The answer is capitalism, I know.

But it wasn’t always like this. Why the hell are they allowed to absolutely monopolize all shows and venues? How are there not laws on this?

Is stopping going to any shows the only way to fix this? If so, that wont happen. People are gonna go see their favorite bands (and ticketmonster knows it)

I wish this one was as easy as getting rid of all my streaming services - but they really fucked us over for live shows.

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    That’s the answer.

    People keep paying so they keep charging. It’s shitty how they operate - they’re playing consumers like a fiddle.

    I’ve gone to plenty of local events where ticketing is handled (gasp!) by the venue itself using their own systems! Crazy, right? (I’m sure the ticketing system is leased by them, but it’s still not Ticket Master).

    I refuse to go to any even where ticket master is involved. Oh well, guess I’m gonna miss that.