Tag: TicketMaster
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Live Nation Commissars
The sterile fluorescent lights of the LiveNation call center buzzed like malevolent cicadas. Rows of young agents, faces flickering in the harsh glare, droned into their headsets, their voices a monotonous chorus of up-sell and forced cheer. But beneath the surface, a darker current pulsed. Their eyes, glazed with a reptilian sheen, held the glint…
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Up the Hill Backwards
Ticketmaster and the Fossilization of Rock ’n’ Roll: How the Music Industry Became a Bad Museum Exhibit If you want to see what happens when art becomes embalmed, my friend, look no further than Ticketmasters—the corporate leviathan slithering under every stadium and clawing every ticket stub in America. Picture it: millions of dusty-eyed fans waiting…