tickets – leaving Ticketmaster to take most of the incoming barrage. And the Senate Judiciary Committee revealed — to many people’s surprise — how angry and often misinformed politicians are with Ticketmaster, and by extension, the concert industry writ large.
No artist “wants their fans to have to pay for a ticket that is exponentially higher than face value,” Azoff said. “I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that Washington isn’t focused on the real issue — screwing artists and their fans. Our government has a long history of screwing artists.
This is mostly good news for Azoff. His worst fears about the growth of the secondary ticketing market have not materialized, and today the industry has been marginalized and to the point that some actors have resorted to illegal acts to procure tickets. “The FTC should open an investigation against speculative ticket sellers who go online and try to sell tickets way before they have been sold – that’s a clear violation of the artist rights,” he added.
This i a great idea, IF and ONLY IF, all dynamic pricing ends, VIP priced tickets end (or if they exist,they must include a meet and greet with the artists, none of that get a poster or t-shirt VIP bs). Prices must come down significantly (AKA no more 400 dollar tickets. 1/2
What if Ticketmaster is just as guilty as the ticket brokers when the platform allows resale above the ticket cost? Surely a ticket to see Bono in NYC that face value was ~$360 shouldn't be $8000 resale, right? Ticketmaster's ENABLING the brokers here!