[Spareribs]

Back in the old days, it was easier to find cheap concert tickets for rock n roll events. While it's still possible to find cheap concert tickets, it was easier back then.

Here is a concert listing from 1970 in New York where you could see shows for $1 or $2.

The print is small so you might have to expand the image.

 

[rcoleman1]

Wow...those were the good 'ol days. The artists were more into their music than monetary motivation. These days while I love live music, some of these ticket prices are CRAZY! Not that I'm blaming the artists...they have to eat too. For me though it's cheaper to just buy a high resolution recording for my home setup.

 

[Spareribs]

At the recent Bonnaroo music festival (3 day event) ticket prices were so high that they had a monthly payment plan on credit if I read correctly. That's ground breaking.

 

[wuwhere]

That's almost half a century ago

 

[Spareribs]

I've heard that if you wanted to see what shows are playing in New York, you would have to look at the advertisements in a local news paper like the Village Voice. This was during an era before newspapers declined.

 

[wuwhere]

On radio stations and word of mouth. I remember seeing local music scene weekly publications. There was even Starbeats. This was in Chicago.

 

[Spareribs]

Here's an interesting trivia for live music fans:

In 1969, the Woodstock music festival was $8 per day. Each day was an all day and evening event of multiple live bands.

According to the CPI inflation calculator, it's the equivalent to $52.46 per day price (today's amount in 2016).

Some people complained that it was too high. In my opinion it's a fair price. Plus, I would easily pay $50 to see Jimi Hendrix anyway (he was one of the artists there).