A look at some of the pricey concert tickets through the years as Springsteen manager defends $4,000 ticket price
Ticketmaster's 'dynamic pricing program' pushed Springsteen tickets to hit $4,000.
Springsteen's manager defends the hefty price tag — says it's a 'fair price'.
Tickets to see Adele in 2022 started at $1,100 at certain venues but went to about $40,000, reports say.
Tickets for Bruce Springsteen's 2023 tour have reached $4,000 on Ticketmaster as demand increases — the artist's manager and the ticket distribution company are defending the high price tag.
Springsteen isn't the only musician fetching thousands for a front row seat. Insider has compiled a list of some of the priciest concert tickets over the years.
Fans of Beyoncé, Adele, and more should expect to save up if they want to see their favorite artist live.
Beyoncé - $2,000
Beyoncé's 2016 Formation tour fetched a reported $5,319 for up to two tickets in a section to the far right of the stage at the Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts.
The star's 2018 On the Run II tour with husband Jay-Z offered "runway VIP experience" tickets, which included a backstage tour and hors d'oeuvres (including a chocolate fountain), for $1,991 a pop, according to a report from PopBuzz.
Justin Bieber - $1,500
Fans of the Canadian pop singer will have to shell out nearly $2,000 if they want the best seats at a show on his 2022 Justice World Tour.
In 2017, Justin Bieber tickets reached $1,149 for the highest tier ticket for a show in India during his Purpose world tour, Teen Vogue reported.
Maroon 5 - $1,600
Maroon 5's Hard Rock Live Sacramento show in June saw ticket prices reportedly hit up to $1,600 for a seat at the concert.
Elton John - $4,500
After postponing several shows on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, Elton John resumed the tour in 2022 with new dates added to the schedule.
While several tickets hit around the $1,000 mark, some seats have reached $4,500.
Barbra Streisand - $1,500
In 2012, tickets to see a rare live performance by the then-70-year-old Barbra Streisand reached $1,500.
Led Zeppelin - $168,000
Led Zeppelin played its first concert in 27 years back in 2007 after disbanding in 1980. Tickets were in incredibly high demand.
Fans paid up to $2,000 for tickets, but one fan paid $168,000 for two tickets to the show in a charity auction, NPR reported.
Adele - $40,000
Adele announced in July that she would be rescheduling her Las Vegas residency and other canceled tour dates.
Tickets to see the British singer live range from $600 to $40,000 each. For her Weekends with Adele tour — running from 2022 to 2023 — ticket prices start at $1,100, according to the New York Post.
Drake and Future - $7,000
Drake and Future have a history of collaborating on music, and the duo had fans paying thousands for a front row seat to a show on their Summer Sixteen tour in 2016.
The highest ticket price for a Boston show on the tour was reportedly $7,000 for two front and center tickets.
Bruce Springsteen - $4,000
Ticketmaster has received online backlash for its "dynamic pricing program" after tickets to see "The Boss" hit $4,000.
"Regardless of the commentary about a modest number of tickets costing $1,000 or more, our true average ticket price has been in the mid-$200 range," Springsteen's manager, Jon Landau, said in a statement to the New York Times. "I believe that in today's environment, that is a fair price to see someone universally regarded as among the very greatest artists of his generation."
A spokesperson for Ticketmaster explained, according to the New York Post, "While people may have had a very different impression, overall 18% of Springsteen's U.S. tour tickets sold for under $99, and only 1% of tickets sold for more than $1,000."
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