AC/DC has landed on a list of the 10 MOST EXPENSIVE acts to see in concert in 2008!
The list was compiled from a range of average prices on Ticketmaster, and did not include prices for resold or scalped tickets. AC/DC came in at No. 4 on the list with an average price of $263, while COLDPLAY landed at No. 8 with an average price of $217. MADONNA topped the list with a whopping $378 average ticket price.
Ironically, it was just a few years ago that AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young told The Pulse of Radio the band tries to keep tickets affordable. "It's value for the dollar," he said. "We like to keep the ticket price down. You know, we're pretty conscious of when we were fans — 'Oh, I couldn't afford to get that one.' So we wanted to keep it a fair price out there." Not exactly keeping their word on that one.
The Top 10 most expensive concert tickets of 2008 are:
MADONNA - $378
ELTON JOHN - $306
THE EAGLES - $279
AC/DC - $263
TINA TURNER - $263
CELINE DION - $240
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - $235
COLDPLAY - $217
NEIL DIAMOND - $217
THE POLICE - $216
AC/DC was the only rock band to make the Top 5 in the Los Angeles Times' list of 2008's "Ultimate Top 20," an annual survey that combines sales of concert tickets, albums, and downloads to measure the popularity of acts with consumers. Other rock acts to make the Top 10 list included COLDPLAY, BON JOVI, and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, while METALLICA, DAVE MATTHEWS, and KID ROCK made the overall list.
Regarding AC/DC, who earned a total of $82 million, the Times wrote, "The new 'Black Ice' album took the veteran Australian hard rock band back to the top of the charts and also made its concert tour one of the year's hot tickets."
The Times also noted both AC/DC and KID ROCK largely do not sell their music digitally.
AC/DC performing live in Toronto (November 2008):
The list was compiled from a range of average prices on Ticketmaster, and did not include prices for resold or scalped tickets. AC/DC came in at No. 4 on the list with an average price of $263, while COLDPLAY landed at No. 8 with an average price of $217. MADONNA topped the list with a whopping $378 average ticket price.
Ironically, it was just a few years ago that AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young told The Pulse of Radio the band tries to keep tickets affordable. "It's value for the dollar," he said. "We like to keep the ticket price down. You know, we're pretty conscious of when we were fans — 'Oh, I couldn't afford to get that one.' So we wanted to keep it a fair price out there." Not exactly keeping their word on that one.
The Top 10 most expensive concert tickets of 2008 are:
MADONNA - $378
ELTON JOHN - $306
THE EAGLES - $279
AC/DC - $263
TINA TURNER - $263
CELINE DION - $240
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - $235
COLDPLAY - $217
NEIL DIAMOND - $217
THE POLICE - $216
AC/DC was the only rock band to make the Top 5 in the Los Angeles Times' list of 2008's "Ultimate Top 20," an annual survey that combines sales of concert tickets, albums, and downloads to measure the popularity of acts with consumers. Other rock acts to make the Top 10 list included COLDPLAY, BON JOVI, and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, while METALLICA, DAVE MATTHEWS, and KID ROCK made the overall list.
Regarding AC/DC, who earned a total of $82 million, the Times wrote, "The new 'Black Ice' album took the veteran Australian hard rock band back to the top of the charts and also made its concert tour one of the year's hot tickets."
The Times also noted both AC/DC and KID ROCK largely do not sell their music digitally.
AC/DC performing live in Toronto (November 2008):
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