The End Of Live Nation & Ticketmaster?
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- ITS ABOUT F*CKIN' TIME
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Fuck Ticketmaster, they should have been brought to task years ago!
Agreed
Pearl Jam are saying "IT TOOK YA LONG ENOUGH!"
They thought Pearl Jam was joking when they went to congress about it in '94, but apparently it's a serious matter when Taylor Swift and her cult of Swiftys starts bitching about it.
@@rjramone4051 Word!
I'll always give Pearl Jam props for that. At least they tried.
They're happy to jump into bed with ticketmaster these days. Have you seen the prices for the latest tour?
@@Richarddrapernope i am pretty sure they are probably happy about ticketmaster's downfall
Finally! I've talked to a lot of people who wish they could see their favourite bands/artists live but couldn't because of how expensive they were. This has gone on far too long.
The prices for Kreator were pretty high (they were going for £80+) and that was for remaining seated.
“End of Live Nation and Ticketmaster”
My reaction: FUCK YEAH.
The legacy of Ticketmaster shall remain in the Museum of Failure.
Ticket prices are fucking insane everywhere rn… I wanted to see Sleep Token ( I know I know, they’re overrated) for my birthday at Massey Hall … almost 200$ per ticket for nosebleeds … no fuckin’ way, get fucked
$200???? bruh, no way
@@themetalmeltdownofficial exactly … I like them but not THAT much lmao
There is a reason I have rather go watch a metal show in some small, dingy club with a bunch of drunk metalheads than give TicketMaster and Live Nation a dime. I was thinking to see Slaughter to Prevail and then when I saw their price of $64. I was like hell f**king no. They aren't worth that much to go watch them perform
You could buy a band's entire catalog and an overpriced t-shirt or go see them play one time + all the attendant costs of a night out. It's absurd.
I’m going to see Incantation and Ringworm tonight in a club and it will be an incredible experience for sure!
Isn’t 90% of the problem the advent of scalpers using bots to buy nearly all of the tickets day one? Face value tickets aren’t too expensive at all, but you never get them for that price.
Definitely part of the reason: bots and scalpers are out of hand and Live Nation/Ticketmaster does nothing about them, but the reason they do nothing is because they don't need to. They get their money, the monopoly strengthens, and thats all that matters to them.
That's one issue but the real issue is Ticketmasters lack of interest in doing anything about it because they still get paid whether it's a bot or a real person. Even when you get a ticket it's full of BS tacked on fees that will make the ticket price exorbitantly more expensive. I bought three tickets to an arena show last year and the fees alone doubled the price. There are a ton of other issues as well such as them controlling over 70% of the market which is how they're able to charge said fees. And the fact that they either own or exclusively contract with the majority of venues over a certain size. Pearl Jam tried to do something about Ticketmaster and they were basically almost completely unable to tour for years because they couldn't do business with Ticketmaster. And that was over a decade ago now it's much worse.
Just doubt that splitting this “monopoly” up will solve the problem. Bots/scalpers are a modern day problem with nearly every purchasable good in high demand.
@@allforhim2009 The argument for why it would is that the reason scalpers are so prevalent is because Ticketmaster refuses to do anything about it. Why is that? Because they don't have to. They get paid either way and they have no competition so their customers can't take their business elsewhere to someone who will try to stop scalpers. Some people are also concerned that with some artists this may not even be bots just Ticketmaster trying to create an artificial scarcity to drive up prices long term.
Absolutely deserved. Stock went down 10% due to this.
Cool. Now if our governments can go after grocery chains next, that’d be great.
💯💯💯🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥
Honestly the only thing that is keeping me going to gigs is most of the venues I go to are smaller ones so tickets are actually affordable. Looking at the cost of the gigs I've attended this year plus the ones I have booked that's Svalbard, Myrkur, Wolves In The Throne Room (+GAEREA), Alcest and more before getting to what one of those Green Day tickets would have cost me. Support smaller venues (and artists) wherever possible!
LEETTSS FUCKKKINGGG GOOOO
I am very cautiously optimistic that eventually something good will come of this.
Gosh. I would say that it's tragic that they are being sued, but I think the phrase I am looking for is poetic justice.
god, YES. please let this go somewhere!
Also fun fact: The last time the U.S. Government broke up a Monopoly was AT&T in 1980.
And its not even concerts, its sporting events too! Also gotta give Tswizzle and Luke Bryant credit for calling this out. Finally artists are standing up to this BS!
CELEBRATE, CELEBRITY!!!!!! DANCE TO THE MUSIC!!!!!!!!!! Hell yeah, this is awesome.
As much as I want this to be successful I just don't know if it's possible for anti trust to be successful anymore. Because the majority of politicians and judges both sides of the aisle are basically against the concept of anti trust.
Jury trial tho, this means the people decide.
Jury trial tho, this means the people decide.
@@themetalmeltdownofficial Good point. That's at least hopeful. I guess I'm just worried about seeing a repeat of Microsoft where they ruled a monopoly and then it was overturned.
Yes, they are super expensive I paid $90 for Lorna Shore concert cause tickets were sold out quickly and the only ticket I found is the one with club access
If this results in some decent metal bands coming to Perth, it's a huge win!!
I remember going to Ozzfest 2004 and getting 15 hours of metal for 80 bux.. I can’t do that anymore because ticket master has priced me out 😢 it’s bullshit.
