Capita… gosh darn it
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ticketmaster is mostly for music that sucks
Ticketmaster now has exclusive control over most venues for any type of event, not just music.
For the same reason as every other service...
MONEY
I SOOO want to see Rush's tour next summer. Not seeing them for past tours is something I really regret.
Signed up for the pre-sale, signed on the day of AND... FUCK THAT.
I'm not spending the equivalent of my mortgage just to get decent seats. So I fired up the R40 tour video and cranked it up. I'll just be happy with that.
The wheels are in motion, but they are slow, indeed. https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-live-nation-ticketmaster-monopolizing-markets-across-live-concert
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This isn't a problem that's unique to "capitalism". It's a monopoly problem. Even in other economy types this problem would exist. For example, with communism almost everything would be a monopoly.
A free market is supposed to provide us multiple options to take our business, but we need regulation to keep capitalism in check.
We do have laws against monopolies, and there is already a case against Live Nation/Ticketmaster:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Live_Nation_Entertainment
The way to really fix this is through our legal system and representatives. We need to pressure our representatives to pass better laws to prevent this from happening again as well as electing officials who actual care about issues like this.
It wasn't always like this?
because people are happy to pay them money
I'm never happy to pay those fucks, they're just a legal Mafia who controls all the major venues that the bands I want to see play at.
I got to local shows every so often, but I don't really have a local scene like I did before I moved, so I just don't go to concerts much anymore.
That's the answer.
People keep paying so they keep charging. It's shitty how they operate - they're playing consumers like a fiddle.
I've gone to plenty of local events where ticketing is handled (gasp!) by the venue itself using their own systems! Crazy, right? (I'm sure the ticketing system is leased by them, but it's still not Ticket Master).
I refuse to go to any even where ticket master is involved. Oh well, guess I'm gonna miss that.
I guess a better question is why do people keep giving them money so they can keep being this way?
Exactly.
Suckers keep giving them money.
Were you buying Rush tickets? lol
I just want my money back that I spent on a show that's been "delayed" for a year and a half.