[gosub100]

> while leaving the musicians looking like neutral parties.

Then why wasn't Pearl Jam able to shake them in the mid 90s?

[peteforde]

Several things can be true at the same time.

I truly believe that Pearl Jam and many others who have been harshly critical of TM and Live Nation genuinely want to fight back.

However, a person much more cynical than me could make the argument that a band can fight Ticketmaster, still get their bag AND look like folk heroes in the process.