Finally, TM may face the music!!!

wsimon74
wsimon74 Posts: 517
edited April 2024 in The Porch
I mean it sucks they tuned out PJ back in the day, but better late than never I guess!!

https://thehill.com/business/4596308-ticketmaster-to-face-federal-antitrust-lawsuit-reports/

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  • PB11041
    PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,845
    I have a better chance of winning the lottery than the schmucks in Washington to do anything substantive in relation to Ticketmaster, because technically they can't.  Every venue in the country can choose to work with a different vendor, they just refuse to do so.  Every promoter and venue is complicit in this.
    His eminence has yet to show. 
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  • Travelar
    Travelar Posts: 3,453
    Spoiler: They will not face the music.


  • We All Believe
    We All Believe Eastchester, NY Posts: 936
    It took the most powerful Avenger in the history of the multiverse (Taylor Swift) for things to even get this far, but I am also skeptical about any real change from this.
    May your days be long, til kingdom come.
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,461
    PB11041 said:
    I have a better chance of winning the lottery than the schmucks in Washington to do anything substantive in relation to Ticketmaster, because technically they can't.  Every venue in the country can choose to work with a different vendor, they just refuse to do so.  Every promoter and venue is complicit in this.

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  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    Who would take their place and how would that be any different? 

    Who can handle Taylor Swift level of demand? 
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,982
    I mean, it seems to me whenever theirs an antitrust lawsuit, or even a merger request.  There's some minor concessions, but in the long term it has minimal impact?

    I can't believe it took this long.  They have a monopoly on the overwhelming majority of the best venues in North America, no one competes, as they have exclusivity contracts.  Then LiveNation is the biggest promoter, so they massive veritical integration of controlling almost everything.


  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,863
    Hopefully they rule that TM and LN need to be split apart.
  • patkelly12
    patkelly12 CT Posts: 361
    Does Charlie Brown trying to kick the football ring any bells?
  • jimjam1982
    jimjam1982 AZ Posts: 1,471
    I remain skeptical. I highly doubt they can handle a complex issue successfully with the current installment of people in the DoJ. This is political posturing so they can say they tried in election year.
  • ddeschler
    ddeschler Posts: 688
    Hopefully, we can get vouchers for $10 off a limited number of TM shows that no one wants to go to!
    I've seen quite a few Pearl Jam shows.
  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,509
    ddeschler said:
    Hopefully, we can get vouchers for $10 off a limited number of TM shows that no one wants to go to!
    I used so many of those!!!
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  • JojoRice
    JojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 4,554
    Unfortunately we all know that nothing will happen. 
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  • mpedone
    mpedone 540xxx - Manchester, NH Posts: 1,961
    ddeschler said:
    Hopefully, we can get vouchers for $10 off a limited number of TM shows that no one wants to go to!

    I was literally about to bring up the last time TM "faced the music". We got nothing and nothing changed. Woo.
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  • LS164963
    LS164963 Posts: 240
    I had no idea people still believe in the justice department. I can understand the Toothfairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus but the DOJ...
  • jwhjr17
    jwhjr17 Posts: 2,088
    Not going to happen
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  • whoyouare72
    whoyouare72 Chicago IL Posts: 2,185
    ddeschler said:
    Hopefully, we can get vouchers for $10 off a limited number of TM shows that no one wants to go to!
    I am crying laughing 🤣 reading this post and remembering what a scam that was
  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    ddeschler said:
    Hopefully, we can get vouchers for $10 off a limited number of TM shows that no one wants to go to!
    Beat me to it. Well said.
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  • kaw753
    kaw753 Posts: 941
    wsimon74 said:
    I mean it sucks they tuned out PJ back in the day, but better late than never I guess!!

    https://thehill.com/business/4596308-ticketmaster-to-face-federal-antitrust-lawsuit-reports/

    If this was Behind the Music, the CEO of Ticketmaster would get a substance abuse problem and they would break up for a few years.
  • BF89905
    BF89905 Posts: 1,449
    PB11041 said:
    I have a better chance of winning the lottery than the schmucks in Washington to do anything substantive in relation to Ticketmaster, because technically they can't.  Every venue in the country can choose to work with a different vendor, they just refuse to do so.  Every promoter and venue is complicit in this.

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