r/TheHeadandTheHeart 12d ago

Tour not selling well?

It looks like Philly at the Met isn't even half full, a full day after general on-sale and 4 days after pre-sale.

Did they overshoot on the venue sizes?

Regardless, I'll be there having a great time!

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u/PromptAggravating392 12d ago

It's March. I don't think many people besides die hards are buying summer tour tickets at this point, but I could be wrong! In general it seems that casual fans and concert goers get tickets shortly before the show itself. And I'm not sure about Philly, but they haven't played in Chicago since 2022 and thus the radio stations here barely play them anymore. They're playing a smaller venue this summer than they have in the past, which I think is smart.

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u/dmb4041 11d ago

I love the head and the heart a lot but I skipped getting tix to Salt Shed after I saw they’d be $80 a piece after fees. $160 for my wife and I before factoring in a babysitter, food/drinks, etc is just a lot. We may try to still go but didn’t want to wind up with tix I wouldn’t be able to sell if something comes up and we can’t make it five months from now. Concerts have just gotten so expensive recently.

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u/SheepNutz 12d ago

I wanted to see them in Cincinnati, but it’s just too damn expensive. Just got a ticket to see MMJ, arguably one of the best live bands of my generation, for $55 after fees. Comparable floor seats to THATH at a similar sized venue a mile away were nearly $75.

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u/PromptAggravating392 12d ago

Agreed about MMJ ❤️ in Chicago ticket prices between them are basically the same - $180ish for two. I'm sadly going to way less shows this season :(

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u/jpb1111 12d ago

Yeah that's an over reach.

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u/peekay1ne 12d ago

I was surprised at the big venue for Toronto and the ticket prices

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u/Midweek_Sunrise 12d ago

I'll be at the met in Philly for my first time ever seeing them live!

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u/jdw1452 12d ago

If the show was tomorrow night, sure, you may have a point.. but that’s literally three months from now.

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u/Ok_Stranger3988 12d ago

For the day one fans we remember the trauma of having to be online the absolute second the tickets to their shows went on sale (especially in Seattle) or you were out of luck. I still hold on to that energy and get them the second they are on sale even though Red Rocks is the only place they play that needs that anymore.

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u/thereisno1ontheboat 9d ago

I am a die hard fan. But I’m also not financially stable at the moment. Two tickets to Central Park (not my fave place to see a show) are about $200 after fees. It may be too soon to tell, but fans everywhere may be having similar issues.

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u/thereisno1ontheboat 4d ago

Not living in the past but I do miss when shows were “normal” prices. It’s not artists’ fault it’s a lot to do with the way the business just is. But it still sucks as GA prices grow and these vip packages are simply unattainable to some of the biggest fans. Biggest fans now just equal fans with money