Ticket Prices

Stanley Cup Price Heat Index Shows Top Seeds Demanding Highest Ticket Prices

Jesse Lawrence | Posted 04.18.2012

Jesse Lawrence

The Stanley Cup playoffs are well underway, so we at TiqIQ wanted to take the temperature of the country and see which team's tickets are the hottest.

How To Score Cheap Baseball Tickets

AP | ALEX VEIGA | Posted 04.05.2012

LOS ANGELES -- When it comes to affordable sports tickets, baseball is still king. That doesn't mean fans should expect lower prices as Major League ...

An Inspiring Performance

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.26.2012

Michael Kaiser

From now on, when I hear people say that opera is a dying art form, that it is outmoded, that young people could never enjoy it, that it is too long, or too serious, or too expensive, I will remember this performance of Così fan tutte.

Movies Tickets Are More Expensive Than Ever

Posted 04.11.2012

Movies: Now more (expensive) than ever. According to the National Association of Theater Owners (via The Hollywood Reporter), movie ticket prices reac...

Ron Dicker

Super Bowl: Patriots Fans Aren't Buying It

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.23.2012

Where are the New England Patriots fans? Instead of gobbling up seats Monday for the Super Bowl, they were virtual-no shows on the ticket market. T...

Ron Dicker

Sports Franchises With The Biggest Box Office Comebacks In 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 12.23.2011

Despite a losing economy, four sports teams have come up big winners in the ticket-resale market. The popular ticket site StubHub on Friday put togeth...

Ron Dicker

NBA Ticket Scalpers Shoot for the Moon

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 12.08.2011

If the business being conducted by ticket resellers and brokers is any sign, the NBA will bounce back quickly from its lockout. Ticket sales were bris...

Giving Us Back Our Imaginations

Bess Rowen | Posted 12.13.2011

Bess Rowen

I rarely go to Broadway these days, mostly because, as a graduate student, I cannot justify spending so much money on one ticket when I could be seeing several shows for the same price.

Will Silver Spring's Fillmore Undermine D.C.'s Music Scene?

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 11.19.2011

WASHINGTON -- Following its debut last week, the Fillmore music hall in Silver Spring has raised questions about whether the Live Nation-run venue wil...

Do Streaks Really Affect MLB Ticket Prices?

Ben Kessler | Posted 09.23.2011

Ben Kessler

We decided to take a look at Rangers ticket prices over the past few weeks to see how the secondary market for Rangers tickets has changed in response to the teams stellar, possibly-record-breaking performance as of late.

The Millennials Project

Michael Kaiser | Posted 06.04.2011

Michael Kaiser

We in the arts face a major problem: we now have a generation of young people who have had virtually no exposure to the arts. They do not go to theater, concerts, dance performances or operas.

The Orchestra Conundrum

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Kaiser

Orchestra has suffered chronic deficits that have blossomed over the past two or three years. The orchestra world is going through a major discontinuity, at best, and an implosion, at worst.

NFL In Los Angeles? No Thank You

Stu Kreisman | Posted 05.25.2011

Stu Kreisman

Almost an entire generation of potential fans in Los Angeles has been lost to soccer, basketball, the beach, going out to dinner and reading. Speaking for most of the populace, we don't miss the NFL one bit.

A-Rod and the Royals: Together Again for Homerun History

Jesse Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

Jesse Lawrence

With 25 cracks at 600 over the next six games, and a 14.4 career AB/HR average, the ticket market is betting that A-Rod will reach 600 on Saturday against the Royals.

Live Nation, Ticketmaster Merger Approved: Will It Lead To Lower Ticket Prices?

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — Concert promoter Live Nation and ticket-seller Ticketmaster consummated their merger on Monday after the U.S. Justice Department a...

Why We Use the Full Orchestra

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Kaiser

In an effort to fill the growing gap between expenses and revenue, theater producers have pursued two strategies: raising ticket prices and lowering costs.

Why Ticket Prices Must Change

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Kaiser

It is not unusual to see tickets for major opera companies cost $250 or more. For two tickets to an opera you can now buy a computer and watch Leontyne Price and Joan Sutherland on YouTube for free!

To Cut Costs, Ryanair Asks Passengers To Stand

Mail Online | Graham Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Ryanair wants passengers to stand during its flights so the budget airline can squeeze more people onboard. The Irish air carrier plans to cut cost...

Super Bowl Tickets? $1,000

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — The official price of Super Bowl tickets will reach $1,000 for the first time this season. The NFL confirmed Thursday that 25 percen...

Thanksgiving Travel May Set Records Amid Soaring Gas, Airline Tix

Bloomberg | Angela Greiling Keane | Posted 05.25.2011

U.S. travelers may drive and fly in record numbers for the Thanksgiving holiday, facing airport delays, surging gasoline prices and the biggest one-mo...

How High Tech Scalpers Hoard Hannah Montana Tix

The Wall Street Journal | Ethan Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Ticketing giant Ticketmaster is taking aim at what it says is a new obstacle for fans hoping to attend concerts by hot acts like Bruce Springsteen, Va...