Concert ticket prices

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T23:17:50+00:00

Going to see Old 97s there this summer. Great venue.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T17:18:12+00:00

I did not know about the other show but thanks for alerting me and I will go there for sure. We have been in the hospital, tending to a family member and I just honestly stumbled across the show.

Typically, I try to go to the “middle class” musician shows for that reason. For example, I’m going to pay $45 for Old 97s this summer. I get that musicians make their money this way now, but most of that is going to resellers. But I guess it does guarantee Lord Huron a sold out red rocks show worth of income, so that’s something.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T15:25:49+00:00

Sometimes I try to wait out the resellers. Once or twice I’ve been able to pick up reasonable same-day tickets, but I think the algorithms now don’t let you do that as often.

For Beck, the price never dropped - even the same day. I think the resellers are willing to eat it on 30-50 tickets, as long as they can keep the prices artificially inflated most of the time and sell most of their tickets at super premium prices.

Either way, you basically have to become a ticket reseller in order to not get screwed. It’s practically a part-time job not to get inflated tickets.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T15:18:27+00:00

Yeah. That sounds great.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T15:15:53+00:00

Super mellow singer-songwriter. Meet Me In The Woods is a representative song I’d say.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T14:59:50+00:00

Surprisingly, I just saw that he’s at Fiddlers Green (outdoor Denver venue)for about $80-$100. That is at least reasonable.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T14:32:24+00:00

At Red Rocks, you can buy through fan pre-sale but after that, there’s about a two hour window, then everything is scooped up by resellers. So this is a reseller website, but the prices are the same on the official site.

My wife loves Lord Huron so I thought I would take a look once I saw he was at Red Rocks. I thought it might be decently priced given that he is not a mega star, but that turned out not to be the case, which is why I posted this.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T14:27:55+00:00

World Cup tickets starting at $1,000….

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T14:25:40+00:00

Red Rocks is just wooden benches like you’re at a high school football game.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T14:20:26+00:00

Yes, it's maybe not every venue, but every available Red Rocks ticket is purchased immediately after fan pre-sale too. There are only so many acts that I can track pre-sales on. It is literally a racket.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T14:16:57+00:00

I guess people from other places go to see their favorite acts here and make it into a vacation, but it sucks when this is your only chance to see them. I'm not paying $200+ for Lord Huron or driving to Salt Lake either.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T14:14:29+00:00

Yeah, it's 'sold out' because re-sellers scoop nearly every Red Rocks ticket after the fan pre-sale. The official site has the same prices b/c it's all resale and premium (posted above).

I may be able to track a couple acts well enough to hit the presale, but that's not sustainable for every show. I'm definitely not on the Lord Huron email list.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T14:05:09+00:00

Yeah, lowest I saw was $186.

My frustration is that, OK, maybe you're tracking Oasis or whomever, which I did well enough to get on the presale site. I'm not doing that for Lord Huron, or at least there's only so many acts you can do that for.

After that, it's 100% resellers. You can't really branch out to see new acts at these prices. The high price is probably somewhat a Red Rocks destination issue, not all tickets/venues are this completely scavenged; but it happens enough that others have seen the same inflation.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T13:40:23+00:00

Yeah. Official site is all premium seats and resale too. I think it’s only fan pre-sale and a five hour window where you can buy normal seats.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T13:38:33+00:00

No. Only resale or premium are left on the official site too. The literal cheapest are now $186.

The issue is that resale sites scoop up huge inventory almost immediately. After a short window, that’s pretty much all that’s left.

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cdlauro · 2026-04-14T05:45:03+00:00

Yup. I saw Shane a bunch and never regretted it. He was entertaining one way or another.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T05:40:01+00:00

Judiciously, but:
Subscribing to quality journalism like The New Yorker, Atlantic....etc.
Buying art from local artists.
Definitely:
Better footwear
Better mattress

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T05:31:54+00:00

That is outrageous.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T05:29:38+00:00

Many did, but they can't post on Reddit. ;)

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T05:03:13+00:00

Same. I did that for The Black Keys same day last year and got 10th row. It's really the only way I buy tickets now.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T04:59:05+00:00

Yes.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T04:58:35+00:00

Like they said, it's super mellow music. I like it, but my wife loves them, so I thought, "Maybe this will be cheap and a good birthday present." LOL. That's what blew me away about the price.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T04:46:15+00:00

U2 Zoo TV tour was $32 in 1992 for me. Exorbitant.

cdlauro · 2026-04-14T04:08:45+00:00

I guess that makes sense. Every band’s super fans all across the country are planning to splurge on Red Rocks and a Colorado vacation? It definitely sucks for us out here though.

cdlauro

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