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Not surprised at all to see the concerts line going up in this chart. The amount of money my friends and I spend on live music is getting out of hand lately, largely because mid-sized acts can now charge big prices for tickets. I like the fact that 'indie' acts now sell out shows in decent venues and can get away with charging $60+ for tickets. I think the pirating of music is making things a lot easier for those mid-sized bands to push their way into getting a decent-sized world-wide audience. I think groups like Chvrches or The Naked and Famous (both of which coming to my city in the next month, selling tickets at $60+, and likely to sell out their venues) have probably benefited a lot from the pirating of their music. I've never paid for either of their music, nor has anyone I know (in fact, I know very few people who still regularly pay for music at all), but most of my social circle are likely to go to one or both of those shows.



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