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Secretly Recorded Phone Call Offers Window Into How Live Nation Helped Metallica and Other Artists
Secretly Recorded Phone Call Offers Window Into How Live Nation Helped Metallica and Other Artists Place Tickets Directly On Resale Market
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Anyways, yes there are devotees that attend several shows despite the setlist's barely changing. The fans got as equally enthusiastic when it was a closed paid club over limited items, often buying things to trade bate. There seem to be bigger fans in Europe that go to many shows, you can see the frequency they tour Europe vs the US.
I hope all this doesn't lead to places like stub hub going away. fact is that it is easier today to get a ticket to any event you like if you are willing to pay the market price. personally i think that is a good thing for the consumer. i get why maybe not as much for the bands though.
The initial onsale is definitely shifting. Bands are using more sophisticated ways of pricing tickets...VIP packages, platinum seats, etc. Nick Mason had dynamic pricing for certain seats on his US tour. The prices would move up and down based on demand, supposedly. Not sure how linear it actually is, but it was wild to watch in real time.