Green Day are currently on The Saviors Tour in support of their 14th studio album. The tour began in May 2024 and will wrap later this year, with the band performing concerts across five continents.

In the US, prices for the cheapest seats started at a modest $46 (£35) but soared to $141 (£108), depending on the venue and location.

The Australian leg of the tour was affected by dynamic pricing. When tickets went on sale, prices started at a hefty $217 (£166), despite initially being advertised for $135 (£103). In extreme cases, some tickets reached an eye-watering $500 (£382).

The fact that Green Day charged nearly the same price for tickets in both the mid-1990s and late 2000s makes the skyrocketing prices of their current shows even more jaw-dropping, highlighting the growing problem of increasingly unaffordable concert tickets.

Concert tickets then vs now: how prices really compare