Ticketmaster

2022 - 8 - 29

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Harry Styles Concert Tickets are Cheaper on Reseller Sites (Digital Music News)

Harry Styles has seen plenty of positive reviews for his performances during the run of his Love On Tour, but he's also seen his fair share of negative ...

For Harry Styles fans, the takeaway is that Ticketmaster’s ‘Platinum’ prices aren’t the way to go for last-minute tickets. But fans who found surging prices off-putting at the beginning of the summer will be pleased to learn that ticket resale markets have substantial inventory for Harry’s shows for considerably lower prices than we saw during the initial sale period. All three marketplaces showed tickets available for less than $300, while Ticketmaster’s least expensive seat for the same show was priced at more than $500. Or, more importantly, the long-term career damage. That’s even after Ticketmaster already subjected fans to its rigorous “verified fan” system to gain access. [generated](https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/07/27/bruce-springsteen-manager-defends-prices/) perhaps the most negative press of his career through the [aggressive use](https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/07/24/ticketmaster-downplays-bruce-springsteen-price-fiasco/) of Ticketmaster’s ‘Platinum’ pricing.

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Does Ticketmaster have a monopoly on live events? – WAMU (WAMU 88.5)

Ticketmaster's use of 'dynamic pricing,' which prices tickets based on demand, recently pushed Bruce Springsteen tickets into the thousands of dollars. Bruce ...

It’s the latest controversy surrounding the company, [which has long attracted antitrust criticism](https://variety.com/2021/music/news/live-nation-us-representatives-biden-investigation-1234955340/). [Harry Styles](https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/08/18/dynamic-pricing-ticketmaster-blame-concert-tickets/#:~:text=Hunter%20said%20ticket%20prices%20ranged,to%20%241%2C950%20for%20floor%20seats.), [Taylor Swift](https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/taylor-swifts-ticket-strategy-brilliant-business-or-slowing-demand-630218/), and other popular artists have taken advantage of the system. [his fans were especially aghast](https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2022/08/03/bruce-springsteen-tickets-dynamic-pricing/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_main&crl8_id=a233e9db-752b-4ca4-8f84-e9e37338c944) at the ticket prices for his upcoming tour, upwards of thousands of dollars each.

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