Beyonce-flation? How stars are driving prices up as fans flock to concerts
Published by Reuters UK By Dawn Chmielewski, Danielle Broadway and Sachin Ravikumar LOS ANGELES/GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) – Call it Beyflation. Or maybe Swiftflation. The cost of certain goods is retreating in some places, but that doesn't include live music. Concert tickets have surged in price, to the point where economists are noticing. Fans are shelling […]
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By Dawn Chmielewski, Danielle Broadway and Sachin Ravikumar LOS ANGELES/GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) – Call it Beyflation. Or maybe Swiftflation. The cost of certain goods is retreating in some places, but that doesn't include live music. Concert tickets have surged in price, to the point where economists are noticing. Fans are shelling out a fortune for tickets to see the world's biggest music acts, including names like Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen who haven't toured for years. And while few doubt the star power of Beyoncé live, until now people weren't factoring her into national inf…
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