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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Concerts, ticket prices, bots and scalpers: The ingredients for a watchdog series
Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, fire was just invented by accident and printed newspapers were the primary source of information, I indulged my love for live music by buying tickets to the Schaefer Music Festival concert series in Central Park in New York City. For about nine years, spanning the late 1960s and into the mid-'70s, some of the best acts hit the Wollman Skating Rink stage. I ponied up the unheard-of price of $10 to hear Boz Scaggs perform his hit "Lowdown" and other numbers — and got a treat with the opening act, Maxine Nightingale. If you didn't have a ticket, you could sit on giant boulders nearby for free and hear just fine. The arena hosted so many shows of my early concert days: Allman Brothers, B.B. King, Marshall Tucker Band, Chicago and dozens of others. Back then, to get tickets you typically showed up with cash at a kiosk in Penn Station in Manhattan at Korvette's Department Store. The $10 price for Boz Scaggs was at the high end, and just before Dr. Pepper took over the operation. Tickets started at about $2 in the 1960s and jumped to $4.50 soon after — probably sending some concert fans into cardiac arrest. Today, if you paid a $4.50 fee on one of your tickets, you'd thank the music gods for the clerical error. MORE: Looming lawsuit could change the way we buy concert tickets - hopefully for the better MORE: Bots, scalpers send concert tickets through the roof, but look who gets the money Which is sort of why the Asbury Park Press, led by entertainment writer extraordinaire Chris Jordan, is embarking on a deep dive into the concert ticket world as the season ramps up and ticket prices continue to be an economic decision as much as an aesthetic one. As part of our commitment to watchdog investigative journalism, the Press is looking at a variety of Shore-related topics as the summer launches. From beach badge fees to beach replenishment, and from boardwalk rides and food vendor safety to tourism dollars, the Press will focus on the heart of what makes the Jersey Shore so special. And we thought, what is more summer at the Shore, and the rest of New Jersey, than music? Where once it was a fairly straightforward business transaction, the industry has turned into what is projected to be a $60 billion or so industry in the U.S. alone in 2025, according to IBISWorld. There have been some notable ugly milestones in the ticket buying milieu of late — Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen shows to name just two — that drove fans into a frenzy as ticket prices ballooned, spiraled out of reach for many, or forced some to take out loans (kidding. maybe) to see a show. But even on a smaller scale, with acts that are not global phenomenon events, it can be a harrowing experience timing your online buying moment to get two tickets to some show at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. Minutes after going on sale, tickets can be gone on the primary market and moved into the secondary resale market, where the ticket prices do not resemble the primary prices. It can drive a fan to listen to Musak in an elevator instead of fighting for the golden ticket. Which brings us to Jordan's initial stories. First, he looks at the federal government's antitrust case against the music entertainment behemoth Live Nation and its trusty ticket vendor Ticketmaster. The two merged in 2010, but now the government thinks things have gone in the wrong direction, issuing this statement about the case: 'The thrust of the complaint is that Live Nation engaged in a variety of exclusionary conduct to maintain its monopoly over primary-ticketing services, and consumers suffered injury by using those services and getting overcharged,' said U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in his ruling. Our second story explores the roots of the ticket price escalation and its complex system of buying, selling, reselling, bots, scalpers and unenforceable laws because, as one expert said, the software and technology to workaround the rules is so advanced, lawmakers and their enforcement agencies can't keep up. In addition, our series will look at fan resignation, how showgoers can navigate the murky ticket-buying seas, bitcoin's role in the process, and do politicians have the appetite, as the late New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell once exhibited, to go after the ticket brokers and secondary market purveyors? In the end, we'll be able to look at how the season went, what happened to prices, how did fans react, and what will be the status of the federal lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster. That case is set for March 2026 in the Southern District Court in Lower Manhattan, ironically, just a few miles from where a young music fan snagged a Boz Scaggs ticket for $10. This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Live Nation, Ticketmaster: APP series looks at ticket prices
New York Post
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
How much are tickets to see Boz Scaggs on tour in 2025?
