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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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Ticketmaster's Extortion Ring

For a $30 ticket, they're only getting... In our case, roughly 50% of our earnings is used to cover expenses. So that leaves us with $6 for an eight-piece band, pre-tax and we also have to pay our own health insurance. They're the ones performing. And I think Lord said, you know, for artists like her, it's... They can lose a little bit of money on inflation and on supply chain issues. But anyone below her, youknow, you're looking at debt.

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