Concert tickets these days are considered as luxury because they are not as affordable as they used to be in the past. There are people who are willing to pay thousands of dollars just to see their favorite artists perform in person.
More recently, Dave Mustaine, the frontman of Megadeth, spoke about this issue and explained the real reason why the cost of passes on music events are very expensive.
The musician recently appeared in an interview with "The SDR Show" to give fans a background on how logistics behind tours happen and they could be pretty expensive too, resulting to the high cost of tickets for concerts.
"What happens is, you have each individual, and whether they're working or not working, they get paid on a per-day basis - a pier diem, per day. So you have whoever is out on the road. And for us, it's a lot of people," he noted.
Dave Mustaine Says The Cost Keeps Going Up Leading to Expensive Tickets
He further noted that whenever they go on tour, they have different people in charge with individual things like the light man, a monitor man, the sound man, and more.
In addition, there are also a guitar tech, a drum tech, a man in charge for guitar and base, and another monitor guy.
On top of that, there are also people in charge with transporting the items that they need to bring from one city to another.
"So the cost just keeps going up and up and up," he said. (via Loudwire)
The musician expressed his disappointment over those people who complain about the prices as he added, "I'm sad to say that even if you had a choice in the matter, it's kind of what it is nowadays if you want to go see a live band because you just can't get from point A to point B anymore without spending a lot of money."
Megadeth Tour 2024
In other updates about Megadeth, the band just announced their "Crush the World Tour" dates for 2024. (via Zumic)
The legendary rockers will perform in cities like Romania, Greece, Bulgeria, and many more. For more details about the complete tour dates and tickets for their shows next year, visit their official website here.
This would be the first time the group will go on tour without their guitarist Kiko Lourerio as he decided to step away from the band to focus on his family life.
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