At what income does one pay thousands of dollars for concert tickets?

[Anonymous]

I don't understand it at all. I remember when a concert ticket was not a major expense, no matter who you went to see. Even before I had kids I couldn't have afforded that ticket.

[Anonymous]

Hugest waste of money ever. No matter what income.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no amount of HHI that would make me want to teach my children that paying that much to see that woman is a good idea.

best line I've seen on DCUM in a long time. signed, someone from a seven figure HHI

[Anonymous]

I mean, we COULD pay that. But we never would. We just paid $400/ticket for another artist, though, for the farewell tour. We've never paid those prices before.

[Anonymous]

Not related.. but wanted to share.. We are going to Vienna for summer vacation.. they have an incredible deal at Vienna Opera house, where adults pay full price for the tickets , depending of seating places. However, kids under 16 pay only 15 euro regardless of the seating type. Obviously for a teenager not as exciting as Taylor Swift.. but was a bucket list item for us and the cheap tickets for kids means we can go together as a family.

[Anonymous]

Only chumps pay that much for concert tickets. But to each their own. “A fool and their money are soon parted.”

[Anonymous]

Probably has more relation to one's maturity level than to one's income.

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Anonymous wrote:I want to take my elementary daughter to the Taylor swift concert. The absolute cheapest tickets are $1500-1800. These would be around $2k each after fees. These are for very bad tickets. Better tickets are more like $3-5000 PER ticket.

I’m just wondering who pays this much for these tickets. I’m guessing a lot of moms are taking their children? We can afford it but it seems excessive.

Well those are last minute tickets, they’re $$$$$

They were posted at these prices 24 hours after ticket sales. They were never lower.

Well, that's not true, they were lower when they first went on sale. People bought them all up at the list price.

This.

Prices originally started in the low 100s and were snapped up quick.

[Anonymous]

HHI is about $1M. I just can't. I know we can afford it. But I just can't pull the trigger. Add in flights or other transportation costs, hotel, food, merch and you're easily looking at a $3-5K 3 hr experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hugest waste of money ever. No matter what income.

Sounds like cope. There are plenty of people who have enough money that they wouldn't notice it gone, but would definitely enjoy making a lasting memory with their DC.

[Anonymous]

Yikes. No concert is worth that much IMO. I balk at shows in the $150-$300 range but I will pay it. And I still wonder if I overspent, no matter how good it was!

[Anonymous]

Sometimes people pay for things only on credit and don't think about what it will take to pay it back.

Most other people budget, but many do not.

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Anonymous wrote:I paid this for World Series tickets, but it was with my aging father who had never seen his team (the Nats) play in the World Series and based on his age, would likely never see it again.

+1 We did same. Given the current state of the team, so very worth it in hindsight.

[Anonymous]

We have an HHI of 725. I'd never pay that much money for TS tickets. However, I just spent 50K on a basement renovation that wasn't strictly necessary. Somebody who scrimped and saved to spend 2K on TS tickets probably thinks that's obscene.

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Anonymous wrote:We have an HHI of 725. I'd never pay that much money for TS tickets. However, I just spent 50K on a basement renovation that wasn't strictly necessary. Somebody who scrimped and saved to spend 2K on TS tickets probably thinks that's obscene.

+1

Our HHI is a bit higher and I cannot imagine EVER spending this on tickets. I took a big gulp a few years ago to get 2 Hamilton tickets (at a discount) $500. I thought that was insane. I don't value passive entertainment enough to spend more. I do value my ski home, getting a beach home, and renovating my primary home. I'm also willing to spend obscene amounts of money on vacations, so I value that.