To keep live music affordable, many in our community urged fans to skip expensive stadium shows and support smaller, local gigs instead. The revenue from streaming is nothing like the old product sales revenue, so touring is now their biggest revenue stream. Now, the thrill of live music is overshadowed by eye-watering ticket prices that feel less like access fees and more like outright extortion. No money in record sales, so now they try to make it on the shows. If you want to support live music, go to someone else’s show, go local, and support the local scene and venues.