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Ticket prices for the biggest music concerts have risen again this year. According to live entertainment trade magazine Pollstar, the average ticket price for the top 100 world tours was $90 in 2018, and has increased to just over $92 in the first half of 2019. 27 out of the top 100 touring artists had average ticket prices over $100. Winifred Robinson looks at the economy of music tours: how much goes to the artist, the promoters, and the venue? And will music fans continue to pay increasing amounts of money to see their musical heroes? First broadcast on You & Yours, 24 July 2019.
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