Comments on: Live Nation to Compete with Ticketmaster http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/ We like live music. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karen http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-5890 Karen Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:15:55 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/#comment-5890 Just don't buy concert tickets. Shut it all down for a year. When the artists see what is going on (with empty venues) they will be the ones to take charge Just don’t buy concert tickets. Shut it all down for a year. When the artists see what is going on (with empty venues) they will be the ones to take charge

]]> By: Karen http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-27992 Karen Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/#comment-27992 Just don't buy concert tickets. Shut it all down for a year. When the artists see what is going on (with empty venues) they will be the ones to take charge Just don’t buy concert tickets. Shut it all down for a year. When the artists see what is going on (with empty venues) they will be the ones to take charge

]]> By: Karen http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-27993 Karen Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/#comment-27993 Just don't buy concert tickets. Shut it all down for a year. When the artists see what is going on (with empty venues) they will be the ones to take charge Just don’t buy concert tickets. Shut it all down for a year. When the artists see what is going on (with empty venues) they will be the ones to take charge

]]> By: john wildrew http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-5889 john wildrew Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:10:24 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/#comment-5889 How is LiveNation lowering prices by charging secondary pricing? The people who get the back end here is the fans, now they have no oppurtunity to get tickets. Over a year ago LiveNation said they wanted to split from ticketmaster because prices they were charging for tickets are too high, now they want to do dynamic prices to raise on the fans? are you LYV holders on crack? How is LiveNation lowering prices by charging secondary pricing? The people who get the back end here is the fans, now they have no oppurtunity to get tickets. Over a year ago LiveNation said they wanted to split from ticketmaster because prices they were charging for tickets are too high, now they want to do dynamic prices to raise on the fans? are you LYV holders on crack?

]]> By: john wildrew http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-27990 john wildrew Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/#comment-27990 How is LiveNation lowering prices by charging secondary pricing? The people who get the back end here is the fans, now they have no oppurtunity to get tickets. Over a year ago LiveNation said they wanted to split from ticketmaster because prices they were charging for tickets are too high, now they want to do dynamic prices to raise on the fans? are you LYV holders on crack? How is LiveNation lowering prices by charging secondary pricing? The people who get the back end here is the fans, now they have no oppurtunity to get tickets. Over a year ago LiveNation said they wanted to split from ticketmaster because prices they were charging for tickets are too high, now they want to do dynamic prices to raise on the fans? are you LYV holders on crack?

]]> By: john wildrew http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-27991 john wildrew Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:10:00 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/#comment-27991 How is LiveNation lowering prices by charging secondary pricing? The people who get the back end here is the fans, now they have no oppurtunity to get tickets. Over a year ago LiveNation said they wanted to split from ticketmaster because prices they were charging for tickets are too high, now they want to do dynamic prices to raise on the fans? are you LYV holders on crack? How is LiveNation lowering prices by charging secondary pricing? The people who get the back end here is the fans, now they have no oppurtunity to get tickets. Over a year ago LiveNation said they wanted to split from ticketmaster because prices they were charging for tickets are too high, now they want to do dynamic prices to raise on the fans? are you LYV holders on crack?

]]> By: Justin http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-5888 Justin Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:26:31 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/#comment-5888 Mark: I guess I'm not really sure that history would ever dictate what a corporation does in the future, most notably because a corporation doesn't have a personality or identity that you can ever really count on. They might undercut Ticketmaster a little bit...or maybe they won't call it a processing fee...but I have full confidence that the industry itself -- concert tickets -- is a monopolistic, control-hungry enterprise with long-term contracts and other bullshit that gets in the way of pure enterprise... What are we missing? What history textbooks shall we be reading? Here's the thing -- COKE or PEPSI? It might taste a little different but I'm guessing it's still going to cost the same. And prices will never go down, especially once the entire industry focuses on pushing acts out on tours as a way to make money back off lost album sales. Lono made a perfect point -- Ticketmaster is not innovating as a way to reduce price, they're innovating as a way to charge a premium for a distribution channel that they control. Don't like it? Just try to buy cheaper tickets from Live Nation... I dunno...I just don't see it happening the way we want it to. Mark: I guess I’m not really sure that history would ever dictate what a corporation does in the future, most notably because a corporation doesn’t have a personality or identity that you can ever really count on. They might undercut Ticketmaster a little bit…or maybe they won’t call it a processing fee…but I have full confidence that the industry itself — concert tickets — is a monopolistic, control-hungry enterprise with long-term contracts and other bullshit that gets in the way of pure enterprise…

What are we missing? What history textbooks shall we be reading?

