Top 5 Concert Tickets Of The Week (9/22)
September 22, 2014
Making its second consecutive appearance on the top concerts of the week is the Tedeschi Trucks Band, who will serve as the most expensive concert on the secondary market this week when they play the Beacon Theatre in New York City on Saturday. The Drake vs. Lil Wayne Tour makes its way to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Texas on Friday and owns the second most expensive average secondary price this week. The third top-priced concert belongs to Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull for their show at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Paul McCartney will play Petco Park in San Diego on Saturday as the fourth most expensive concert while Katy Perry rounds off the list with her stop at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Friday.
9/27 Tedeschi Trucks Band at Beacon Theatre (NYC) | Avg. Price: $474.29 | Get-in: $52
Derek Trucks and his wife Susan Tedeschi take their Tedeschi Trucks Band back to the Beacon Theatre for two more dates this weekend after playing the famous venue last weekend. The average price for Tedeschi Trucks Band tickets for its Beacon Theatre show on Saturday is $474.29 on the secondary market, 127% above the band’s tour average of $208.58. The get-in price for Saturday’s show starts at $52. The band’s Friday gig at the Beacon Theatre will have an average secondary price of $335.67.
9/27 Drake vs. Lil Wayne Tour at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (The Woodlands, TX) | Avg. Price: $398.18 | Get-in: $87
Drake and Lil Wayne will conclude their joint Drake vs. Lil Wayne Tour this week when they head south to play the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, Texas. The average secondary price for Saturday Drake vs. Lil Wayne tickets is currently $398.18 with a get-in price of $87. The final show of the tour has garnered increasingly high secondary ticket prices and Saturday’s show will serve as the most expensive show of the two-month tour. The duo played their second most expensive show last weekend at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, CA, with an average secondary price listed at $255.10.
9/25 Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull at Madison Square Garden (NYC) | Avg. Price: $310.21 | Get-in: $59
In the middle of the pack this week is Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull’s joint tour, which will make its way to MSG on Saturday. The average price for Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull tickets for their NYC date is $310.21 on the secondary market with a get-in price of $59. Their MSG stop will be the fourth most expensive date of tour, with an October 12 stop at the Mandalay Bay Events Center seeing the top average secondary price of $527.42. October stops at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and Hard Rock Live in Hollywood also serve as top-priced shows of tour.
9/28 Paul McCartney at Petco Park (San Diego, CA) | Avg. Price: $307.79 | Get-in: $90
Former Beatle and legendary musician Paul McCartney takes his Out There Tour to San Diego this weekend when he plays Petco Park on Sunday. The average secondary price for Paul McCartney tickets is $307.79 and the get-in price is $90. The singer will play his most expensive show of tour at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on October 13, which currently has an average secondary market price of $472.12. McCartney is scheduled to play seven make-up dates from June over the next month before ending his tour at the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina on October 30.
9/26 Katy Perry at MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas, NV) | Avg. Price: $292.79 | Get-in: $100
Rounding off this week’s top concerts is Katy Perry and her stop at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Friday. The average price for Katy Perry tickets to her Las Vegas show is currently $292.79 on the secondary market with a get-in price starting at $100. The pop singer will play her most expensive date of her current Prismatic World Tour at the American Airlines Center on October 3, which currently owns a secondary market average of $318.78.