Indie icons Pale Waves have stressed there is a worrying trend in ‘ridiculous’ ticket prices for gigs, as the cost of attending a concert rises to eyewatering levels. Musicians have recently been angering fans with single concerts costing as much as a weekend ticket to Glastonbury , or even more if you want a VIP experience . Billie Eilish ’s tour is priced around £300 per ticket and Sabrina Carpenter ’s nosebleed seats came in at a whopping £240 .
Pale Waves are gearing up to head out on tour later this year for their new album Smitten, and the cost of tickets is very much on the mind of lead singer Heather Baron-Gracie. ‘I’ve seen pop artists charge ridiculous prices,’ Heather, 29, tells Metro.co.
uk ahead of the release of new single Gravity. The She’s My Religion hitmaker continued: ‘I mean, I get it when you get to a certain point in your career, like if you’re Taylor Swift or something, but you have to make them a bit more affordable, especially in this time when it seems no one has money.’ Pale Waves – consisting of Heather, Ciara Doran, Hugo Silvani, and Charlie Wood, became indie darlings after the release of their debut single There’s A Honey in 2017.
The track has become a 2010s classic and their 80s edge and guitar-led tracks have made them festival staples with Heather’s distinct voice carrying them through the past decade. The Manchester -based singer points out they are deliberately keeping their gig prices as low as possible – ca.