends_high_ticket_prices_for_his_2023_tour%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Bruce Springsteen defends high ticket prices for his 2023 tour&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The Boss has finally addressed the sky-high prices for his upcoming 2023 tour. <\/p>\n<p>For the first time in his career, Bruce Springsteen, 73, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/bruce-springsteen-covers-lp-fan-outrage-ticket-prices-1234632658\/\">told Rolling Stone<\/a> that he opted to use Ticketmaster\u2019s dynamic pricing model to sell tickets. This allows for extreme inflation based on demand. <\/p>\n<p>But fans were not pleased with the varying ticket prices \u2014 some reaching up to $5,000 \u2014 when they went on sale in July. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I do is a very simple thing. I tell my guys, \u2018Go out and see what everybody else is doing. Let\u2019s charge a little less.\u2019 That\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly the directions,\u201d he explained to the magazine. \u201cThey go out and set it up. For the past 49 years or however long we\u2019ve been playing, we\u2019ve pretty much been out there under market value. I\u2019ve enjoyed that. It\u2019s been great for the fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time I told them, \u2018Hey, we\u2019re 73 years old. The guys are there. I want to do what everybody else is doing, my peers.\u2019 So that\u2019s what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened. That\u2019s what they did<em>,\u201d <\/em>Springsteen laughed. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bruce-springsteen-e-street-band-concert.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bruce Springsteen, center, sings with Nils Lofgren and Steven Van Zandt as the E Street Band on Feb. 16, 2016.\" class=\"wp-image-24711448\" width=\"641\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bruce-springsteen-e-street-band-concert.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1282w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bruce-springsteen-e-street-band-concert.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=960 961w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bruce-springsteen-e-street-band-concert.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=641 641w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bruce-springsteen-e-street-band-concert.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=320 320w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bruce-springsteen-e-street-band-concert.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\"\/><figcaption>Bruce Springsteen, center, sings with Nils Lofgren and Steven Van Zandt as the E Street Band on Feb. 16, 2016.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">TNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He noted that ticket buying has gotten confusing for both fans and artists, and maintained that \u201cmost of our tickets are totally affordable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re in that affordable range. We have those tickets that are going to go for that [higher] price somewhere anyway. The ticket broker or someone is going to be taking that money. I\u2019m going, \u2018Hey, why shouldn\u2019t that money go to the guys that are going to be up there sweating three hours a night for it?\u2019 \u201d he reasoned. <\/p>\n<p>While the average Springsteen ticket set a fan back $250, the \u201cBorn in the USA\u201d legend said he knew that choosing to sell seats this way may be \u201cunpopular with some fans,\u201d but is still confident that his performances are worth the investment. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bruce-springsteen-tonight-show.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Bruce Springsteen on &quot;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24711455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bruce-springsteen-tonight-show.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1364 1364w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bruce-springsteen-tonight-show.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bruce-springsteen-tonight-show.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bruce-springsteen-tonight-show.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bruce-springsteen-tonight-show.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Springsteen revealed he would attend Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cEras Tour\u201d in 2023. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Image<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut if there\u2019s any complaints on the way out, you can have your money back,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n<p>While Springsteen admitted he doesn\u2019t \u201clike to be the poster boy for high ticket prices,\u201d he revealed he hasn\u2019t totally written off dynamic pricing for future tours. But that discussion, he said, won\u2019t happen anytime soon. <\/p>\n<p>His comments come as Ticketmaster is facing criticism \u2014 and an investigation by the Department of Justice \u2014 into the fiasco that was the presale for Taylor Swift\u2019s upcoming \u201cEras Tour.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The ticket-selling company reported that more than 14 million Swifties flocked to its website on Tuesday, resulting in crazy long wait times and limited \u2014 and pricey \u2014 tickets for those selected to take part in the verified fan presale. <\/p>\n<p>The company\u00a0then canceled its general public ticket sale\u00a0for the songstress\u2019 upcoming tour, leaving millions of wannabe concertgoers outraged.<\/p>\n<p>Swift addressed the disaster on Friday, pointing the blame at Ticketmaster, which allegedly told her camp repeatedly that it could handle the intense demand.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/taylor-swift-concert-msg-2019.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Taylor Swift  in 2019\" class=\"wp-image-24711484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/taylor-swift-concert-msg-2019.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/taylor-swift-concert-msg-2019.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/taylor-swift-concert-msg-2019.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Taylor Swift, 32, addressed her \u201cEras Tour\u201d Ticketmaster disaster on Friday, saying it \u201creally pisses me off.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt really pisses me off that a lot of them [fans] feel like they went through several bear attacks to get them,\u201d the \u201cShake It Off\u201d singer wrote in a statement posted to her Instagram Story. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Springsteen addressed speculation on \u201cThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon\u201d that he and Swift may stop in and perform on each other\u2019s shows from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>He said he would be attending a Swift show, but only because his daughter \u201cwill make sure of it,\u201d adding, \u201cShe\u2019s welcome on E Street anytime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBruce Springsteen and The E Street Band 2023 Tour\u201d kicks off on Feb. 1, 2023, in Tampa, Florida, and wraps up on Jul. 25 in Monza, Italy.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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