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Re:Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster I... by ipaddr on Friday October 21, 2022 @01:37PM (#33290783)
The key point is the ondemand pricing is not included in artist's take home generally.

Why use Live Nation? As Pearl Jam has taught us: Artists are limited by venues and venues are either owned or have a deal with live nation. Not going through ticketmaster/live nation means not playing the Gardens in New York or most other large venues where you will have to settle for a warehouse in Jersey instead. A huge monopoly exists that requires an uber like attack on the industry or government intervention.

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Re:Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster I... by mox1 on Friday October 21, 2022 @02:54PM (#33291724)
Are you certain about this? Why on earth would Blink-182 (or their people / record label / etc) agree to this deal?

Are you saying these big A++ acts are signing deals with TicketMaster saying "yea sell em for whatever you want, we just need $X / ticket?"

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Re:Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster I... by fragmede on Friday October 21, 2022 @04:10PM (#33292513)
that's the whole point of the complaint about Ticket Master. The artist's don't really have a choice in the matter. What are they going to do? go somewhere else?
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Re:Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster I... by parineum on Friday October 21, 2022 @05:33PM (#33293273)
> What are they going to do? go somewhere else?

Yes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AXS_(company)

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Re:Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster I... by mike503 on Friday October 21, 2022 @06:20PM (#33293604)
Why do you consider AXS any better than TM?
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Re:Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster I... by parineum on Saturday October 22, 2022 @04:29AM (#33296505)
That's not relevant. They are competition. They are a viable alternative to Ticketmaster. Define "any better"?
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Re:Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster I... by fragmede on Friday October 21, 2022 @09:33PM (#33294822)
No?

> The Blink-182 tour, it should be noted, is “produced” by Live Nation, according to the Live Nation press release announcing the tour. In the U.S., they are playing almost exclusively Live Nation venues (in Blink-182’s hometown, San Diego, they are playing at the Pechanga Arena, a venue that is operated by AXS, which is a different company.) The tickets for all shows besides the San Diego one are being handled by Ticketmaster. The press release announcing the tour does not list any prices.

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Re:Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster I... by relaxing on Friday October 21, 2022 @05:29PM (#33293244)
Because the alternative is being relegated to venues too small to hold their fan base.
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