Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped Reviews
Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped
“A clear, comprehensive look at a murky business.” —The Wall Street Journal Your favorite band has just announced their nationwide tour. Should you pay to join their fan club and get in on the pre-sale? No, you decide to wait. But the on-sale date arrives, and the site is jammed. You can’t get on—and the concert is sold out in six minutes. What happened? What now?Music journalists Dean Budnick and Josh Baron chronicle the behind-the-scenes history of the modern concert industry. Filled with entertaining rock-and-roll anecdotes about The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, and more—and charting the emergence of players like Ticketmaster, StubHub, Live Nation, and Outbox—Ticket Masters will transfix every concertgoer
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Ah-ha!,
I’ve seen 1000 concerts and I’m only exaggerating a little. My first was AC/DC (sixth grade). This book is for everyone who wants to know why all the good seats are gone even if you’re first in line, about how much artists are making when they play a big show, and how to fail in business by not recognizing who your customers really are. And Irv Azoff… easy to know but hard to define. A+
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|So that’s why I can never get a good seat…….,
This book is a must read for anybody that is an avid concertgoer that has always wondered why a show sells out in less than 5 minutes and if they get tickets, they’re always the worst seats in the building.
This book is written in a very “60 Minutes” type investigation manner about Ticketmaster. It breaks down the origins of computerized ticketing from its very beginnings to where it’s at today. The book examines the greed, corruption and blatant arrogance that takes place in the concert industry. From agents, promoters and even the artists themselves, this book leaves no stone unturned.
Definitely worth the read.
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|Great Book,
This book is a must for reading. I will not attend another Ticket Bastard Concert, unless I win them. Great transaction with the seller. Many Thanks!!!
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