Insane Ticket Prices

                It seems that in today's economy, all anyone is interested in is making money. So what is the best way for an artist to make their money? Live concerts of course. But it seems that the bigger the performance, the more expensive the tickets are.

                It seems that the people who just want people to listen to and enjoy their music, sell their show tickets for much less than the "new" artists who are more interested in the cash than their fans musical taste. But in order to get this cash, what do they need to do? Look good, have a huge performance, and sell tickets for 7.5 times the amount they are worth.

                For example, I was checking out the ticket prices for the upcoming Justin Bieber/Carly Rae Jepsen tour, as I was confronted about the prices. It turns out that each floor ticket is worth $450.00 before taxes and shipping prices. Some people told me that the reasoning behind this was because he is back in Canada, his home country, so people are willing to pay the price to see him perform.  I find this quite funny, because back in February, I attended a concert consisting of four bands (three of which are CANADIAN): These Kids Wear Crowns, All Time Low, Marianas Trench, and Simple Plan, and I paid approximately $60 before taxes and shipping prices, a total of 7.5 times less than the Justin Bieber/Carly Rae Jepsen, and to see four bands instead of two individuals. The difference between these two concerts is that These Kids Wear Crowns, All Time Low, Marianas Trench, and Simple Plan care more about what their fans want to hear, and Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen want to put on a large show to gain more viewers (more viewers = more $$$).

                Ticket prices are become insanely overpriced because more and more people are buying into the performance of a show instead of the music being played.  What's the point?

What Happened to Music?

Do you remember when a band consisted of about four people, each one playing an instrument, playing music that they wanted to play, and could actually play their music? Those were the good days. But now, one doesn't even need talent in order to be in a band, have a record label, and be a famous millionaire.  

With all this "new technology", auto-tuning has basically been turned into a necessity for almost every singer, band, musician, and group there is. A band used to be a group of people who could grab some guitars and a set of drums and play a whole show for their fans. Fans who were there to listen to their music, not to see what outfit the singer was wearing, or what crazy thing the guitarist was going to do this time.

Today, things are different. Think of your favourite band from when you were, say, 11 years old. Why did you like that band so much? Was it because the music related to you, or because the music was so catchy that it was annoyingly stuck in your head 24/7? Would you want to see them live because it would mean the world to you to be in the same building as your musical hero, or because you wanted to see if they did something crazy and stupid? Hopefully your answers to these questions were the first options provided.

It seems music has evolved into, not the sound of the band, but the image of the band. If the band doesn't "look the part", then they are nothing anymore. I never thought that they way that a musician looks or dresses has anything to do with how good the music sounds! Now ask yourself, is this really how you want music to be? It's your decision.