MIKE SHINODA explains why offering cheap LINKIN PARK tickets would be an INSULT to fans.
Concert ticket prices have been a hot-button issue among fans lately, as prices have continued to rise in recent years. In a new interview with Pollstar, Linkin Park co-lead singer Mike Shinoda briefly touched on the topic, saying that the price fans pay for their tour is directly tied to the quality of the show and experience they receive in return.
“I look at our shows as I want people to have a core memory going away from it feeling, ‘Wow, that was an important moment in my life that I just experienced.’” Shinoda said.
“In order to give them that, at least in our world, there’s a lot of work, a lot of people, there’s money that gets spent, time that gets spent to deliver you that thing, and so is our ticket price going to be $15? No, it can’t be because we’re not giving you a $15 experience. We’re giving you something incredible. In that context, that’s kind of the place where we’re existing,” he added.
While Shinoda says Linkin Park may never offer $15 tickets, the band has made an effort to cut costs for some fans. For their current “From Zero World Tour,” the band is offering a limited number of $39.50 tickets. The only catch? Fans won’t know where they will be sitting in the front row or the nosebleeds until they make the purchase.
