How much are you willing to pay for a concert ticket? Twenty dollars? A hundred? A thousand?
Some fans of Taylor Swift have reportedly paid more than $20,000 to see her perform live this summer. And now that Beyoncé’s tour has kicked off in the United States, the headlines about sky-high concert prices keep coming.
But in this audio essay, the Opinion columnist and economist Paul Krugman makes the case that live music today is actually quite a bargain.
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This Opinion Short was produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd. Editing by Stephanie Joyce and Annie-Rose Strasser. Mixing by Carole Sabouraud. Original music by Carole Sabouraud, Pat McCusker and Isaac Jones. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Special thanks to Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta.
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