Approved?!?
So…. they approved it. At least in theory. And I realize there will be more D.C. scrutiny on this in the weeks to come and it will be months before Michael Rapino actually takes the helm of this Titanic, but I must ask the question….
IS THERE ANYONE NOT OWNING STOCK IN THESE COMPANIES THAT THINKS THIS IS A GOOD IDEA?
So you thought tickets had skyrocketed in the last 5 years? Get ready to pray for a ticket in the cheap seats, because I don’t personally know anyone who’s buying $2,000 to see The Boss.
Maybe technology will be the savior here, and we’ll stream the live event to our home theaters…. but then again, buying the DVD isn’t the same as seeing the show. I’m sinking into a dark place here…. I’m not the guy who “on average sees 1.5 shows per year” (as Live Nation research suggests)… I’m a FAN first and foremost, and news of placing a lien on my house to see a few shows in 2009 is ludicrous.
I guess this dark time in America won’t have a soundtrack.
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I’m not convinced this is happening until it passes both the US courts AND the international courts. I give it another year and a half at least.
Lefsetz setz it straight:
“Other than Bruce Springsteen… I don’t hear
a plethora of acts lining up against the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger.
Shouldn’t they be up in arms?
Fuck the fans. Yes, you heard me right. The fans have been fucked forever,
and their only avenue for equalization is to stop buying tickets. It’s kind
of like a junkie saying no to the heroin dealer. Unless you’re willing to
go cold turkey, you’ve got no power. And the acts that can sell tickets
know this. Which is why they’re staying mum.
Those superstar acts… Do they want to admit to the kickbacks from
Ticketmaster? Yup, those service fees… Not only does money go to the
promoter, who the act has beaten up, but to the acts themselves. In some
cases, the acts are in cahoots with Ticketmaster to scalp their own tickets.
The acts are guilty as hell, and Ticketmaster has been taking all the heat.
The acts that can sell tickets. And that’s all we’ve got today, acts that
can sell tickets and those that can’t.
…Now you buy packages directly from the act. Not only is the
act happy, getting all that revenue beyond regular ticket price, SO IS THE
FAN! The fan knows exactly what he’s buying, and in the package comes a
great seat and special treatment. EXACTLY WHAT THE FAN WANTS!
Do I think Clear Channel, er, Live Nation, and Ticketmaster should merge?
My fan hat says NO FUCKING WAY! But I’m no longer an ignorant fan. I’m
privy to the inner workings of the sausage factory…
…As for the fans? You’re the ones keeping the secondary market alive.
You’re the ones paying hundreds of dollars to sit up close. Sure, Tickets
Now is owned by Ticketmaster, but StubHub is not. I don’t see you
boycotting either if you truly want to go to the show.”
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