Eli5: why do bands have to use Ticketmaster?

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Eli5: why do bands have to use Ticketmaster?

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Answer 1

I use to work in the industry and most people are getting the answer wrong. The real answer is ticket master isn’t in the music industry, they are in the real estate industry. Owning the venues gives them a legal loophole Monopoly on selling tickets or whatever else they feel like doing in their private properties.