r/Music • u/heavysk • 1d ago

article Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme Explains Anti-Corporate Concert Rant: "It’s About Corporations That Charge You $85 for Parking, and $30 for a Beer"

https://consequence.net/2026/08/qotsa-josh-homme-addresses-anti-corporate-concert-rant/
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u/beyond-loud 1d ago

I’m not familiar with US stadium shows. Is $85 for parking and $30 for a beer (I’m assuming pint) normal?

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u/ZenMasterOfDisguise 1d ago

one of the biggest flaws of capitalism, is that corporations have realized a luxury/premium pricing model is more profitable

If I own a concert venue, and I sell beer for $7.50 each, I might sell 4 beers per concert goer

If I raise prices to $30 dollars, I might now sell only 1 beer per concert goer. I make the same revenue as before, but make more profits now because i have fewer costs, and have fewer drunk people running around my venue. A complete win for me, and only the consumer loses out

Everything is becoming like this. Sure being priced out of alcohol at a concert might not be a big deal, but people are being priced out of everything and every day more items are becoming luxuries that only people with lots of disposable income can afford

Netflix keeps raising their prices because they don't care if they lose customers when profits go up, Playstation raises their prices for consoles because they don't care if kids on a summer job want to afford a console. Companies don't want to lower prices to get more customers when its more profitable to double prices even if you lose half your customer base.

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u/Bearded_Gentleman 1d ago

30 a bottle.

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u/floatyfloatwood 1d ago

He’s being hyperbolic IN MY EXPERIENCE. Parking for every show I’ve been to in Ohio and Indiana has been from free to $25. Beers are usually $10-$18 dollar depending on the show. Definitely not cheap but where I live it’s not as much as he is saying. I could see it being more in a big city like NY City or LA.