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Originally Posted by jrarcher2002
I personally think the increase is frustrating and It will reflect on poor sales at many places.
Besides spac and maybe deer creek you will be able to get tickets with zero issues this tour (prolly for less than face at many places) , most venues sold poorly 2 summers ago when tickets were much cheaper and I feel like now less new fans are being developed because lack of quality on albums and an increase in cost, and monotony of the shows ( for a person to go check out DMB just to see how it is or experience it, you will spend Minimum of 100, up to 400 for a couple ) that’s alot of coin, also you may not enjoy it enough to repeat your experience but you would for half the price, I get the argument that other bands charge more ( this is true) but most of those bands are seen 1 time per tour per person that likes them or once every couple years, many DMB fans go to 2-5 + on a given tour. Feel free to bash me or judge me for my comment just my 2 cents.
I was really hoping this year they would cut down to 20-25 shows and bring the heat every night.
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What do you mean when you say "sold poorly?"
I don't have any numbers to back this up, but I'm pretty sure their PIT/Lowers sold extremely well at most/all dates in 2016. Maybe you're referring to overall attendance vs. capacity, in which case I think you're right on (not a lot of sellouts in 2016). It's seems like most people on here are though are complaining about the top $115 top price for the best seats. I haven't seen too many complaints about the lawn prices.
From a purely business/financial standpoint, I think the band should raise prices on the seats they easily sellout of (PIT/Lowers) and lower their prices on the seats that go unsold (lawns and uppers at most mid and small market venues). At the right price points, they can accomplish a sellout at most/all venues, which not only maximizes their revenue, but it also maximizes the number of people who see them perform live.
By lowering the price for lawns and uppers, the assumption is you will get more fans that either have tighter budgets and cannot afford the $50/$85 plus fees OR casual fans who aren't going to spend a lot of money on a band they only know a handful of songs. Of course the latter group is prime to become future diehards once they get a taste - they might be 2019's premium purchasers. But if the get-in price is prohibitively high, they won't ever have the opportunity to get hooked.
There is no reason the band can't sell out almost every show. Their pricing strategy prohibits this though, specifically when it comes to the less desirable seats.