Ticketmonster has just always been outrageous. I was a teenager in the 80s and it was ridiculous back then too. The prices were lower but the percentages were just as ridiculous, I think. For example, my first concert was Men At Work in 1983. The tickets were $12.50 but my final price at Ticketmonster, which used to be a physical business inside Sears, was over $16, which is around a 30% markup!!
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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.
For the same reason as every other service...
MONEY
I would normally advise you to stick to the small stage stuff. Unfortunately anymore you have to go through a ticket service to see most of those shows. Fucking "convenience fees"
If there's no other way to gain admittance then just stop going until they change it. Capitalists won't change a thing until you affect their bottom line. I know, you have to give up entertainment and supporting broke ass artists, but it is what it is.
Pay cash at local ticket offices. That’s all we can really do.
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I'm boycotting Ticketmaster. I'm just not going to go to shows that force me to use them, even if they're my favourite bands. I will buy my music on Bandcamp Fridays to support the bands instead.
TBH it's difficult to use even if you wanted to, sometimes their site won't even load unless I allow third party cookies, location data, mic and camera access, download their app, and stick their special dongle up my ass.
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Lack or regulation in their industry. Regulation, while it can be burdensome in some cases, prevents bullshit like this from existing. Republicans want less regulation so businesses are allowed to generally be as horrible as they want and have pushed everything towards less regulation and more monopolistic control, knowing that while some people will boycott individually, mass boycott is unlikely without a massively bad immediate fuck up (target just did this). Boil the masses slowly and they won't notice in time to do anything about it. Kinda like US politics over the last few decades leading to the fuckery we endure now even outside of shit businesses.
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.
The answer is capitalism, I know
No it isnt. Its because dumb cunts keep on giving them money. Dont blame FOMO on capitalism. Every single one of us has the 100% choice of not going, and not paying those stupid prices.
On the legal side of things, the DOJ has on going investigations into Live nation-Ticketmaster threatening venues is they use AXS or SeatGeek. Nothing has been done about, not even fines. Live nation-Ticketmaster also lobbys congress and others, and spends A LOT to make sure that its always sunny for them.
Because anti-capitalists are afraid to throw a punch.
Were you buying Rush tickets? lol
We won't boycott them.
All it would take is a good boycott.
Yeah I stopped going to shows a long time ago because of this
It's literally just a matter of
1: Being informed about how shitty they are.
2: Actually being willing to do something about it.
3: Having the self control to follow through.
Direct your ire towards people unwilling to do any part of 1-3.