Macklemore Red Rocks Ticket Prices Jump 45% After Ed Sheeran Tour Ouster
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 18
Macklemore Red Rocks Ticket Prices Jump 45% After Ed Sheeran Tour Ouster
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 18
Summary
$157 is now the cheapest resale ticket for Macklemore's Oct. Red Rocks show, up 45% from $108 in three days after his removal from Ed Sheeran's tour.
TicketData said the spike would not have happened without this week's fallout, which began after Macklemore said stadium owners pushed for his exit over pro-Palestine remarks at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 4.
Macklemore said Thursday he will donate his $1 million in tour earnings to Palestinian aid groups, while Sheeran said the decision came from the promoter, not him.
Nine of Sheeran's 10 remaining venues have seen resale prices dip, but TicketData said that is typical as show dates near; the clearer signal is faster resale volume since Monday.
The dispute has also stripped Sheeran's tour of all other support acts, leaving replacements unclear on a blockbuster run that has generated tens of millions of dollars per leg.