Average UK gig ticket to top £100: 'People treating concerts like mini-holidays'

£100+ for a concert ticket is a real shame. I used to be an avid concert goer but that was when I could see some great acts at around £25 a go and that would be expensive 🫰.

In other news: "people who can't afford holidays go to a gig instead, now also struggle to afford to go to a gig"

I was interested in seeing the Smashing Pumpkins when they come to town next year. But not £158 interested.

I'm questioning the term 'average'. There's a club in Newcastle that does a couple of free gigs a week, I'd suggest that's not an isolated case. Of course there's some big tours with £500 tickets but aren't they still pretty rare?