[pcarolan]

Ticketmaster's primary value prop is a heat shield for artists. The artists get to blame Ticketmaster while charging the highest market clearing price, and Ticketmaster gets to make a nice profit being the 'bad guys'.

If the status quo was really a problem for the big artists (not all) then alternatives would emerge.

If you want to learn all about it, this book does a good job: https://www.amazon.com/Ticket-Masters-Concert-Industry-Scalp...

[relaxing]

There are plenty of alternatives, that are cut out of the big venues due to Ticketmaster’s monopolist behavior.