ICYMI: Buying Concert Tickets Online is Still a Hellscape

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4.6 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by Justin Richmond, co-host of the music podcast Broken Record and host of the new podcast Started From the Bottom. The two discuss what, if anything, has changed with the online ticketing giant Ticketmaster since ticket sales for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour dominated headlines. How did Ticketmaster come to account for 70% of the ticketing and live event market? Now that it does, what responsibility do artists have to their fans to keep ticket prices accessible? Can real lasting change be made to system that most agree is broken? This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario, Daniel Schroeder and Rachelle Hampton. Make an impact this Earth Month by helping Macy’s on their mission to bring more parks to more people across the country. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I never thought I'd make a video about Ticketmaster, but here I am.
0:07.0	Literally paid about $800 for two tickets for GA.
0:12.2	Hi, I'm Rachel Hampton, and you're listening to I-Cy-Y-M-I.
0:16.5	In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:19.8	And I hope y'all lovely listeners are doing,
0:23.6	if not great, at least stable on this Wednesday. Stability is all we can ask for in these
0:30.0	trying times. Spring has finally sprung here in New York, which means that even though my body
0:36.2	is currently attempting to fight the air,
0:39.1	my serotonin levels have stabilized. And that, again, all we can ask for.
0:48.4	My name is Caden Sinclair.
0:53.1	Some people call us American royalty.
0:55.5	We were Liars.
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0:58.4	We were happy. We wanted for nothing.
1:01.3	Based on the best-selling novel.
1:04.2	Something terrible happened last summer, and I have no memory of what or who hurt me.
1:09.1	No one in my family will tell me.
1:11.5	When you're left for dead, you want answers.
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1:20.8	I'm really excited for today's episode, but before we get into that, I just wanted to give a few little housekeeping updates.
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