dtmfadvice t1_j5qx0b2 wrote on January 24, 2023 at 10:59 PM

Reply to comment by Fascist_are_horrible in Ticketmaster's most vocal critics, Swifties, will protest outside the U.S. Capitol by koavf

Yeah. Ticketmaster sucks, no doubt about it, but it's separate from the fact remains that an artist can only perform so many shows per year, and that means there are only so many tickets.

So, yes, break up their shitty monopoly. It'll help venues, it'll help less famous artists, it'll probably help regular fans of less famous artists.

But it won't make Taylor Swift tickets easier to get or cheaper.

SweetCosmicPope t1_j5rbvl9 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:40 AM

It certainly won't make them easier to get. It MIGHT at least reign in some of the cost if it causes them to ditch dynamic pricing and stuff. They're still going to get fleeced by the scalpers, but that's a completely separate problem that needs to be addressed, as well.

minneapple79 t1_j5s1s52 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 3:52 AM

It also won’t fix bots or scalpers. I think if Ticketmaster had maybe had a semi-competent ticket sale (which hello, they should be able to do) this wouldn’t be an issue at all. People got pissed off after they were in the queues all day and then kicked off or didn’t get tickets after waiting for so long.

And yeah, artists generally earn more from touring than actual music sales. Not sure how that works with an artist like Swift who sells a lot of music, and I think she owns the rights to her music as well.