• 40% of concert tickets go unsold.
  (Source: Congressional hearing for Ticketmaster - Live Nation merger)
• $4B in tickets are sold through the secondary market annually.
  (Source: Sports Business Journal)
• Arena Football League suspended its 2009 season, deciding that "in light of the current unprecedented economic climate, the AFL, as a business enterprise, needs to be restructured."
  (Source: Arena Football League)
• For a typical concert, 90% of the box-office gross goes to artists, leaving promoters with only 10% of the profits, yet 100% of the risk due to fixed fees for the venue, artists, marketing, etc.
  (Source: Billboard)
• Live Nation makes $12-14 in ancillary revenue on every ticket sold; more than it makes from the ticket sale.
  (Source: Congressional hearing for Ticketmaster - Live Nation merger)
• Album sales in the U.S. are down 45% since 2000, but concert ticket sales are up 240%, increasing from $1.7 billion to $4.2 billion.
  (Source: Pollstar)
• Artists and promoters list tickets on the secondary market under the guise that they are from fans or brokers.
  (Source: Wall Street Journal)
• NBA attendance is down 2.5% for the 2008-09 season, with several teams including the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings, and New Orleans Hornets seeing drops or approximately 20%. Yet television ratings are up an average of 8-11%.
  (Source: Sports Business Journal)
• The number of tickets sold by the top 100 touring acts was down 2% in 2008, while the average ticket price increased 8%.
  (Source: Pollstar)
• Attendance at NASCAR Sprint Cup events down 10% from 2007 to 2008.
  (Source: Andrew Giangola, spokesman for NASCAR)
• In 2008, the average MLB ticket price was $25, up 10% from 2007. The highest average ticket price belonged to the Boston Red Sox, $49, while the lowest average price belonged to the ALCS Champion Tampa Bay Rays, $17.
  (Source: Team Marketing Report)
• In 2008, the average MLB fan spent $23 on merchandise, concessions, and parking while attending games, nearly the same amount they spent on tickets. Ancillary costs are up 5.5% from 2007.
  (Source: Team Marketing Report)
• In 2008, the average NFL ticket price was $72, up 8% from 2007, while the average premium ticket price was $212. Average spending on merchandise, concessions, and parking was $22.
  (Source: Team Marketing Report)
• For the 2008-2009 season, the average NHL ticket price was $50, up 5%. Yet the league' highest priced team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and three other teams dropped prices. The New Jersey Devils lowered prices by 16%, but increased the costs of merchandise, concessions, and parking by an average of 18%.
  (Source: Team Marketing Report)

"I think if anybody in any business had known where this economy was going to go, they would have done things differently. Look, there's no doubt small amounts of our tickets might be overpriced."

- Hal Steinbrenner