Newsflash: Kansas City Old School Can't Afford Bruce Springsteen Tickets

Concerts are now out of the price range of most locals . . . Especially seniors, boomers and history buffs who want to watch Bruce Springsteen scream out of a few decent songs amid 3 hours of yelling over the same three chords. 

None of this is a tragedy inasmuch as the Bruce & former Prez Obama podcast offers more than enough mind-numbing content for a generation.

Still, this complaint offers a peek at "concert inflation" that isn't really a thing . . . And was reported months ago across the nation . . .

A handful of seats scattered around the arena are easily avoidable at $600-plus from T-Mobile Center’s box office. I spotted two in the second row on the floor labeled as “Official Platinum” for $985. A real steal — but who’s doing the stealing? General admission — $600-plus, standing room only — fills the space between the stage and floor seating, and yet those seats are costly at $2,000 to $4,000.

General admission — $600-plus, standing room only — fills the space between the stage and floor seating, and yet those seats are costly at $2,000 to $4,000. And face it: Everybody who buys floor seats will have to stand anyway once the show starts. Ridiculous for sure. Just who is in charge of this fiasco? The Boss himself? Or Ticketmaster and the industry of greed?

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

I've been a Bruce Springsteen fan since 1970. I can't afford his Kansas City tour stop

As I've been checking and rechecking ticket sales at Kansas City's T-Mobile Center for Bruce Springsteen's concert next February, I've been seeing messages: "Large selection of tickets! "Huge inventory selling fast!" "Wide selection - great seats!" And the kicker? "High demand!"

Ticketmaster Doesn't See a Problem With $5,000 Bruce Springsteen Ticket

Ticketmaster, the ubiquitous ticketing service entwined with Live Nation, saw no problem with the top tier of Bruce Springsteen tickets reaching $5,000 this month, as Variety has showed. Ticketmaster countered that most tickets go for under $200. The classic rocker known as "The Boss" announced his 2023 arena tour with The E Street Band on July 12.

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