nishitd t1_je48j1d wrote on March 29, 2023 at 8:46 AM Reply to comment by nMiDanferno in 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 This. A lot of artists outrage in public, and some of them are genuine, but most of them profit from this scam, so they profit without being the bad guy. Permalink Parent 2
nishitd t1_je48j1d wrote
Reply to comment by nMiDanferno in 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
This. A lot of artists outrage in public, and some of them are genuine, but most of them profit from this scam, so they profit without being the bad guy.