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Ticketmaster exists as a blame absorber. Their business model is to charge huge fees, pass 80% plus of the cash back to bands and managers, but absorb 100% of
by LatteLazy 4y ago
Ticketmaster exists as a blame absorber. Their business model is to charge huge fees, pass 80% plus of the cash back to bands and managers, but absorb 100% of the blame for tickets being expensive. This is why bands and their managers keep using them despite them being universally hated. You are being tricked, and not (just) by ticketmaster...
- jandrese 4y agoYeah, if the bands didn't like the situation they would just switch to one of the competitors like...um...
- LatteLazy 4y agoOr they could just sell their own tickets? eBay lets you sell things, they could start there. There is nothing magic about Ticketmaster. Or they could insist on set prices. Bruce Springsteen did this decades ago. He even insisted on beers at the venue costing no more than a certain amount.
- jandrese 4y agoYou can't sell your own tickets if you want to play in a large venue. Those venues all have exclusive Ticketmaster agreements.
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