Top 5 Concert Tickets Of The Week (5/12)
May 12, 2014
Pop music fans, rejoice - the Hangout Music Festival, Lana Del Rey, Bruce Springsteen, Cher and Britney Spears are all featured during this week’s top concerts.
5/16-18 - Hangout Music Festival 3-Day Pass / Avg. Price $1,377 / Get-in: $1,290
Gulf Shores, Alabama will welcome the fifth annual Hangout Music Festival on May 16. The festival will feature dozens of top-named acts, including The Black Keys, Outkast, The Flaming Lips and The Avett Brothers. Average price for Hangout Music Festival tickets (three-day passes) is $1,377, up 24%, with a get-in price of $1,290. Running from Friday to Sunday, the Hangout Music Fest is the first music festival to be held on the beach of Gulf Shores.
5/16 - Lana Del Rey / Avg. Price: $270.95 / Get-in: $210
Lana Del Rey will hit the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on Friday. After releasing the track listing of her upcoming album Ultraviolence last week, Del Rey continues her tour through the Midwest this week. Average price for May 16 Lana Del Rey tickets is $270.95 on the secondary market with a get-in price of $210.
5/17 - Britney Spears / Avg. Price: $498.48 / Get-in: $219
Britney Spears continues her two-year residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas this week. Spears recently announced that she would be extending her stint in Las Vegas for another 30 shows that are scheduled to run until Christmas 2016. Average price for May 17 Britney Spears Las Vegas tickets is currently $498.48 with a get-in price of $219. Ticket price is up 10% on the secondary market for her May 17 show.
5/17 - Bruce Springsteen / Avg. Price: $732.24 / Get-in: $325
Bruce Springsteen will head to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT this Saturday. Tickets won’t be cheap, however, as average price for May 17 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tickets is $732.24 with a get-in price of $325. This marks a price jump of 11% on the secondary market for his Saturday show in Connecticut.
5/17 - Cher / Avg. Price: $350.96 / Get-in: $78
Cher’s “Dressed to Kill” tour makes its way to the BB&T Center in Florida this Saturday. The ageless diva is promoting her twenty-sixth studio album, Closer to the Truth, and the tour will continue through mid-July. Average price for these Cher tickets at the BB&T Center is $350.96, down 4% on the secondary market, with a get-in price of $78.
Several big-name pop artists will grace the stage throughout the country this week. See some of music’s best at the Hangout Music Fest Friday or catch icons Bruce Springsteen and Cher this Saturday. Lana Del Rey and Britney Spears will also be lighting up the stage this weekend.