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# 86% of fans won’t cut concerts despite high ticket prices & inflation, Bandsintown survey reveals
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/71517/
- Published: 2023-02-24T16:02:21.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-24T16:02:24.000Z
- Description: Bandsintown surveyed 2200 of their 75 million registered users to see if live music remains a priority for them despite higher ticket prices, inflation, and fears of a recession. The. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2023/02/71517.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Live & Ticketing, Music Business, music, music industry, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

Bandsintown surveyed 2200 of their 75 million registered users to see if live music remains a priority for them despite higher ticket prices, inflation, and fears of a recession.

The results were decisive and offered hope for touring musicians battered by the same economic conditions.

86.5% of fans surveyed said they would be attending more or the same number of shows in 2023, with about half of the respondents (49.5%) saying they plan to attend more concerts than in 2022, according to the [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com) fan survey.

#### Eating out and other entertainment may suffer

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Cutting back on other spending to see their favorite artists is a “no-brainer” for 86.9% of fans. Dining out was the first to go for the surveyed fans, followed by new clothing, streaming services, and travel.

**Of the 13.5% who said they anticipated going to fewer shows,** high ticket prices were the top reason (50.2%), with inflation/fear of recession second (19.8%) and their favorite artists not touring this year (17.7%) third.

**Bruce Houghton* is the Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/) and [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com), a Senior Advisor at [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com), President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com), and a professor for the [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com).*