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Djinn42 t1_je3mv6e wrote

Reply to comment by havereddit in ELI5: Everyone knows that Ticketmaster is the biggest scumbucket enterprise on the planet yet no band seems able to avoid their grasp. What's to stop a really major act (e.g. Taylor Swift) from performing in venues that are not controlled by Ticketmaster, or just setting up a parallel company? by havereddit

Yes they could. But who would pay to advertise this unusual venue? And who would pay to create a new method of making tickets? And who would pay to have the vendors, food, drink, bathrooms, security, etc? Yes, some of these venues already have some of these services - but for the level of Taylor Swift?

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