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What Ticketmaster Doesn't Want You To Know: Concerts Were Cheap For Decades (youtu.be)
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Ticketmaster and Live Nation have destroyed the concert experience. But it didn't use to be this way. Today, Oasis and Taylor Swift tickets might go for thousands of dollars, but back in 1955, you could see Elvis Presley in concert for less than the modern-day equivalent of $20.

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[-] aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 months ago

I would never consider today's ticket prices.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago

How many albums have you bought? How are you supporting the musicians you love?

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

That's kind of the issue. Ticket master is killing the industry with a service problem.

This is same issue with gaming or shows. To quote the god of service "Piracy is a service problem"

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Ticket master take 20-30% of the ticket price and own all the large venues.

This is a monopoly problem, not a service problem.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

I mean it Could argued that is the service issue.

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

The cost of the service, certainly.

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