http://www.livemusicblog.com/2009/10/12/ticketmaster-and-live-nation-merger-update/ We like live music. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.livemusicblog.com/2009/10/12/ticketmaster-and-live-nation-merger-update/comment-page-1/#comment-12714 Sammy Martin Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:17:21 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/?p=6333#comment-12714 competition isn't driving prices or service charges down so hopefully a merger will. really it's ridiculous, though music is priceless, and i am all for paying more a live show, i think that the studio product should be included with a concert purchase. that would rid the whole piracy problem, pay $10 extra for the show and receive a pass-code that allows you download the album. of course you could buy the download, or the album or a box set for more, but this would solve their problem. but good lord, phish it's a given you're paying $65 a show and that makes tour, with gas at $3 a gallon, just a lot more expensive these days....whose complaining phish is touring though, im not.:) competition isn’t driving prices or service charges down so hopefully a merger will. really it’s ridiculous, though music is priceless, and i am all for paying more a live show, i think that the studio product should be included with a concert purchase. that would rid the whole piracy problem, pay $10 extra for the show and receive a pass-code that allows you download the album. of course you could buy the download, or the album or a box set for more, but this would solve their problem. but good lord, phish it’s a given you’re paying $65 a show and that makes tour, with gas at $3 a gallon, just a lot more expensive these days….whose complaining phish is touring though, im not.:)

]]> http://www.livemusicblog.com/2009/10/12/ticketmaster-and-live-nation-merger-update/comment-page-1/#comment-30395 Sammy Martin Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:17:00 +0000 http://www.livemusicblog.com/?p=6333#comment-30395 competition isn't driving prices or service charges down so hopefully a merger will. really it's ridiculous, though music is priceless, and i am all for paying more a live show, i think that the studio product should be included with a concert purchase. that would rid the whole piracy problem, pay $10 extra for the show and receive a pass-code that allows you download the album. of course you could buy the download, or the album or a box set for more, but this would solve their problem. but good lord, phish it's a given you're paying $65 a show and that makes tour, with gas at $3 a gallon, just a lot more expensive these days....whose complaining phish is touring though, im not.:) competition isn’t driving prices or service charges down so hopefully a merger will. really it’s ridiculous, though music is priceless, and i am all for paying more a live show, i think that the studio product should be included with a concert purchase. that would rid the whole piracy problem, pay $10 extra for the show and receive a pass-code that allows you download the album. of course you could buy the download, or the album or a box set for more, but this would solve their problem. but good lord, phish it’s a given you’re paying $65 a show and that makes tour, with gas at $3 a gallon, just a lot more expensive these days….whose complaining phish is touring though, im not.:)

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