{"id":2670,"date":"2022-10-11T08:23:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/11\/artists-offer-ticket-price-cap-during-cost-of-living-crisis\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T08:23:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:23:24","slug":"artists-offer-ticket-price-cap-during-cost-of-living-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/11\/artists-offer-ticket-price-cap-during-cost-of-living-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists offer ticket price cap during cost-of-living crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<p class=\"standfirst\">A number of artists have imposed ticket price caps, as well as a limit on the price of merchandise, in order to help fans in the UK during the cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, singers Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott \u2013 known for their success with band The Beautiful South \u2013 announced that tickets for their forthcoming arena tour would be priced at \u00a330 ($33\/\u20ac34).<\/p>\n<p>Artist Tom Grennan (pictured) also revealed that tickets would be kept at a low price for his own 2023 arena tour.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tom_Grennan\/status\/1577762731721203713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>: \u201cTrust me we\u2019ve worked hard to pull the cost of tickets down, and dismissed all VIP and platinum ticket options as it\u2019s just \u2018bollox\u2019 in the middle of a cost of living crisis. The pinch is real, and I take it very seriously. Others should take note.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Heaton replied: \u201cThat\u2019s brilliant Tom! Hopefully other artists of your generation will realise, like you have, that this is going to really hit people hard. All the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other acts have taken different approaches to helping fans during the cost-of-living crisis, with Japanese-British performer Rina Sawayama partnering with food bank charity the Trussell Trust for her own forthcoming tour.<\/p>\n<p>Indie rock band The Big Moon also cut back on their merchandise prices by selling it in a nearby pub, which prevented the venue from taking a cut of the proceeds.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<div class=\"tax-cat-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Awards<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Tags<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Stadiums<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/2022\/10\/11\/artists-offer-ticket-price-cap-during-cost-of-living-crisis\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A number of artists have imposed ticket price caps, as well as a limit on the price of merchandise, in order to help fans in the UK during the cost-of-living crisis. 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