exstaticj t1_je3z4v7 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:32 AM

Reply to comment by Arianity 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

How did it hurt their career? Those guys love small venues. Eddie and his wife played behind a sheet at Satyricon just to feel connected. Jeff had a 3 fish show on the second floor of some random building. It was lit by candles and like 100 fans sat crosslegged in a small candle lit room. This was around the time of either vs or Virology, I can't remember.

No, it didn't hurt their career, it hurt their fans access to them. They had achieved more fame and money than they would have ever imagined. They just cared about their fans.