Paul McCartney Pittsburgh tickets for more than 6,000 US dollars. Why are they so expensive?

Tickets are now available for when for when Sir Paul McCartney returns to Pittsburgh Later this year. Maybe you would like to check your bank account before buying. The prices give some fans a sticker shock.

If you are old enough, you will probably remember that you will pay 50 US dollars for a concert ticket and have a very good place. If you see a show these days, you will pay a lot more, even if you go to McCartney in the PPG Paints Arena on November 11th. Some of the tickets for the Aftermarket cost more than 6,000 US dollars. But why?

How much do Paul McCartney tickets cost?

Ethan Rene and some others camp on Friday in front of the PPG Paints Arena to see the group spirits. When it comes to music style, Ghost is as far away from Sir Paul as Pittsburgh from Piccadilly Circus. And the prices too. The most expensive ticket that KDKA TV found as a ghost cost $ 526. The most expensive for Sir Paul was 6,308 US dollars.

“What is the absolute thing that you would pay for your absolute favorite artist?” Ross Guidotti from KDKA-TV asked Rene.

“I think 300 would be my limit,” replied Rene.

Ross Guidotti from KDKA-TV climbed to the queue when Paul McCartney tickets were sold at 10 a.m., and when he tried a few 25 minutes later to shorten well over $ 1,000.

Why are tickets so expensive?

Industry experts accuse the increased costs of extravagant productions. For a long time, the days of a stack are amplifiers and a microphone. The transport costs for all of these things are increasing and there is dynamic pricing that literally adapts the ticket prices in real time based on demand.

But what about all of these fees? Insiders say that fees are only one way to make more money.

“I think 190 for this ticket, without fees, and with fees it was 230,” said Rene.

And then you have a living nation and a ticket master who hold the reins and where you can play and how many tickets cost. Live Nation and Ticketmaster were the goals of the Bundeskartellus and were goals Monopoly lawsuits and investigations. The companies say they are only the costs of shops. Add these resale agencies such as Stubhub and others, and prices are increasing even more.

“Is there an artist who is worth paying as much as you would pay for a decent used car?” Asked Guidotti.

“For me, no. No, I wouldn't,” said Rene.

But industry experts say that as long as people are willing to pay, the show will continue and the costs will continue to increase.