- Oct 17, 2008
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As has been pointed out previously, Ticketmaster are the same company as LiveNation after a merger, and LiveNation promote the vast majority of “AAA” tours.Ticketmaster just provide the platform and the method of fleecing fans. They are the gun shop.
But the pricing is 100% down to the promoters and the artists. They have chosen to do dynamic pricing. The Gallagher brothers pull the trigger on prices. This tour was only ever about the money. They can’t stand each other.
Hats off to Oasis if they have managed to convince fans the prices are down to Ticketmaster. It means that their adoring hoards will roll with it and they’ll earn a lot of money plus keep their reputation with their die hards intact.
So an artist signs with LiveNation, who double dip with fees by being the ones setting the price (contractually within the limits agreed with the artist), and then “agreeing” with themselves on pricing/ticketing strategy and release as the distributer, and then claiming fees on that as well.
It’s cynical as f***.
I’m not excusing Oasis for this by the way, they’ll be getting the biggest slice of the pie when all is said and done. Just pointing out how sleazy the whole business is