With the decline in record sales, many established artists and bands are now looking to touring as their main source of income through ticket sales and merchandise, pushing the ticketing market to new levels with a variety of packages to entice the ardent fan, much higher prices to see just what people will pay or With the decline in record sales, many established artists and bands are now looking to touring as their main source of income through ticket sales and merchandise, pushing the ticketing market to new levels with a variety of packages to entice the ardent fan, much higher prices to see just what people will pay or graded ticket pricing (cheapest seats at the back). This is a trend that is occurring across genres from pop to rock and rap to blues. It seems that for some artists and bands that, as they gain in popularity, the first come first served ticket approach is rescinded in favour of tiered ticket pricing with the seats closest to the stage being the most expensive. One of the most recent examples of this is blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa who has announced a run of four shows at the Hammersmith Apollo in London that are more than double the price of his tickets at the same venue only a year earlier, expecting fans to now pay £117 to sit at the front. If you are unable or unwilling to pay such prices, there is a graded ticket system with three other price bands, the cheapest of [...]
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