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# Are You Charging Too Little For Your Live Shows?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/five-bucks/
- Published: 2012-03-19T10:07:53.000Z
- Updated: 2012-03-19T10:07:53.000Z
- Description: Five bucks – that’s how much shows cost in the past and for some shows now. Scott Honsberger thinks charging $5 for a show is a bad idea for musicians.. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/03/five-bucks.html]
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- Tags: Music Think Tank, Five Bucks, Live Performance, Natalie Cheng, Scott Honsberger, shows, ticket prices, ticketing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

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Five bucks – that’s how much shows cost in the past and for some shows now. **Scott Honsberger** thinks charging $5 for a show is a bad idea for musicians. On [Music Think Tank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/five-bucks.html?ref=hypebot.com), Scott discusses ticket prices and why he thinks bands should charge more. What do you think of ticket prices?

“The live music scene – and again, I’m talking about club shows, here – has sort of **backed itself into a corner**.” ([Read On](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/five-bucks.html?ref=hypebot.com))