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High ticket prices cause artists to cancel tours

5/8/2026

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Artists Cancellations

U.S. artists canceled tours after low ticket sales called “Blue Dot Fever.”
Post Malone canceled six shows and moved his tour start to June 13.
Meghan Trainor scrapped her Get In Girl Tour in April, citing a child and $10 tickets.
Ticket prices rose from $96.17 in 2019 to $135.92 in 2024, and from $82 in 2020 to $144 in 2026, causing analysts to blame saturation and prices for the cancellations.

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Tour Demand

“Blue dot fever,” the label for seats on Ticketmaster, signals weak tour demand in California.
Gas prices and costly hotels in Los Angeles and San Francisco push many Californians to attend one or two shows.
Singer Zayn Malik’s September 2, 2026 concert at San Francisco’s Chase Center was cancelled.
Singer Demi Lovato’s tour was trimmed to a few California dates.
The pop group Pussycat Dolls’ tour was largely canceled, dropping Los Angeles and Bay Area shows.

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Artists Cancellations

U.S. artists canceled tours after low ticket sales called “Blue Dot Fever.”
Post Malone canceled six shows and moved his tour start to June 13.
Meghan Trainor scrapped her Get In Girl Tour in April, citing a child and $10 tickets.
Ticket prices rose from $96.17 in 2019 to $135.92 in 2024, and from $82 in 2020 to $144 in 2026, causing analysts to blame saturation and prices for the cancellations.

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