Here’s the thing — COKE or PEPSI? It might taste a little different but I’m guessing it’s still going to cost the same. And prices will never go down, especially once the entire industry focuses on pushing acts out on tours as a way to make money back off lost album sales.

Lono made a perfect point — Ticketmaster is not innovating as a way to reduce price, they’re innovating as a way to charge a premium for a distribution channel that they control. Don’t like it? Just try to buy cheaper tickets from Live Nation…

I dunno…I just don’t see it happening the way we want it to.

]]> By: Justin http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-27988 Justin Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:26:00 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/#comment-27988 Mark: I guess I'm not really sure that history would ever dictate what a corporation does in the future, most notably because a corporation doesn't have a personality or identity that you can ever really count on. They might undercut Ticketmaster a little bit...or maybe they won't call it a processing fee...but I have full confidence that the industry itself -- concert tickets -- is a monopolistic, control-hungry enterprise with long-term contracts and other bullshit that gets in the way of pure enterprise... What are we missing? What history textbooks shall we be reading? Here's the thing -- COKE or PEPSI? It might taste a little different but I'm guessing it's still going to cost the same. And prices will never go down, especially once the entire industry focuses on pushing acts out on tours as a way to make money back off lost album sales. Lono made a perfect point -- Ticketmaster is not innovating as a way to reduce price, they're innovating as a way to charge a premium for a distribution channel that they control. Don't like it? Just try to buy cheaper tickets from Live Nation... I dunno...I just don't see it happening the way we want it to. Mark: I guess I’m not really sure that history would ever dictate what a corporation does in the future, most notably because a corporation doesn’t have a personality or identity that you can ever really count on. They might undercut Ticketmaster a little bit…or maybe they won’t call it a processing fee…but I have full confidence that the industry itself — concert tickets — is a monopolistic, control-hungry enterprise with long-term contracts and other bullshit that gets in the way of pure enterprise…

What are we missing? What history textbooks shall we be reading?

Here’s the thing — COKE or PEPSI? It might taste a little different but I’m guessing it’s still going to cost the same. And prices will never go down, especially once the entire industry focuses on pushing acts out on tours as a way to make money back off lost album sales.

Lono made a perfect point — Ticketmaster is not innovating as a way to reduce price, they’re innovating as a way to charge a premium for a distribution channel that they control. Don’t like it? Just try to buy cheaper tickets from Live Nation…

I dunno…I just don’t see it happening the way we want it to.

]]> By: Justin http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-27989 Justin Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:26:00 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/#comment-27989 Mark: I guess I'm not really sure that history would ever dictate what a corporation does in the future, most notably because a corporation doesn't have a personality or identity that you can ever really count on. They might undercut Ticketmaster a little bit...or maybe they won't call it a processing fee...but I have full confidence that the industry itself -- concert tickets -- is a monopolistic, control-hungry enterprise with long-term contracts and other bullshit that gets in the way of pure enterprise... What are we missing? What history textbooks shall we be reading? Here's the thing -- COKE or PEPSI? It might taste a little different but I'm guessing it's still going to cost the same. And prices will never go down, especially once the entire industry focuses on pushing acts out on tours as a way to make money back off lost album sales. Lono made a perfect point -- Ticketmaster is not innovating as a way to reduce price, they're innovating as a way to charge a premium for a distribution channel that they control. Don't like it? Just try to buy cheaper tickets from Live Nation... I dunno...I just don't see it happening the way we want it to. Mark: I guess I’m not really sure that history would ever dictate what a corporation does in the future, most notably because a corporation doesn’t have a personality or identity that you can ever really count on. They might undercut Ticketmaster a little bit…or maybe they won’t call it a processing fee…but I have full confidence that the industry itself — concert tickets — is a monopolistic, control-hungry enterprise with long-term contracts and other bullshit that gets in the way of pure enterprise…

What are we missing? What history textbooks shall we be reading?

Here’s the thing — COKE or PEPSI? It might taste a little different but I’m guessing it’s still going to cost the same. And prices will never go down, especially once the entire industry focuses on pushing acts out on tours as a way to make money back off lost album sales.

Lono made a perfect point — Ticketmaster is not innovating as a way to reduce price, they’re innovating as a way to charge a premium for a distribution channel that they control. Don’t like it? Just try to buy cheaper tickets from Live Nation…

I dunno…I just don’t see it happening the way we want it to.

]]> By: Online Ticketing http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/comment-page-1/#comment-5887 Online Ticketing Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:20:05 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/2008/01/15/live-nation-to-compete-with-ticketmaster/#comment-5887 Check out TicketLeap - it's a reasonably priced alternative. Check out TicketLeap – it’s a reasonably priced alternative.

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