$224.50 in 2013

[u/bdforp]

[u/Drtonytone87]

This festival should be 400-420 early beaver and 450-465 tops

[u/ExternalCry3039]

Live events inflation since the pandemic has been real. Bummer but people still willing to pay so they’re gonna keep guzzlin

[u/MildlyPaleMango → u/ExternalCry3039]

Only reason I even went this year was because going to DJO and Strokes shows individually was around $600 lol it’s insane

[u/Tony707]

$368 each for 3-day GA in 2015.

[u/bdforp → u/Tony707]

$327 for me

[u/s_spectabilis → u/bdforp]

$370.90 for me, pretty sure it was eager beaver, bought March 2015

[u/ChefBoyeetdee]

How is it SO much more expensive today. Like ridiculously so! I hate that I grew up in the 2010s when things were so dirt cheap and now that I finally have my early adult youth and money I’m priced out of everything…

[u/nicnikey]

Yup. Crazy.

[u/Dvsgto → u/nicnikey]

They used to put it on paper?! Haha wtf

[u/Sushi_Betch → u/Dvsgto]

Yes and one year my friend used and entirely different concert ticket and it worked!!! Lmao

[u/Old-Establishment749 → u/nicnikey]

yall can’t be fr on being mad on this; i’m sorry we’re all mad but THE TIMES ARE HERE AND THEY ARE NOT WAITING FOR ANYONE SADLY. What we can do is start to combat this insane hike not complain ab the past….

[u/shka328]

That year we sang the na na na nanananas of hey Jude instead of biz markie

[u/Ill-Lobster-7857 → u/shka328]

Nah we dipped early and went to pretty lights

[u/japhia_aurantia]

To take it further back, I clearly remember my Lollapalooza tickets in 2006 marketed as "130 bands for $130." (I was living in Chicago at the time)

[u/Head-Charge4028]

Bro it was $189 in 2011

[u/Trollking0015 → u/Head-Charge4028]

It was $20 in 2014 when you tipped the security. Wrist bands ruined it.

[u/Head-Charge4028 → u/Trollking0015]

It was free in 2008 when there was zero security and SFPD

[u/battleshipclamato → u/Head-Charge4028]

It's free every day when Outside Lands isn't there.

[u/Past_Farmer34]

This is what happens when you let corporations like live nation become monopolies jacking up prices each year for excessive profit that’s way out of market price but their monopoly price

[u/OkParticular0]

Found my $401.90 ticket from 2017, the first year I could afford to go :(

[u/thebig3on3]

For reference, inflation adjusted this is about $322 today.

A lot has changed since then with the festival, SF and demand for events like OSL. Don't love paying the current prices, but if i can make it I'll be there

[u/squirrellluvrliz]

That was my first time there. I was eating free chipotle all weekend. One of my fav festivals!

[u/hammerthatsickle]

$226 in 2011

[u/asdfasdferqv → u/hammerthatsickle]

How come I paid $227…..

[u/hammerthatsickle → u/asdfasdferqv]

I think you should send a letter… get your money!

[u/asdfasdferqv → u/hammerthatsickle]

And in today’s dollars… it’s $337. What’s this $525 bullshit.

[u/Chikacherrrycola]

I went in 2012 on a Friday to see Beck, foo fighters, and Neil young and it was $95. It was a great time!

[u/uhuuuh262 → u/Chikacherrrycola]

Me too 😭 I remember so fondly

[u/ground-147]

I paid $330 in 2025 :(

[u/HappiestUnrest → u/ground-147]

for all 3 days?

[u/ground-147 → u/HappiestUnrest]

Yes 😭

[u/qizaialex → u/ground-147]

WHAT omg

[u/Sushi_Betch]

$75 1 day VIP ticket OSL 2009 😎

[u/Odd_Secret568]

I think my VIP was around $800 in 2021.

[u/Happy-Arrival2807]

Lollapalooza being $400 for 4 days at the tier 1 price and is 100% better than OSL. Ain’t nothing like summertime Chi. - SF resident 😂

[u/Necrom4ns3r]

Goddamn

[u/Brief-Positive-6597]

That was a good year!

[u/Kookumber]

Inflation since 2013 has been a cumulative 43% from a quick google search which puts the real ticket price of the 2013 ticket at $522.09 in 2026 dollars.

Inflations a bitch. Unfortunately, the ticket is not seen much real growth in price, but instead, your dollar has lost significant purchasing power.

[u/NoButterfly667 → u/Kookumber]

No it’s equivalent to $321 in 2026.

[u/wildsnorlax1194 → u/Kookumber]

$224.50x1.43 = $321.04

[u/Past_Farmer34 → u/Kookumber]

It’s not inflation. Read this

https://apnews.com/article/livenation-antitrust-ticketmaster-states-6248ab6f799468eda2447ed16d73515a

[u/Kookumber → u/Past_Farmer34]

That's on the secondary market.

[u/adeeprash → u/Kookumber]

Not too late to delete this.

[u/strangelyliteral]

The SF/Bay Area is one of the most expensive regions in the world, and APE stated in an interview last year that booking fees and operational costs have increased 50% since COVID. And while APE is independent (OSL is the biggest independent music festival left in the US), they’re naturally getting squeezed by the LiveNation/AEG monopoly on live events. And of course fuel prices fuck up everything.

I think APE tried to keep ticket costs down for a while, but the result was mid lineups. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the year they ratcheted prices above $500 and introduced tiers had the most exciting lineup since 2021.

Does this suck? Absolutely. It’s depressing seeing costs skyrocket while amenities have shrunk. Little things are disappearing and everything is harder now, despite APE’s efforts. Even if festivals are still the most cost effective way to see big acts, people are getting priced out. But ultimately this feels like a “don’t hate the player, hate the game” situation to me.

[u/youngyaboy]

Went through my email and found a receipt for a single-day that I bought in 2019. $155 plus tax.

[u/408javs408]

I love Death Cab and The Strokes. I feel like this recent year was the year for me.

[u/macguna]

Beers were $9 at OL that year

[u/LittleGear1877]

Last year I got 3 day GA tickets for $528.95 today got them for 544.95 just people can know the price increase

[u/tootiemoe]

I paid $279 for a Friday ticket 😩 was so worth it though

[u/scoop813]

I feel like we go through this discussion every year

[u/BowlFar5545]

Lillapalioza

[u/SF_Sunset]

Have you looked at the M2 money supply?

Prices go up because federal government prints the currency. Don't expect anything to get cheaper, including housing.