Break up #TicketCartel - OPEN Movement
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Regulation won't stop the #TicketCartel
We need everyone UNITED to fight for
- better
- fair
- and transparent ticketing!
Follow and join me in the OPEN Movement!
We need everyone UNITED to fight for
- better
- fair
- and transparent ticketing!
Follow and join me in the OPEN Movement!
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Why does it feel like ticketing gets worse with each passing sale? Well, it's not a result of bad luck..
Let's look at the state of the ticketing monopoly as it stands today.. let's peak behind the curtain.
Starring LiveNation/TicketMaster ✨️
#ticketingrevolution #ticketing #ticketmaster
Let's look at the state of the ticketing monopoly as it stands today.. let's peak behind the curtain.
Starring LiveNation/TicketMaster ✨️
#ticketingrevolution #ticketing #ticketmaster
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Bruh, yall gone turn Ticketmaster into Target? Cuz im wit that
September 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Bruh, yall gone turn Ticketmaster into Target? Cuz im wit that
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Live Nation really fucked it all up.
September 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Live Nation really fucked it all up.
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That's not really true anymore unless you're like a really well known act. It's because ticketmaster doesn't just control ticket sales, they also have exclusive deals to venues (so you can't just buy at the box office) and in some cases they even own the venues.
September 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
That's not really true anymore unless you're like a really well known act. It's because ticketmaster doesn't just control ticket sales, they also have exclusive deals to venues (so you can't just buy at the box office) and in some cases they even own the venues.
You think it's bad today? Just know LiveNation/TicketMaster will make it worse tomorrow
I just looked on Ticketmaster for how much it would cost to see a basic band on a saturday night at irving plaza and for Letlive (a band I'm admittedly not familiar with) the cheapest GA tickets is $48 or a 77% increase - 13 dollars of that is just fees to ticketmaster.
September 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
You think it's bad today? Just know LiveNation/TicketMaster will make it worse tomorrow
Much more needs to happen, they will find a way to squeeze out fans for even more money
September 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Much more needs to happen, they will find a way to squeeze out fans for even more money
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the hell of it is that, if you cut the ticketmaster fees out, in most cases, he’s right
Ticketmaster boss Michael Rapino says concert tickets are 'underpriced'
"In sports, I joke it’s like a badge of honor to spend 70 grand for a Knicks courtside seat. They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyoncé"
"In sports, I joke it’s like a badge of honor to spend 70 grand for a Knicks courtside seat. They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyoncé"
September 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
the hell of it is that, if you cut the ticketmaster fees out, in most cases, he’s right
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155% tax rates for billionaires at home, 155mm for billionaire dictators abroad, and 155 SEC investigations into Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster boss Michael Rapino says concert tickets are 'underpriced'
"In sports, I joke it’s like a badge of honor to spend 70 grand for a Knicks courtside seat. They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyoncé"
"In sports, I joke it’s like a badge of honor to spend 70 grand for a Knicks courtside seat. They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyoncé"
September 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
155% tax rates for billionaires at home, 155mm for billionaire dictators abroad, and 155 SEC investigations into Ticketmaster
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Fuck Ticketmaster and fuck this guy.
Ticketmaster boss Michael Rapino says concert tickets are 'underpriced'
"In sports, I joke it’s like a badge of honor to spend 70 grand for a Knicks courtside seat. They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyoncé"
"In sports, I joke it’s like a badge of honor to spend 70 grand for a Knicks courtside seat. They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyoncé"
September 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Fuck Ticketmaster and fuck this guy.
The vampire of the live entertainment industry..
We need change, we need a revolution in this space!
We need change, we need a revolution in this space!
Ticketmaster boss Michael Rapino says concert tickets are 'underpriced'
"In sports, I joke it’s like a badge of honor to spend 70 grand for a Knicks courtside seat. They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyoncé"
"In sports, I joke it’s like a badge of honor to spend 70 grand for a Knicks courtside seat. They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyoncé"
September 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The vampire of the live entertainment industry..
We need change, we need a revolution in this space!
We need change, we need a revolution in this space!
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Remember when there was talk of breaking up ticketmaster?
