Last month, a price breakdown of how much it costs to book some of the world’s biggest bands and artists sprung up online.

The list, compiled by Degy Entertainment and issued by Priceonomicshad more than a few suspicious disclaimers to it while some of the asking prices of the acts seemed to be inaccurate (only $10,000 for Solange and $100,000 for Tame Impala) or extremely outdated (eg. Smash Mouth’s $40-$60k pricetag, Creed costing as much as Vampire Weekend).

As suspected, the bookings list is a little faulty as it didn’t “verify the veracity or timelines” of the artists it named, according to Business Insider Australia. But if you’d been pinching your pennies away to book your favourite band for a house party, don’t dismay, BI has partnered with CelebrityTalent.net to deliver it’s own more accurate, more comprehensive price list after reaching out to music industry managers and bookers. 

If you’ve got a cheeky 350,000 dollars lying around, you could net a private audience with Tool, Queens Of The Stone Age, or Weezer

There’s still a few similar disclaimers. The figures (all in US $) are still based on asking prices, with most events usually negotiating their own individual and final costs that can vary greatly from city to city, let alone country to country.

As Celebrity Talent explains: “The biggest names in music, like Sting, Rihanna, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, and Justin Timberlake, will always ask for over $750,000+ for a US event and even more for an international event. These acts very often turn down offers from buyers they do not know, but CTI, an experienced major name talent buyer, can help you get a name confirmed if a buyer has the budget to hire the act.”

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Even with that in mind, the new price list – which is now a much larger 14 brackets and includes celebrity speakers, comedians, and other ‘talent’ (Rod Stewart lookalikes anyone?) – still offers some fascinating discussion fodder in its ballpark booking prices and comparisons.

Starting with the fact that Prince apparently won’t even consider getting out of his Purple-bed for less than $1.5 million and as much as $2 million, while Arcade Fire have a similar asking price to Rolling Stones and Jay Z. But don’t worry, if you want a music legend on a budget, you can always try Neil Young and Stevie Wonder ($750 and up) or the very cheap Bob Dylan ($250k, really!?).

If you’ve got a cheeky $350,000 lying around, you could net a private audience with Tool, Queens Of The Stone Age, or Weezer. Or how about starting a crowdfunding campaign to band together 250 people with $1,000 each to get Radiohead back to Australia? (Just be prepared for those additional flight and accommodation costs) But then again, the same $250k could get you Gotye and Janelle Monae with change leftover for Dandy Warhols as well.

Take a look at the new Business Insider/Celebrity Talent numbers, ordered by price bracket and alphabetically from most expensive to least expensive, in full below. And check out the old Priceonomics list here for comparison.

$1,500,000 – $2,000,001 +

Prince

$1,000,000 – $1,499,999 +

$750,000 – $999,999

$500,000 – $749,000

$350,000 – $499,999

$250,000 – $349,999


$150,000 – $249,999



$100,000 – $149,999




$20,000 – $29,999




$10,000 – $19,999




$7,500 – $9,999

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