2CHINZZZ t1_je46nu5 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 8:18 AM Reply to comment by big_troublemaker 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 And Ticketmaster runs a lot of those. ACL, the various Lollapaloozas, and some other festivals are produced by C3 Presents, which Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, owns a 51% stake in Permalink Parent 2
2CHINZZZ t1_je46nu5 wrote
Reply to comment by big_troublemaker 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
And Ticketmaster runs a lot of those. ACL, the various Lollapaloozas, and some other festivals are produced by C3 Presents, which Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, owns a 51% stake in