Rising prices and reduced attendance for EU festivals
The European Festival Report 2018 reveals a spike in ticket prices and a drop in attendance, as festival organisers continue to face serious challenges
News By | 20 February 2019
Despite a seemingly successful year, IQ’s European Festival Report 2018 shows that a continuation of ticket price rises and event attendance reduction is a major concern for organisers of European music festivals in 2018.
Ticket prices for European festivals again rose last year, having stabilised over the 2017 festival season. Festivalgoers paid €178 on average for a 2018 festival ticket, a price hike of 8.3% and an increase well above inflation rates across the continent. Of the 105 festivals that disclosed…
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