Fans of Bruce Springsteen are incensed after learning about the cost of his performance tickets.
Since most people in their twenties and older are fans of Bruce Springsteen, learning that he will resume touring is likely to have the same transformative effect as hearing “Dancing in the Dark” for the first time.
For the first time in six years, the 73-year-old musician stated that he would be going on a world tour with The E Street Band and performing some of his greatest hits for what might be the last time.
Springsteen supporters expected this to be an exciting event, but when they saw the cost of a single ticket, they were forced to question whether watching their hero live was worthwhile.
According to the New York Post, tickets for a show scheduled for Thursday in Buffalo are selling for up to $5,000 each, which is hardly the price you want to pay for a brief one-night spectacular.
Social media users expressed their shock at the revelation by tweeting on Twitter.
“Are these tickets for Bruce Springsteen really this expensive? I’ll pay $100 for each outstanding song he has. Or to put it another way, I have a $200 ticket cap,” said this user.
I would not travel! This must stop because it is wrong. Most of these snob musicians don’t care about us and are richer than we could ever imagine, said another.
In one-third, there were even screenshots of obscene prices.
Are these Bruce Springsteen ticket prices for real?! I’ll pay $100 per great song he has…..In other words I have a $200 ticket limit 🫵🏽 #notmyboss
— Tim Castrone (@castrone617) March 22, 2023
I would not go! This is wrong and has to stop. These elitist musicians, most, don't care about us and have more money than we could ever think of having.🧐😠
Bruce Springsteen fans betrayed by concert tickets that cost as much as their mortgage https://t.co/0RiYLEsY9z via @nypost— Ginelle Walker Veenhuizen (@NicuRn60) March 22, 2023
busy day courting investors to help me raise capital to acquire one (1) bruce springsteen ticket tonight pic.twitter.com/ADO6HoMBc2
— ray waldron (@ray_waldron) March 20, 2023
Instead of paying my gas bill I just bought 2 tickets to Bruce Springsteen. #Adulting
— ReigningFrog (@reigningfrog) March 22, 2023
As I've said, Darkness on the Edge of Town is the best Bruce album because it's full of gritty songs about slaving away in a factory and struggling to afford the rising cost of Bruce Springsteen tickets.
— Zach Schonfeld (@zzzzaaaacccchhh) March 20, 2023
Even worse, one user argued that Springsteen is acting hypocritically by equating the costs to mortgage payments.
“Bruce Springsteen, the aging old liberal billionaire, who infamously stood on a NY stage and said ‘we need to vote for Obama so we can pay our mortgage’ is now demanding ticket prices that rival ones current mortgage payments, to see him sing songs from almost half a century ago.”
Bruce Springsteen, the aging old liberal billionaire, who infamously stood on a NY stage and said "we need to vote for Obama so we can pay our mortgage" is now demanding ticket prices that rival ones current mortgage payments, to see him sing songs from almost half a century ago.
— NJ MAGA (@delmaroaky) March 22, 2023
And Springsteen isn’t the only celebrity who has come under fire for his ticket prices in recent years. Beyonce and Taylor Swift, two other well-known performers, have drawn criticism for their inflated ticket pricing.
The corporation disclosed the U-turn in a Twitter update, citing “high demands” and “insufficient ticket inventory” as the factors that drove it.
The public on-sale for Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour tomorrow has been postponed, according to a tweet from the company. “Due to extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient remaining ticket inventory to meet that demand,” it read.
Don’t worry Brook got two 🙄 seems like a “verified fan” pic.twitter.com/UWX2BmblPw
— Kris MIAMI N1🩵 (@KristmasLights) November 17, 2022
The company added that two million tickets—the most ever sold on the platform in a single day—were sold during pre-sales a few days earlier. Still, by the end of the chaotic week, the company was forced to stop all sales because of the increasing number of fans accessing the website and numerous system crashes.
Those who acquired many tickets began reselling them at exorbitant prices.
He continued: “For the past 49 years or however long we’ve been playing, we’ve pretty much been out there under market value. I’ve enjoyed that. It’s been great for the fans. This time I told them, ‘Hey, we’re 73 years old. The guys are there. I want to do what everybody else is doing, my peers.’
“So, that’s what took place. They acted in that way.
You guys should start saving.
