W_HoHatHenHereHy t1_je3r4w2 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 4:56 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 People have missed one more important factor, live nation also represents and manages many artists. So, they rep the artists, to perform in venues they control, using a service they own to sell tickets to those shows. Permalink 32
W_HoHatHenHereHy t1_je3r4w2 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
People have missed one more important factor, live nation also represents and manages many artists. So, they rep the artists, to perform in venues they control, using a service they own to sell tickets to those shows.