FinnRazzelle t1_je3ljit wrote on March 29, 2023 at 4:00 AM Reply to ELI5: Everyone knows that Ticketmaster is the biggest scumbucket enterprise on the planet yet no band seems able to avoid their grasp. What's to stop a really major act (e.g. Taylor Swift) from performing in venues that are not controlled by Ticketmaster, or just setting up a parallel company? by havereddit Because Ticketmaster is Live Nation and they not only control the tickets, but the venues as well. In America, you can’t do a stadium tour or a tour of any scale without performing at a live Nation venue. They basically have artists by the balls. Permalink 89
FinnRazzelle t1_je3ljit wrote
Reply to ELI5: Everyone knows that Ticketmaster is the biggest scumbucket enterprise on the planet yet no band seems able to avoid their grasp. What's to stop a really major act (e.g. Taylor Swift) from performing in venues that are not controlled by Ticketmaster, or just setting up a parallel company? by havereddit
Because Ticketmaster is Live Nation and they not only control the tickets, but the venues as well. In America, you can’t do a stadium tour or a tour of any scale without performing at a live Nation venue. They basically have artists by the balls.