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The Price of Pop Fandom

The Pitchfork Review

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The High Cost of Touring and Ticket Resale

This chapter explores the exorbitant expenses of touring in the music industry, the concerns surrounding ticket prices and secondary markets, and the potential alternatives and initiatives to address these issues. It also discusses the transparency of the ticket resale market and the manipulation tactics used to drive up prices, as well as the conflicting interests of ticket resellers and consumer rights groups.

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