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Paul McCartney tickets for $5,000? Insiders reveal why going to a concert costs so much

    Photo: Cathie Coward/The Hamilton Spectator Artists’ business managers say that after the pandemic touring became a lot more expensive. “Inflation has risen the cost of everything,” said Ed Gold, founder and CEO of New York-based Gold Business Management, who represents Canadian singer-songwriter Steven Page, soul star Teddy Swims, boygenius’s Julien Baker and heavy metal… Paul McCartney tickets for $5,000? Insiders reveal why going to a concert costs so much

    Variety’s Business Managers Elite of 2025

      Founder Ed Gold was recently featured in Variety’s Business Managers Elite 2025: Meet the Money Minders for A-listers From Awkwafina and Joe Rogan to Kevin Costner and Zendaya. “I’m dealing with creative people and translating these numbers into a dialect they understand,” says Gold. Read more (launches a new window)