iPods and Festivals

iPods and Festivals A millennial who still believes in the iPod and loves a good multi-genre music & arts festival. Passionate about keeping concert tickets affordable.

06/23/2026

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES with former member Thundercat (!!) at Coachella 2026. This was wild

06/23/2026

ALL I WANTED WAS A PEPSI

06/22/2026

It’s 2026 and I saw Less Than Jake for the first time (I think) in the HEINEKEN HOUSE at Coachella 2026 😂 this was a blast even though I could only stay for a few songs so I could make the rest of Suicidal Tendencies lol

06/16/2026

Glad I was able to swing by Do LaB for some POOLSIDE 😎

06/15/2026

Meh, I’ve seen them before 🍕

06/15/2026

MODEL/ACTRIZ was great at Coachella this year.

Follow iPods and Festivals for more from my fifteenth year attending!

06/15/2026

The Chats on Sunday afternoon at Coachella this year, Weekend 1.

06/13/2026

Kid A Mnesia, the 75-minute film inside the Radiohead bunker at Coachella this year. We didn’t get to finish it 😖 very cool and immersive though

06/13/2026

What goes into the cost of a concert ticket?

In 2012, I paid $20 plus $5 in Ticketmaster fees to see St. Vincent and Tune-Yards at House of Blues in San Diego.

Even more sobering are big name, once-in-a-lifetime arena or amphitheater shows. One of my colleagues revealed an old ticket stub proving front-row seats to Stevie Nicks in 1998 would have set you back about $40, including fees.

Those same seats in the same venue to see Rod Stewart this summer? $1,227.30 each — $1,006 for the "Official Platinum" market price ticket and $221.30 in service fees. Rod Stewart not your jam? Evanescence orchestra seating is a mere $428 a ticket.

Inflation plays a role, but a minimal one. $40 in 1998 has the same buying power as just over $80 in 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That $20 I spent for the House of Blues in 2012 would feel like $28 today.

Coupled with the cost of a rideshare and a $15 drink at the bar, it's not surprising that many San Diegans are rethinking their live music budgets.

Other online ticketing issues, like the rise of sophisticated third-party resellers and Ticketmaster's "dynamic" or surge pricing, further complicate concert costs.

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