In this time of recession, a country in good shape like Brazil that has not suffered much with the crisis is understandably being visited by a lot of international bands and artists. It's awesome. New festivals are coming up too, like SWU that had its 2nd edition this month (the one in which Alice in Chains played) and Lolapallooza was recently confirmed for next year. But ticket prices are absurd. How much does a concert ticket cost in the UK / US / Ireland / wherever you people come from?
I heard Lolapalloza tickets will cost R$ 300 (around £105). Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys and Jane's Addiction are confirmed. I really want to go, but when you add traveling expenses to the sum (the Festival is gonna be in São Paulo), it becomes very expensive fun!
Not to mention VIP tickets which are ridiculous. Paul McCartney's VIP cost R$ 700 (around £244).
If you have a student card (school or university) you pay half the price though (which is my case, cause I'm doing a MBA, but it won't be for too much longer).
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