October 11th 2023.
Travis Scott's career has taken a hit in recent months due to declining ticket sales. His latest tour, "Utopia - Circus Maximus Tour," was sold out in August, but demand has since dropped to the point that tickets are being sold on the resale market for as little as $7. This is a far cry from the regular price of $109.50 listed on Ticketmaster.
The tour is scheduled to hit Atlanta, Boston, Las Vegas, and Nashville, and will conclude in Toronto on Dec. 29. The irony of the situation is that many tickets were purchased with the intention of being resold at a higher price point; now, those same ticket holders are taking a loss and selling the tickets for far less than anticipated. People have taken to social media to comment on the situation, with one Twitter user stating that Travis Scott tickets cost less than a Chipotle bowl.
The ticket sales woes are compounded by the fact that Travis Scott is still in the midst of trying to settle cases associated with the Astroworld Festival, which took place in 2021 and resulted in the deaths of ten patrons and the injury of hundreds of others. The families of Axel Acosta and Brianna Rodriguez have settled their lawsuits, and the family of John Hilgert, who was 14 years old at the time of death, settled its lawsuit against Live Nation, Travis Scott, and other Astroworld organizers eight months ago.
In addition, there are still many pending lawsuits and hundreds of millions of dollars in potential damages at stake. A group of ticket scalpers reportedly lost hundreds of thousands of dollars on Travis Scott's tour, as they had mass-bought tickets upon release and have since seen them selling for as low as $20. It appears that the "true hypebeast experience" Travis Scott envisioned may have backfired.
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