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Intractable

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3. "concert ticket industry is broken"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 08:47 PM

16 hrs ago

My favorite rock band of all time, Rush, will be playing two dates within an hour's drive in June.

The cheapest seat is $265 and way off to the side.

More focused seats are more than $400.

There's no way I can go to this.

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'The concert ticket industry is broken,' justice department says as Ticketmaster trial begins [View all] BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago OP

This is a good entre into monopoly awareness for the uninitiated. vanlassie 16 hrs ago #1

The overcharge is wayyy more than $1.72! unblock 16 hrs ago #2

THANK YOU! raccoon 8 hrs ago #9

"concert ticket industry is broken" Intractable 16 hrs ago #3

Back in the day (early 70's) .... reACTIONary 15 hrs ago #4

One of the main problems is media format. Xolodno 12 hrs ago #7

It's even worse than that.... Ticketmaster works with scalpers earning fees twice and driving up prices groundloop 14 hrs ago #5

Allowing companies to monopolize tickets sales wasn't good for the consumer sarisataka 13 hrs ago #6

Not just concerts, but sporting events, too Deminpenn 8 hrs ago #8