Top Concert Tickets Of The Week (12/1)
December 1, 2014
Beloved rock icon Yusuf Islam, perhaps better known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, will play this week’s most expensive concert on the secondary market at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia this Thursday. Among other beloved rock musician’s making top-priced tour stops this week are Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Seger and Stevie Wonder. Modern pop and rap artists Justin Timberlake, Hoodie Allen and Usher also appear on this week’s list.
12/4 Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens at Tower Theatre | Avg. Price: $780 | Get-in: $340
Yusuf Islam continues his Peace Train…Late Again Tour this week and will play Philadelphia’s Tower Theatre on Thursday. The average price for the show is $780 on the secondary market and the get-in price starts at $340 on the secondary market. The tour will continue through next Sunday, where it wraps at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on December 14.
12/2 Bob Dylan at Beacon Theatre | Avg. Price: $538.95 | Get-in: $135
Bob Dylan again appears on the top-priced concerts list this week for a show at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. The average secondary price for Bob Dylan tickets is $538.95. Get-in price for the show starts at $135. Dylan has three more shows scheduled in 2014 and each will be played at the historic New York venue. He’ll play his last show at the Beacon Theatre on Wednesday night.
12/6 Fleetwood Mac at The Forum | Avg. Price: $478.10 | Get-in: $78
Continuing its On With The Show Tour this week is Fleetwood Mac, who heads to The Forum in Los Angeles on Saturday. The average price for Los Angeles Fleetwood Mac tickets is $478.10 and get-in price starts at $78 on the secondary market. The historic rock group will play 11 more dates in 2014 and picks back up on January 16 at the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota.
12/5 Straight No Chaser at Beacon Theatre | Avg. Price: $419.53 | Get-in: $46
Professional a capella group Straight No Chaser is slated to play the Beacon Theatre this Friday, where average secondary price for tickets is currently $419.53. The show has a get-in price of $46. The group is currently in the thick of its Happy Hour Tour 2014, which continues through January 3 and wraps at the Hawaii Theatre in Honolulu.
12/5 Jingle Ball at Staples Center | Avg. Price: $408.06 | Get-in: $99
While several Jingle Ball concerts will take place across the country over the next several weeks, the Staples Center will welcome the most expensive Jingle Ball concert of the week on Friday night. The average price for Jingle Ball tickets is $408.06 and get-in price starts at $99 on the secondary market. The concert will feature performances by Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, Iggy Azalea, Sam Smith and several other A-list artists.
12/1 Rise Against & Royal Blood at House of Blues Chicago | Avg. Price: $389.76 | Get-in: $68
Punk rock royalty Rise Against heads to the House of Blues Chicago this Monday, where the average secondary price for tickets is $389.76. Get-in price for the show starts at $68. Royal Blood will open up the Chicago show. Rise Against is scheduled to begin The Hunting Party Tour with Linkin Park in January, which will tour North America through February.
12/3 Justin Timberlake at American Airlines Arena | Avg. Price: $375.39 | Get-in: $107
As the 20/20 Experience World Tour winds down, Justin Timberlake will play a top-priced show at the American Airlines Arena on Wednesday. The average secondary price for Justin Timberlake tickets to his Miami show is $375.39 and get-in price is $107. Timberlake will conclude his two-year tour at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on January 2.
12/6 Bob Seger at Mohegan Sun Arena | Avg. Price: $345.13 | Get-in: $130
Iconic rock musician Bob Seger takes his Silver Bullet Band to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut this Saturday. The average price for Bob Seger tickets is $345.13 on the secondary market. The get-in price starts at $130. Seger will conclude his current leg of tour on December 19 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
12/4 Hoodie Allen at The Fillmore Charlotte | Avg. Price: $340.18 | Get-in: $18
New York-based rapper Hoodie Allen plays The Fillmore Charlotte on Thursday night, where average secondary price for tickets is currently $340.18 and get-in price starts at $18. The rapper takes his People Keep Talking across the nation through December 30, concluding at Boston's House of Blues one day prior to New Year's Eve.
12/5 Stevie Wonder at Oracle Arena | Avg. Price: $328.01 | Get-in: $101
Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life Tour heads to the Oracle Arena in Oakland this Friday. The average price for Stevie Wonder tickets to his Bay Area show is $328.01 on the secondary market. Get-in price for the show is $101. Starting in early November, the tour has made 10 stops through the U.S. and will play two more shows through the end of the month, ending at The Forum in Los Angeles on December 20.
12/7 Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood at Scottrade Center | Avg. Price: $312.53 | Get-in: $100
Garth Brooks begins his next run of shows at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis this Thursday. His show on Sunday will be his most expensive date this week, with Garth Brooks tickets averaging at $312.53 on the secondary market and get-in price starting at $100. His wife, Trisha Yearwood, will support him on all dates on his 2014 comeback tour.
12/6 Eric Church & Dwight Yoakam at Denny Sanford Premier Center | Avg. Price: $266.05 | Get-in: $66
Eric Church continues his North American tour this week and is scheduled to play the Sanford Premier Center in South Dakota. The average secondary price for Eric Church tickets in South Dakota is $266.05 and get-in price is $66. Dwight Yoakam will support Church on all tour dates through the end of the week.
12/6 Carlos Vives at American Airlines Arena | Avg. Price: $248.02 | Get-in: $38
Grammy Award-winning Latin singer Carlos Vives makes a stop at the American Airlines Arena in Miami this Saturday. The average price for tickets to his Miami show is $248.02. The get-in price starts at $38. The show will be Vives' last U.S. date of tour before traveling to Argentina, Venezuela and Colombia through the end of the month.
12/6 Shania Twain at Caesar’s Palace | Avg. Price: $238.97 | Get-in: $127
Shania Twain is still the one, and her residency at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas has proven to be a significant success on the secondary market. The singer will play her most expensive date of the week on Saturday, where tickets average at $238.97 and the cheapest seat starts at $127. Twain will continue her residency through next week, wrapping at the famous Vegas venue on December 13.
12/6 Usher at Smoothie King Center | Avg. Price: $227.27 | Get-in: $64
Usher takes his URX Experience World Tour to the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday. The average price for Usher tickets to his Louisiana tour date is $227.27 on the secondary market. The get-in price is $64. He will tour North America through December 14 before hitting Europe starting in February.