2025-11-05
17 分钟This is Planet Money from NPR.
Molly Obamsuin is a composer slash bassist slash singer-songwriter.
She plays different genres from jazz to rock.
She actually just performed two shows with Chela's Yo-Yo Ma.
And Molly says that a few years ago, she remembers ticket prices for other bands going up to $150.
And I was like, wow, I'll never charge.
more than that.
I remember saying that to myself, like, that's insane.
Like, I still want to be able to reach people who actually can't afford a $150 ticket, you know?
And I think it's important to be able to choose your audience that way and not just,
like, have your own success, carry an audience that is of a specific income bracket.
Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, though, has a much different view on ticket pricing.
Live Nation is the parent company of Ticketmaster.
And Michael Rapino said last month that concert tickets are underpriced and have been for a long time.
That comment was tough for a lot of music fans to swallow.
I mean, take Bruno Mars.
He is playing two shows in Las Vegas in December.
I went on Ticketmaster yesterday and the cheapest seat I could find was $850.
Ticket price is going to Mars.
Maybe that example is on the higher end.