What better way to spend New Year’s than surrounded by good music, bright lights, and close friends? Well, while this is a great way of celebrating, it does tend to be quite an expensive endeavor. But which shows cashed in the most money on the big night? Following, we would like to present you with a list of the top 20 most expensive New Year Eve shows, ranked according to their average asking price for one ticket. The figures used in the making of this countdown were taken from the statistics issued by Forbes Magazine.
The show put on by Billie Joel and his band at New York’s Barclay’s Center takes the crown, with an average price for ticket of over $477. This asking price puts Joel in a league of his own, as runner-up Britney Spears didn’t even manage to break the $300 mark. The remaining 18 shows on our countdown were also hosted by music artists and all of them had an asking price per ticket of over $100.
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Curious to see which New Year Eve shows were most expensive? Let’s take a look at the countdown.
No. 20: Gregg Allman
Event venue: Florida Theater
City: Jacksonville
Average asking price for one ticket: $110
No. 19: Deadmau5
Event venue: Nassau Coliseum
City: New York
Average asking price for one ticket: $113.58
No. 18: Calexico
Event venue: The Filmore
City: San Francisco
Average asking price for one ticket: $119.67
No. 17: Young Jeezy
Event venue: Baltimore Arena
City: Baltimore
Average asking price for one ticket: $122.55
No. 16: The Disco Biscuits
Event venue: The Theater at MSG
City: New York
Average asking price for one ticket: $127.51
No. 15: Yonder Mountain String Band
Event venue: Boulder Theater
City: Boulder
Average asking price for one ticket: $131.96
No. 14: Bassnectar
Event venue: Bridgestone Arena
City: Nashville
Average asking price for one ticket: $133.31
No. 13: Widespread Panic
Event venue: Philips Arena
City: Atlanta
Average asking price for one ticket: $138.91
No. 12: Zac Brown Band
Event venue: Joe Louis Arena
City: Detroit
Average asking price for one ticket: $141.11
No. 11: Gov’t Mule
Event venue: Beacon Theatre
City: New York
Average asking price for one ticket: $152.93
No. 10: The Avett Brothers
Event venue: Time Warner Arena
City: Charlotte
Average asking price for one ticket: $161.23
No. 9: NYE Black Comedy Explosion
Event venue: Paramount Theatre
City: Oakland
Average asking price for one ticket: $188.18
No. 8: Pitbull and Prince Royce
Event venue: American Airlines Arena
City: Miami
Average asking price for one ticket: $203.57
No. 7: Goo Goo Dolls
Event venue: House of Blues
City: Los Angeles
Average asking price for one ticket: $210
No. 6: Katt Williams
Event venue: Nokia Theatre Live
City: Los Angeles
Average asking price for one ticket: $223.92
No. 5: Phish
Event venue: Madison Square Garden
City: New York
Average asking price for one ticket: $233.12
No. 4: Jill Scott
Event venue: Radio City Music Hall
City: New York
Average asking price for one ticket: $246.05
No. 3: Maroon 5
Event venue: Mandalay Bay
City: Las Vegas
Average asking price for one ticket: $270.12
No. 2: Britney Spears
Event venue: Planet Hollywood Theater
City: Las Vegas
Average asking price for one ticket: $270.57
No. 1: Billy Joel & Ben Folds Five
Event venue: Barclays Center
City: New York
Average asking price for one ticket: $477.22
