Eli5: why do bands have to use Ticketmaster?
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Our local symphony orchestra tried to set up a box office without going through Ticketmaster.
TM said:
a) They could not use Ticketmaster for *ANY* events in that venue. That means that artists who come into town and have been selling through TM can’t use the venue.
b) The venue cannot – under ANY circumstances – book artists who are represented by TM in other cities.
c) An artist who is not represented by TM CANNOT perform at a TM-managed venue.
So if you’re an artist who wants to avoid TM, you’re fucked; and if you’re a venue who wants to avoid TM, you’re fucked.
They’re an evil, corrupt, illegal monopoly who should be shot in the head. But it’s not happening.
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