I think we'd still be happy enough if the ticket prices were disclosed up front, and if they weren't being inflated by everyone (artists, venues (Live Nation),

I think we'd still be happy enough if the ticket prices were disclosed up front, and if they weren't being inflated by everyone (artists, venues (Live Nation), and Ticketmaster) all working together to raise prices. If this gross company were smacked down hard enough, there would be meaningful competition possible. With TM owning most venues or having exclusive rights to them under contract, no serious competition is possible, so markets don't exist. Therefore no market pressures to correct excessively high prices.