I slowed way down on going to show because of this shit. I make a lot of money and happy to spend it on lunch instead. I'll go see my bucket list bands (not many left) but the rest are too damn expensive for what they are. Not blaming the bands. This is going to be troublesome for venues as well as the have based their own infrastructure on LN and TM. It's going to be a fun ride if this actually blows up.
And 30 Years Later Pearl Jam is still correct about Ticketmaster and Live Nation. All I got to say to Ticketmaster and Live Nation: Rest in Piss Bozo you and your fees won’t be missed.
Big W for promoters, venues, artists.
Fuck Ticketmaster and their "convenience" charges. Good riddance!
I remember back in 2011 wanting to see bands like Megadeth, Dream Theater and Iron Maiden and minimum ticket prices were over $100. Obviously they've gotten worse.
If Ticketmaster, Tyson and Monsanto (and food companies in general), and a lot of big tech companies (Especially Google) could be broken up, that would be lovely.
It's pretty evident that monopolies are a good chunk of the reason for how complacent and expensive things are now.
So potentially, after this I WON'T have to pay out the ass for tickets??
Potentially: the DOJ seeks to tear apart Live Nation & Ticketmaster. If successful their monopoly ends and alternatives, hopefully cheaper, will pop up.
Great news ! I'm lucky because in France, we can go to the Hellfest during 4 days...for only 350 EUR ! I will NEVER pay more than 100/120 EUR for a single concert, no way.
Lucky bug indeed
I was wondering what thrashin' jackson would think about this but realised that the dude probably spend his time outside the venue on the parking lot drinking sixpacks and vibing throughout the whole concert.
Awesome. Now, when do we get another cooking video?
Lol. Simp
Man, I live in Europe. Prices arround here are nowhere near as insane as in the US, but still. Ticketmaster and Live Nation have by far the most expensive concerts.
One can only hope, but remember, it was the US government that allowed Ticketmaster and Live Nation to merge in the first place despite monopolistic practices from both in the 80s, 90s & 00s. The DoJ forced them to accept a consent decree after the merger and then IMMEDIATELY had to sue them for retaliating against venues for selling tickets elsewhere, which of course did nothing to curb their practices (as these things never do) bc fining a monopolistic megacorporation is merely the cost of doing business.
The bottom line is that in US law monopolies are NOT ACTUALLY ILLEGAL. Paradoxically, it's only 'monopolistic practices' that are illegal (the only way a monopoly can exist in the first place).
Not metal related but I remember when Pearl Jam fought Ticketmaster back in the 90s for price gouging fans. I'll always give Pearl Jam props for that. They lost but at least they tried looking out for fans.
AXS is the only other big one I can think of, but they don't have anywhere near the power that TM does.
Dude, I love the Posehn album Grandpa Metal!!! How do u not like it???
Simple: its unfunny trash pandering to boomers and metal elitists.
@@themetalmeltdownofficial We boomers Rock a lot harder than you man. Try getting some boot straps and running your own company then maybe one day you can drive a nice car like me son
Been too long but better late than never
I havent been to a concert since covid but I've different reasons for not going but if your not a metal band besides metallic or gnr that's your only chance of a ticket at right price cause your an unknown band. If its metallic etc or a pop band or a bruce springsteen tickets are north of €100 euro. Used to be a popular act was no more than €60euro.
Where you drinking from a chalice?
Fortunately, I don't listen to any of the bland tweenie pop, R&B, bro country or butt rock churned out by the corporate music widget machine, so what Live Nation does has little effect on me. Most of the shows I see cost well under $100.00.
But I'm hoping if this lawsuit is successful, it will eventually have the effect of ensuring that artists start getting paid decent money again.
Artists used to make their living through live shows and merch sales, but these days, the venues are taking most of that money.
Unless you're a Taylor Swift or a Rihanna, it's very difficult to make a living. I see some of the places where my favorite musicians live through pictures they post on social media, and it shocks me.
These are rock and roll musicians! They should be living in nice houses and driving nice cars. But half of them are lucky to be able to afford a two bedroom apartment in a lower middle class neighborhood.
That shit's fucked up.
Well, if I have to choose between Green Day and paying rent, I wish them to have a great show!
I'd pay a few hundred dollars to see a big band like Metallica or Slipknot, or to sit field level at a baseball game so 65 dollars to see a band like The Black Dahlia Murder or Erra isn't that much. If you can't afford that then I dunno, save up or get a better paying job or something. Thousands of dollars? Nah, no band is worth that much. Nothin is cheap anymore. Glad to hear that tickemaster is finally getting some lawsuits for their bogus fees. Good video!
On a side note, I happily payed a couple hundred dollars for two tix to see Cannibal Corpse with Amon Amarth this Saturday in SoCal! Wasnt so happy to pay an extra 25 dollars each cuz of ticketmaster tho. 🤘😎
@@jeffnduran lmfao I saw Cannibal Corpse & Amon Amarth last weekend and the tickets were $65 each.
@@ddos_attacks They were as low as 64 each for LA too but I opted to pay a little more (75 each for my wife and I plus 50 in total TM fees) to have a better view! The pit tickets were 300 dollars BEFORE any fees!
@@jeffnduran Fucking sick show, despite the fees
@@ddos_attacks Hell yeah man I can't wait!
Your favorite band sucks did an interesting video about this last year.