These concerts promise an ‘all-in’ $20 ticket — no fees. But is there a catch?
If vinyl LPs can have a Record Store Day, why can’t concerts have a National Concert Week?
And unlike the records counterpart, which isn’t a price reduction but designed for collectors, National Concert Week dangles a price cut as an incentive.
Live Nation’s $20 All-In Tickets promo runs May 1-7.
Starting at 9 a.m. May 1 through 11:59 p.m. May 7, fans can buy tickets for over 2,800 shows across North America among the 600 artists participating in the Live Nation offer. And this All-In deal means “including fees.”
Among the participating acts: the Elvis Costello & Blondie team-up, Chris Young, Florida Georgia Line, the reunited Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Florence + the Machine (you saw them singing over the closing credits of Sunday’s “Game of Thrones”), Kodak Black, and the Nelly/TLC/FLo Rida package.
In South Florida this means upcoming concerts by Mary J. Blige and Nas (July 11 at Coral Sky Amphitheater near West Palm Beach), the Luis Miguel tour June 22 at Sunrise’s BB&T Center and Kiss’ supposed End of the Road “farewell” world tour at the BB&T on Aug. 9, and newcomer Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You Too Tour Sept. 11 at The Fillmore Miami Beach.
There are also a handful of shows at Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena. These include Chayanne (May 11), Nicky Jam (May 18) and Ariana Grande’s Sweetener World Tour (May 31).
So are the seats good, you wonder?
They depend on the show and it varies by show, said a spokeswoman for LiveNation. “The tickets are in different locations.”
Fans can opt in to purchase the $20 tickets on participating shows on livenation.com.
This story was originally published April 24, 2019 at 12:06 PM with the headline "These concerts promise an ‘all-in’ $20 ticket — no fees. But is there a catch?."