Ticketmaster boss Michael Rapino says concert tickets are 'underpriced'
"In sports, I joke it’s like a badge of honor to spend 70 grand for a Knicks courtside seat. They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyoncé"
"In sports, I joke it’s like a badge of honor to spend 70 grand for a Knicks courtside seat. They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyoncé"
September 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Remember when there was talk of breaking up ticketmaster?
Meanwhile, StubHub allows spec selling (illegal) where the seller doesn't yet have the inventory. As a buyer, you don't know and often can't know. Many cases in which the sale cannot be fulfilled and is cancelled within those 24 hours by the seller. It's outrageous!
thanks. i am aware of stubhub. sales have to be posted more than 24 hours before the game, however. because of my flight cancellations, I missed that window.
September 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Meanwhile, StubHub allows spec selling (illegal) where the seller doesn't yet have the inventory. As a buyer, you don't know and often can't know. Many cases in which the sale cannot be fulfilled and is cancelled within those 24 hours by the seller. It's outrageous!
That's how every major (pre)sales is today, queues of >100k within seconds of opening, swamped by bots/botters accounts scooping up whatever they can.. We all know who's fault this is, right?
waited in the queue just for all the tickets to be bought up by resellers on stubhub
September 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
That's how every major (pre)sales is today, queues of >100k within seconds of opening, swamped by bots/botters accounts scooping up whatever they can.. We all know who's fault this is, right?
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is it good for the culture if the only conversations I overhear at TIFF aren't about the movies but about how much everyone hates ticketmaster
September 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
is it good for the culture if the only conversations I overhear at TIFF aren't about the movies but about how much everyone hates ticketmaster
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Anybody else having Ticketmaster meltdown as you're trying to get into a game? I hate them so much. Fuck!
September 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Anybody else having Ticketmaster meltdown as you're trying to get into a game? I hate them so much. Fuck!
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Everytime I wanna go to a cool thing I have to fight through the boiling rage I feel when I see ticketmaster fees
September 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Everytime I wanna go to a cool thing I have to fight through the boiling rage I feel when I see ticketmaster fees
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Jesus, ticketmaster are the pinnacle of evil corporation
Why are they charging two lots of service fees for 2 tickets bought at the same time.
There's no difference in buying one ticket or 10. It's the same website, single login, single payment
It's just theft and corporate greed.
Why are they charging two lots of service fees for 2 tickets bought at the same time.
There's no difference in buying one ticket or 10. It's the same website, single login, single payment
It's just theft and corporate greed.
mr. burns from the simpsons is eating a sandwich and says excellent .
Alt: Mr Burns from the Simpsons saying excellent
media.tenor.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Jesus, ticketmaster are the pinnacle of evil corporation
Why are they charging two lots of service fees for 2 tickets bought at the same time.
There's no difference in buying one ticket or 10. It's the same website, single login, single payment
It's just theft and corporate greed.
Why are they charging two lots of service fees for 2 tickets bought at the same time.
There's no difference in buying one ticket or 10. It's the same website, single login, single payment
It's just theft and corporate greed.
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ticketmaster/livenation is a cartel
September 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
ticketmaster/livenation is a cartel
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Ticketmaster just quietly changed its fine print so that the next time you buy a ticket to a concert or a game, you'll be forced to sign away your legal rights.
Pass it on.
www.levernews.com/ticketmaster...
Pass it on.
www.levernews.com/ticketmaster...
Ticketmaster Just Locked You In A New Legal Prison
The entertainment giant’s new user terms block class action suits and steer complaints into corporate-friendly arbitration, potentially defying a judge’s orders.
www.levernews.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Ticketmaster just quietly changed its fine print so that the next time you buy a ticket to a concert or a game, you'll be forced to sign away your legal rights.
Pass it on.
www.levernews.com/ticketmaster...
Pass it on.
www.levernews.com/ticketmaster...
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Had a bad experience with Ticketmaster/Live Nation? Let them know!
July 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Had a bad experience with Ticketmaster/Live Nation? Let them know!
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That’s not even a bad example!!! Those scumbags charge up to 40% in “fees” for a ticket exchange:
July 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
That’s not even a bad example!!! Those scumbags charge up to 40% in “fees” for a ticket exchange:
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Ticketmaster / LiveNation fuck over concertgoers worldwide; is this a US-only deal or can other territories submit?
July 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Ticketmaster / LiveNation fuck over concertgoers worldwide; is this a US-only deal or can other territories submit?
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