The Price Is Wrong, Bob
The city of Hoboken stands to make quite the pool of gold coins from the July 26th Bob Dylan show on Pier A. Roughly 15,000 tickets go on-sale this Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 10:00am for an astounding $75.00 each, which is a 36% increase from last year’s Mumford & Sons show. It is surprising that although the price has gone up significantly, the booking costs for this year’s show are significantly less. According to Clear Channel, Mumford & Sons cost roughly $150,000 to book while various sources report that Bob Dylan costs about 33% less, coming it at around $100,000. Even more surprising is that similar general admission tickets for additional locations of Bob Dylan’s Americarama tour are selling for $25-36 on Ticketmaster.com, half of what Hoboken will be charging. While we’re sure there is much to be improved from last year’s inaugural Pier A show, asking for a 33% price increase is an insult to the community that showed it’s support for a promising future of summer concerts. Not to rag on Hoboken or Bob Dylan too much, we love Hoboken, think Bob is a legend and the show is going to be historical, but $75.00 is a lot of money more »
