Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Business How Does TicketMaster Get Away With It?
Posted by Brendan Kiley on Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 3:17 PM
Helienne Lindvall, over at the Guardian, asks the question:
A major UK agent (again, anonymous) says that Ticketmaster often makes more money than the artist from a concert, once the act's management has paid for the venue, promotion, sound and lights, road crew, transport, hotels etc. And, unlike Ticketmaster, if the gig doesn't sell out the artist risks losing money. "What the fuck have they [Ticketmaster] risked?" says the agent. "They haven't risked a penny other than staffing. Manchester Arena had the highest booking fee on my artist's tour. Could I bring it down? No. 'Fuck off, we're the only arena in Manchester,' they said."
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How do they get away with it? They are a monopoly, that's how. Like the article says "Fuck off, we're the only arena in _____"
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They get away with it because venues like The Showbox continue to use them even when there are cheaper local options like Brown Paper Tickets and Ticketswest. Music fans need to give venues that use Ticketmaster shit, continuously, for gouging music fans with unneeded and unnecessary extra fees. And how the City of Seattle can go this with Seattle Center events I just don't understand, shouldn't the city have to take competitive bids and choose the cheaper option? What's the point in making us pay $5 or $10 more with Ticketmaster to go to Bumbershoot or rollerderby? I can't think One Reel or the Rat City Rollergirls appreciate the extra high ticket fees their fans pay that they see none of.
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