{"id":691613,"date":"2025-09-24T00:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/live-nations-ceo-thinks-concert-tickets-are-underpriced\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T00:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:15:23","slug":"live-nations-ceo-thinks-concert-tickets-are-underpriced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/live-nations-ceo-thinks-concert-tickets-are-underpriced\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Nation\u2019s CEO thinks concert tickets are \u201cunderpriced\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a34be826836e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/live-nations-ceo-thinks-concert-tickets-are-underpriced\/#Speaking_at_an_industry_event_this_month_Michael_Rapino_suggested_that_there_is_%E2%80%9Ca_lot_of_runway%E2%80%9D_to_raise_prices\" >Speaking at an industry event this month, Michael Rapino suggested that there is \u201ca lot of runway\u201d to raise prices.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Speaking_at_an_industry_event_this_month_Michael_Rapino_suggested_that_there_is_%E2%80%9Ca_lot_of_runway%E2%80%9D_to_raise_prices\"><\/span>Speaking at an industry event this month, Michael Rapino suggested that there is \u201ca lot of runway\u201d to raise prices. <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-274306\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2236584160_vlyzwn\/live-nation-ceo-concert-tickets-underpriced-underappreciated.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2236584160_vlyzwn\/live-nation-ceo-concert-tickets-underpriced-underappreciated.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2236584160_vlyzwn\/live-nation-ceo-concert-tickets-underpriced-underappreciated.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2236584160_vlyzwn\/live-nation-ceo-concert-tickets-underpriced-underappreciated.jpg 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1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2236584160_vlyzwn\/live-nation-ceo-concert-tickets-underpriced-underappreciated.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2236584160_vlyzwn\/live-nation-ceo-concert-tickets-underpriced-underappreciated.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"Live Nation\u2019s CEO thinks concert tickets are \u201cunderpriced\u201d\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><\/p>\n<p>      Gary Miller\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-274305\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            There are lots of words that may run through your head as you buy tickets to a live concert in 2025 but &#8220;bargain&#8221; probably isn&#8217;t one of them. That&#8217;s what Michael Rapino, CEO at Live Nation, seems to think, though.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Speaking last week at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/09\/17\/live-nation-ceo-demand-concert-tickets-underpriced.html\">CNBC and Boardroom\u2019s \u201cGame Plan\u201d conference<\/a>, Rapino pointed out that despite the rising costs of live music, demand from fans has never been higher and he believes that tickets might actually be \u201cunderpriced.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cMusic has been under<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>reciated,\u201d Rapino said, per <i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/live-nationceo-concerts-aunderpriced-are-they-1235432347\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a><\/i>. He used an analogy to another world that relies on live audiences to make his point. \u201cIn sports, I joke it\u2019s like a badge of honor to spend 70 grand for a Knicks courtside [seat]. They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyonc\u00e9.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            He continued, \u201cWe have a lot of runway left. So when you read about ticket prices going up, the average concert price is still $72. Try going to a Laker <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> for that, and there\u2019s 80 of them. The concert is underpriced and has been for a long time.\u201d\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            That $72 figure Rapino cited appears to be a little off, though not by much. 2024 data compiled by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/news.pollstar.com\/2024\/12\/13\/2024bizanalysis\/\">Pollstar<\/a> suggested that the average cost to see one of the 100 top tours in the United States was $136. Drilling further into the numbers, the average cost of attending a stadium show came out at $128 with arena ($98.78), amphitheater ($70), theater ($75), and club ($43) level acts following. This, of course, does not factor in the problem of scalpers and the hugely increased fees charged on the secondary market.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Rapino suggested that ticket prices cost what they do today because artists are putting so much of their money into elaborate and costly productions in an effort to put on a memorable show. Fans are, however, also having to contend with additional fees and dynamic before they even set inside a venue and see the impressive pyro displays and elaborate light shows.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The comments don&#8217;t suggest that the cost of attending live music is going to become more affordable any time soon. In 2022 the Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit against Live Nation and accused the company of operating as a monopoly, an allegation they have so far denied. Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission has filed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ticketmaster-live-nation-ftc-lawsuit-tickets\/\">its own suit<\/a>, accusing Ticketmaster of hiding fees from customers and not doing enough to stop scalpers exploiting their platform.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">David Renshaw<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/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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