If this were the 1920s, antitrust enforcement would come down with an iron fist. The consolidation and control of the market is insane. I hope we can see some government movement about this at some point..

Hah!

> hope we can see some government movement about this at some point.

I do too! I get so sick of Ticketmaster's fees upon fees upon fees and "sorry, your browser isn't Chrome" junk.

Why? Many artists like it. It is like the farmer, they are better off with a long term deal than with one, that is negotiated in a daily basis. It is mitigating risk.

That the selling price is double of what is the buying price, this risk is then carried by ticketmaster. They have to sell the stuff. That is their job.

For the consumer, well, we feed many mouth. Just as many mouth feed us.

(in corona times, there were some practises that are critizable. but it was a exceptional time, where everyone was keeping the money at bay.)

It’s the exclusivity piece that’s the problem.

Congress has had hearings on this exact issue[0]. I don't think we've had any legislation come from it yet.

[0] https://congressionaldish.com/cd267-the-monopoly-powers-of-l...

Both venues AND artists want it this way, who's going to complain?

TM makes more money for everyone, that's why they use it.

> Both venues AND artists want it this way, who's going to complain?

Consumers?

These days, Ticketmaster would probably be the ones selling the tickets to the FTC hearings to begin with.