First, they make it easier for the customers to get the band's tickets that they want, and they also make it easier for the bands to sell their tickets, and then they start screwing over the bands, and then they start screwing over the customers, once nobody else can buy tickets except through them.

[–] lennee@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago

live nations ceo is overpriced

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is one reason why I prefer seeing bands that don’t sell places out and buying at the window.

The other is that it’s waaay cheaper.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You see the band too. Not from half a mile away in the stadium

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I’ve been to shows where I can pound on the stage

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think the Live Nation CEO is overpaid. That average of $146 per ticket will be much lower if you remove all the fees they tack on. Not to mention the scalper market that they actively encourage (because they get a cut of those too). Also, don’t completely absolve the artists. They absolutely have a say or at least they are aware of the dynamic pricing and scalper shenanigans.

[–] PissingIntoTheWind@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Lost a lot of respect for Queens of the Stone Age for the bullshit ticket sale for the new shows they are doing. I wanted to see them but I said fuck that. I’m not paying 400$.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de -3 points 2 days ago

Well, unpopular opinion but the existence of scalpers would suggest that he’s right.