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LISTEN: Music Fans Shrug Off Ticket Price Hikes to Keep Summer Concert Business Humming

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The global live music industry is booming through summer, despite rising ticket prices. Cost has long been consumers' biggest barrier to concert attendance, but Luminate's U.S. Music 360 survey shows fewer fans are now citing prices as a dealbreaker, according to Variety. The summer concert business keeps rolling strong.

Source: https://variety.com/2026/music/news/live-music-summer-tou...

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