Live Nation admits to putting tickets straight on resale market
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Live Nation, the multibillion-dollar entertainment company that owns Ticketmaster, has been accused of colluding with a number of artists and representatives in placing concert tickets onto secondary ticket-selling websites before they go on sale to the public, according to a report published by Billboard last week.
The exposé revealed the context of a February 2017 phone call between Live Nation’s president of U.S. concerts, Bob Roux, and an event promoter by the name of Vaughn Millette, who recorded and shared the private conversation.
On the call, the two were reportedly discussing Metallica‘s then-upcoming WorldWired tour in North America, which is currently ongoing.
An associate of the heavy metal band allegedly enlisted Millette to sell close to 88,000 tickets directly to third-party sites in order for each party to profit even further.
The result of this would be a severe hike in ticket pricing and, of course, an even lower chance for fans to successfully buy tickets from Ticketmaster directly at a fair face-value price.
Bruce Allen, talent manager and CKNW commentator, has been talking about this issue with Ticketmaster and secondary ticket markets for a long time.
Guest: Claire Allen
Simi Sara Show Contributor
Live Nation, the multibillion-dollar entertainment company that owns Ticketmaster, has been accused of colluding with a number of artists and representatives in placing concert tickets onto secondary ticket-selling websites before they go on sale to the public, according to a report published by Billboard last week.
The exposé revealed the context of a February 2017 phone call between Live Nation’s president of U.S. concerts, Bob Roux, and an event promoter by the name of Vaughn Millette, who recorded and shared the private conversation.
On the call, the two were reportedly discussing Metallica‘s then-upcoming WorldWired tour in North America, which is currently ongoing.
An associate of the heavy metal band allegedly enlisted Millette to sell close to 88,000 tickets directly to third-party sites in order for each party to profit even further.
The result of this would be a severe hike in ticket pricing and, of course, an even lower chance for fans to successfully buy tickets from Ticketmaster directly at a fair face-value price.
Bruce Allen, talent manager and CKNW commentator, has been talking about this issue with Ticketmaster and secondary ticket markets for a long time.
Guest: Claire Allen
Simi Sara Show Contributor