Concert Ticket Prices, Trans Siberian Orchestra & More W/ Kingfish

The Clay Edwards Show · Mar 7, 2026 · 14m

Then the conversation shifts to the absurd state of live music: Clay rants about dropping nearly $760 for two Jason Aldean pit tickets while Ticketmaster fees alone equal the price of a third ticket. Artists no longer make real money on streams or albums, so fans are footing the bill for massive productions rolling in on 18-wheelers of gear. Kingfish and Clay swap Trans-Siberian Orchestra war stories—how the band spawned from the ‘80s prog-metal group Savatage, now runs two full touring versions like a rock-and-roll circus, blew the power at the old Jackson Coliseum years ago, and hasn’t…