Money SavingThe Ultimate Value Packed Festivals! Save £200+ at Reading, or Lose £64 at Glastonbury

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We’re always looking out for ways for you to save your hard-earned money at Love Discount Vouchers. With all of this year’s top UK festivals just around the corner, this time we thought to come up with this nifty table giving you all the info you need to save on concerts this year.

Festivals are a great way to see all of your favourite artists for a full music marathon. If you’re intending to see as many legendary, world-famous acts as you are underrated, upcoming artists, a festival ticket usually does a pretty good job of giving you value for money.

However, if you’re mainly holding out for the headliners, there are cheaper ways to catch them without the huge price point. With some festivals, we’ve found that you get some great value for money for the price of entry. Unfortunately, others leave a lot to be desired in terms of savings.

Take a glance at this table and you’ll be able to see all of the results for yourself on how much you could be saving, or losing. We’ve determined the best-value festivals by calculating how much on average it costs to see the biggest headliners of the top UK festivals this year at a concert instead of a festival. We’ve taken the cost of each festival’s ticket and subtracted it from the total cost of the average prices of tickets for each of the festival’s three main headliners.

The festivals which have a cheaper ticket cost than seeing all three headliners separately are good value in our books. Though, the festivals that are more expensive than catching each of the three in concert could make you reconsider just how much you’re willing to spend.

Ultimately, it all boils down to your own musical preferences. Sometimes, you just can’t put a value on the undeniable buzz of a festival, seeing your favourite artists in great weather and making great memories with your friends. If your main priority with a festival is seeing popular bands for less, though, be sure to use our guide to your full advantage.

*The prices displayed within this table have been sourced from different ticketing sites, and are only average concert ticket prices. Some of these are a result of a USD to GBP conversion, correct as of 12th June 2023. This data does not take into consideration all acts at each festival listed, and is purely representative of 3 of the headline acts.

The Huge Differences in Pricing

There’s clearly quite a big span in pricing across all the festivals and their headline acts’ concerts as you can see. But why is that so?

For both concerts and festivals, there are many different factors which go into occasionally making them an incredibly expensive affair. Production, staging, marketing, insurance, travel costs, security and even more factors all go into organising live music events. With festivals having to increase these costs several times over with the massive amount of artists that they host, it’s easy to see why their pricing racks up.

With specific artists’ concerts, popularity is a large factor in pricing with the biggest names coming with the biggest price tags. The length of time an artist hasn’t toured can ramp up prices, and going for the best seats can affect this even more so. Some VIP seating packages and top-seated locations in a venue can mean that a concert price racks up to a particularly eye-watering amount.

With all this in mind, it’s no surprise that there’s a massive variation in pricing for festivals and concerts. But which UK concerts and festivals are the best value, and where should you be spending your money for the best value experience?

The Verdict

So, let’s get down to the specifics. Just which festivals offer the best value, and which ones could you save your money on?

There’s a clear stand-out winner when it comes to our assessment. Whether you’re concert-going up north or down south, Reading/Leeds Festival gives you incredible value for money. With the massive popularity of Sam Fender, The Killers and Billie Eilish, we found their concert tickets individually to be particularly costly. By catching them all at either location, you can save a whopping £213.66. Even excluding all of the other fantastic acts you’ll be able to catch over the festival’s three days, you’re saving loads right from the get-go with Reading/Leeds Festival.

There were some other great instances of festivals offering you lots of bang for your buck too. Fans of electronic dance music get a fantastic deal at Boundary Brighton as they can save £176.70 on seeing Sub Focus, Pendulum and Ben Hemsley for the price of entry. Metal fans looking for great riffs and max-volume acts will be glad to hear that Bloodstock Open Air’s heavy metal lineup of Killswitch Engage, Meshuggah and Megadeth will save them £128.23 than seeing them individually.

On the other hand, there’s a festival we’re raising an eyebrow at in terms of value. Even with all of the additional acts as well as its top headliners, we think there’s a little more room to be made for upping their value with this one being the lowest value of them all. So, what’s the answer? It’s Wireless Festival.

Though the atmosphere is sure to be buzzing with Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and D-Block Europe all set to give great performances over Wireless’ three-day duration, there are better ways to make your money go further. As their separate concert tickets were surprisingly good value for their popularity, seeing all of these artists separately could save you £82.98. So, be sure to consider our cost-cutting alternative before grabbing your festival tickets.

We also found more examples of other disappointingly low-value headliner-to-ticket entry differences. Shockingly, UK favourite Glastonbury has made our roster of the worst offenders with Elton John, Guns N’ Roses and Arctic Monkeys all being cheaper to catch elsewhere for £63.55. Seeing Wu-Tang Clan, Chase and Status and Little Simz separately instead of grabbing a ticket for NASS festival also proved to be the cheaper option to save yourself £54.94.

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We hope you’ve been able to use this convenient info to your advantage. Be sure to catch the festivals that make your money go further by helping you save massively on seeing all your favourite bands and singers. Alternatively, you can ditch the uncomfy camping and muddy boots and catch your faves separately with some of these festivals for massive savings.

For even more bargains, take a look at all our brands for amazing discounts to make your money go even further! If you have something in mind that you would like to save your hard-earned money on, we have nicely split our super-saving discounts into categories to make your life that little bit easier. Wherever you end up seeing your concerts this year, be sure to enjoy!

Disclaimer

1. The prices documented within this piece are taken from a number of ticketing sources, and are correct as of the 12th June 2023.
2. Average concert ticket prices are informed by a multitude of factors, including, concert seating position, concert location, tour frequency, and more.
3. The cost of the full admission tickets for each festival is based on the price of the tickets at the point of data collection 12th June 2023.
4. The data presented within this piece is not reflective of the concert value as a whole as it doesn’t take into account all acts performing at each of these festivals.