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My Beyoncé Ticket Cost $4,000: Why the Touring Industry Might Be Broken – Into It with Sam Sanders

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The Monopoly of Ticketmaster Live Nation

Ticketmaster and Live Nation are the same company now, and they have a monopoly on the touring industry. Legacy artists like The Cure are trying to advocate on their fans' behalf and being thwarted. It seems as if this whole system, it does seem broken. And I think Robert Smith kind of showed these big stars hands by doing this.

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