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. We're so excited, we're already doing the 'Lido Shuffle.' Boz Scaggs just announced he's taking his timeless hits to venues all over North America on his 'Rhythm Review Tour' this fall. While on the road, the smooth classic rock legend will make not one, not two but three (!) New York and New Jersey stops. Advertisement First up, the 80-year-old icon swings into Rochester, NY's Kodak Center on Monday, Nov. 10. After that, Scaggs brings the 'Lowdown' to New York City's Beacon Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 12 and Red Bank, NJ's Count Basie Center on Wednesday, Nov. 26. These shows will be his first in North America since his 'Summer '23 Tour.' At the last show on that run, the Ohio native performed 20 songs including his '70s 'Silk Degrees' hits, cuts from more recent records and a handful of old school covers, according to Set List FM. If you'd like to see him live, tickets are available for all 25 'Rhythm Review Tour' concerts as of today. Advertisement At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $72 including fees on Vivid Seats. Other shows have seats starting anywhere from $89 to $309 including fees. For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Boz Scaggs' 2025 tour below. All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation. Boz Scaggs tour schedule 2025 Advertisement A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here: Boz Scaggs tour dates Ticket prices start at Oct. 17 at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, CA $196 (fees included) Oct. 19 at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, CA $309 (fees included) Oct. 21 at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara, CA $284 (fees included) Oct. 22 at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay in San Diego, CA $272 (fees included) Oct. 24 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA $220 (fees included) Oct. 25 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, CA $216 (fees included) Oct. 28 at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA $107.41 (fees included) Oct. 29 at Blue Note in Napa, CA $148 (fees included) Nov. 1 at the Paramount Theatre in Denver, CO $123 (fees included) Nov. 2 at the Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts in Salina, KS $180 (fees included) Nov. 4 at The Factory in Chesterfield, MO $125 (fees included) Nov. 5 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, IL $89 (fees included) Nov. 7 at the Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, MI $281 (fees included) Nov. 8 at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre in Indianapolis, IN $72 (fees included) Nov. 10 at the Kodak Center in Rochester, NY $107 (fees included) Nov. 12 at the Beacon Theatre in New York, NY $113 (fees included) Nov. 13 at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. $106 (fees included) Nov. 15 at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA $122 (fees included) Nov. 16 at the Chevalier Theater in Medford, MA $123 (fees included) Nov. 19 at the Altria Theater in Richmond, VA $129 (fees included) Nov. 20 at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, NC $113 (fees included) Nov. 22 at the Atlanta Symphony Hall in Atlanta, GA $130 (fees included) Nov. 23 at The Pinnacle in Nashville, TN $120 (fees included) Nov. 25 at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg, PA $148 (fees included) Nov. 26 at the Count Basie Center in Red Bank, NJ $97 (fees included) (Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn't noted, will include additional fees at checkout.) Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. Advertisement They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event. Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here. Boz Scaggs set list Scaggs' most recent show in the U.S. went down at San Francisco's Fillmore on Aug. 26, 2023. Based on our findings at Set List FM, here's what he took to the stage at that gig. 01.) 'What Can I Say' 02.) 'JoJo' 03.) 'Sierra' 04.) 'Rock and Stick' 05.) 'Some Change' 06.) 'Last Tango on 16th Street' 07.) 'The Feeling Is Gone' (Bobby 'Blue' Bland cover) 08.) 'I Just Got to Know' (Jimmy McCracklin cover) 09.) 'Miss Riddle' 10.) 'It All Went Down the Drain' (Earl King cover) 11.) 'Those Lies' 12.) 'Harbor Lights' 13.) 'Georgia' 14.) 'Cadillac Walk' (Moon Martin cover) 15.) 'Radiator 110' 16.) 'Somebody (Loan Me a Dime)' (Fenton Robinson cover) 17.) 'Lido Shuffle' Encore 18.) 'Lowdown' 19.) 'Breakdown Dead Ahead' Encore II 20.) 'You Never Can Tell' (Chuck Berry cover) Boz Scaggs new music In July 2018, Scaggs dropped his 19th studio album 'Out Of The Blues.' Fans of soulful vocals and laid-back instrumentation (with a bit of hard-edged harmonica) are in for a treat. Over nine simultaneously melancholy yet uplifting tracks, the crooner shows off his powerful pipes and proves he's still got the goods. Advertisement Standout tunes here include the heartbreaking banger 'I've Just Got To Forget You,' jaunty 'I've Just Got To Know,' funky, slinky 'Those Lies' and rockin' 'Radiator 110,' which has a hair-raising build built within the middle stretch of the song. Still, our favorite has to be the crushing 'On The Beach.' Its heaviness is a marvel and something that only an artist with Scaggs' gravitas and experience could produce. If you'd like to hear yourself, you can find 'Out Of The Blues' here. Classic rockers on tour in 2025 Age is nothing but a number for rock's biggest stars from the '60s, '70s and '80s. Advertisement After doing a bit of research, our team found that many of the most iconic acts from way back when are still hoofing it this year. Here are just five of our favorites you won't want to miss live these next few months. • Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band • Paul Simon • Stevie Nicks Advertisement • The Who • Steve Miller Band Who else is out and about? Take a look at our list of all the biggest classic rockers on tour in 2025 to find the show for you. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change
