BurnOutBrighter6 t1_jeg74bl wrote
Ticketmaster is part of LiveNation. LiveNation has exclusive deals with almost all of the large venues (stadiums etc.) saying "all shows here must sell tickets via ticketmaster", and deals with many of the artists themselves saying "tickets to my shows anywhere will be sold via ticketmaster".
So any potential competitor trying to undercut them would have to sign new artists and not have them perform in any of the established big venues. They have a functional monopoly, it's literally impossible for a competitor to sell tickets to a concert at a given stadium or for a given artist for cheaper, because TicketMaster/LiveNation have contracts that make it illegal.
That's the problem, they can charge whatever they want because they have a monopoly where it's impossible for someone to undercut on the same product, because they're the only ones that are allowed to offer that product.
FIuff OP t1_jeg8fje wrote
Fuck... lol I feel like the solution to a lot of modern problems would be solved if we, as a race, could just act in complete unison, i.e everyone agree on a solution and implement it. Am I just describing the motivations for socialism?
BurnOutBrighter6 t1_jeg97p4 wrote
lol yes you kind of are. Socialism often has quite good motivations, but problems with the actual implementation.
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