• erasebegin@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I bet you’ll see a pretty tight correlation between rate of ticket price increase and rate of population growth. This isn’t a “capitalism ruined X” problem. It’s a “too many people” problem. When supply is so far outstripped by demand of course prices soar.

    • petrichor.dreams@lemmygrad.ml
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      2 years ago

      more population means more artists and artistry, which means more concerts, but please go ahead and make this about “overpopulation”

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        2 years ago

        Yes, but there’s only one Taylor Swift and she can only perform for so many people at once.

        You can still to see less-popular artists for a few bucks, but for the mega-stars the population increase is absolutely a factor because the supply can’t be increased while the demand is growing

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          2 years ago

          Taylor Swift is often doing three stadium shows in cities she is visiting. Her tour capacity is huge.

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            2 years ago

            She’s not doing 3 times as many shows as previous artists though. Doing 3 shows in one place means she’s not doing 2 others elsewhere.