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Multiple musical artists cancelling summer tour dates because ticket sales are so bad
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:05 pm
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:05 pm
Being coined "blue dot fever" due to all the blue dots (empty seats) shown on Ticketmaster maps. Supply far exceeding demand for many artists.
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Ticketmaster charging fees that are damn near the cost of the ticket itself is one of the world's greatest scams.
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Blue dot fever hit Kid Cudi, as he canceled his Birmingham, Alabama show on May 5, telling fans that ticket sales "just weren't strong enough."
The Pussycat Dolls also hinted that low ticket sales were why they pulled the plug on all but one date on the North American leg of their reunion tour.
Post Malone was due to kick off his Big arse Stadium Tour with Jelly Roll on May 13, but he has now canceled six dates, including El Paso, Waco, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Tampa, and Oxford, and will now begin the tour on June 13.
Meghan Trainor canceled her entire The Get In Girl Tour in mid-April, citing the release of her album, Toy with Me, and the arrival of her third child with husband Daryl Sabara.
While her reasons are completely valid, reports claimed that sales for the tour were lower than anticipated, with resale listings reportedly falling as low as $10 before the tour was scrapped.
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Fans have long complained about the rising cost of concert tickets, and they aren't wrong.
According to Pollstar, the live music industry trade publication, average primary-market ticket prices jumped from $96.17 to $135.92 between 2019 and 2024.
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Ticketmaster charging fees that are damn near the cost of the ticket itself is one of the world's greatest scams.
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:06 pm to Kinderman
Malone did it bc of rehab…I mean he’s working on his music.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:08 pm to Kinderman
The gig is literally up. Either play music for your fans and make a little money or cancel and your brand and career die with your greed. Your choice overinflated ego musicians who think their opinion is somehow more important than the common man.
This post was edited on 5/9/26 at 10:02 am
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:09 pm to Kinderman
The music is shite, and the tickets are too expensive, that's why.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:13 pm to Kinderman
$135 to watch someone lip synch a song? GTFO
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:17 pm to Shiftyplus1
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The music is shite, and the tickets are too expensive, that's why.
It just isnt worth it for all but a handful of performers IMO.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:19 pm to Kinderman
Fix the scalper/bot market issue and I'm in. Those things add enough friction that I won't make an attempt unless I really love the artist.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:20 pm to Lickitty Split
Go woke go broke. That’s why Lee Greenwood and Kid Rock are crushing it.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:23 pm to Kinderman
The stadium and arena concert scene is dying anyways as the 60s and 70s acts stop touring and/or die.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:24 pm to Kinderman
I'm waiting until they make a Taylor Swift Holograph Projection Concert to see her because I think once it's done like that ticket prices might be reasonable.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:30 pm to Kinderman
Now do non-shite artists.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:35 pm to Kinderman
The artists have been partners with Ticketmaster as they raked in the dollars in collusion with TM’s fees and internal scalping.
People are fed up. Also, didn’t help when the CEO said he thinks concert tickets are actually underpriced.
People are fed up. Also, didn’t help when the CEO said he thinks concert tickets are actually underpriced.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:42 pm to jcaz
I think its the same as sports...
Whats better: spending $300 to watch a great concert from the nosebleeds where you're basically watching the jumbotron, or watching from your couch on a 72" TV?
Whats better: spending $300 to watch a great concert from the nosebleeds where you're basically watching the jumbotron, or watching from your couch on a 72" TV?
This post was edited on 5/8/26 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:44 pm to Kinderman
quote:Who wants to pay $100+ for tickets to be sweating in late May and June in outdoor stadiums for a concert?
Post Malone was due to kick off his Big arse Stadium Tour with Jelly Roll on May 13, but he has now canceled six dates, including El Paso, Waco, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Tampa, and Oxford, and will now begin the tour on June 13.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:51 pm to NIH
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Kid Rock are crushing it.
That and he's playing at Lamar Dixon; not trying to fill Tiger Stadium.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 10:52 pm to Shiftyplus1
Same can be said about pro sports with college right behind
Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:02 pm to jcaz
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Also, didn’t help when the CEO said he thinks concert tickets are actually underpriced.
With what a lot of tickets were bringing on the secondary market he is right. He just has no leg to stand on because his shitty company is fricking everyone with all the fees.
For most shows of interest the secondary market has proven that tickets are underpriced. If that weren't true there wouldn't be scalpers lining up for every popular event and people willing to pay them on the secondary market. Maybe we've reached a breaking point in that regard.
This post was edited on 5/8/26 at 11:04 pm
Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:09 pm to tigerbutt
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Malone did it bc of rehab…I mean he’s working on his music.
atleast kid cudi said what the reason was straight up
Posted on 5/8/26 at 11:44 pm to Kinderman
I feel like the bubble is finally bursting.
The days of not only charging a shite ton for the tickets but then tacking on bullshite fees are ending.
It seems as though the days of old are coming back.
Unless you’re Morgan Wallen, nobody is paying these prices.
I wish we could go back to the days of going to a Ticketmaster counter at a CD store and buying an actual ticket for less than $100.
The days of not only charging a shite ton for the tickets but then tacking on bullshite fees are ending.
It seems as though the days of old are coming back.
Unless you’re Morgan Wallen, nobody is paying these prices.
I wish we could go back to the days of going to a Ticketmaster counter at a CD store and buying an actual ticket for less than $100.
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