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ACL Fest advance tickets rise to $160
Apparently, Pearl Jam ain’t cheap. The lowest tier of three-day passes to ACL Fest Oct. 2- 4 in Zilker Park will be $160, which includes all service charges. Once an undisclosed alotment sells out April 7, when tix go on sale at 10 a.m., the next tier’s pricing will go into effect. That will be $185.
In 2007, advance tickets started at $120 for three days. Last year the first tier went up to $150. Three-day passes have sold out at least a month before the festival in the past two years. The Zilker Park capacity is 65,000 per day.
Last year’s top price for three-day passes was $170. If past patterns are followed, this year’s top tier looks to be headed to $185- $195.
In the worst-kept secret since Metallica’s SXSW showcase, Pearl Jam is expected to be announced as the ACL Fest headliner on April 28. Beastie Boys, Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Levon Helm and Ghostland Observatory are other names confirmed by an ACL Fest insider.
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By ACL2009
April 5, 2009 4:57 PM | Link to this
the “early bird” 3-day tickets for ACL 2009 went on sale just after last year’s festival for $135 and sold out after a few days. the tickets going on sale on april 7 are the middle tier “advance-priced” tickets. comparing the april 7 ticket prices to last year’s early bird prices may be mixing apples and oranges.
By TXn
April 5, 2009 10:14 PM | Link to this
Who cares about ACL fest…bring on the AFTERSHOWS!!!
By TXn
April 5, 2009 10:18 PM | Link to this
Oh, and please let Levon Helm be one.
By steve
April 6, 2009 7:42 PM | Link to this
160 bucks?! in this economy?!
I think the ACL people are about to find out where the consumer’s price point is.
By acl2009
April 7, 2009 10:56 AM | Link to this
Tickets are ON SALE Advance 3-day Pass —- $160 —- ON SALE NOW Regular 3-day Pass —- $185 —- When Advance sell out
By KAM
April 7, 2009 12:13 PM | Link to this
And the lineup is weak, so far. Ticket prices have increased each year. But the talent, so far, scheduled is dreadful IMHO. And who wants to be ******* to elbows with all those people packed into 15 acres.
By matt
April 9, 2009 12:31 AM | Link to this
we love going to ACL—-this will be our 4th year in a row. we’ve been saving a bit for the tix/hotel/food/etc for awhile. and to be honest, we didn’t hesitate for one second when the tickets went on sale. we have the feeling that this will be a special year……..