Episode #8: Should They #BreakUpTicketmaster? w/ Morgan Harper

Open Seat Direct Podcast

16-12-2022 • 44 mins

Taylor Swift fans - or as they call them, Swifties - had a really tough time buying tickets for her latest tour. Sadness, rage and frustration were expressed all over the internet and towards ticketmaster since so few people got tickets and so many were priced out. Live Nation, the largest concert promoter in the world, owns ticketmaster as well as many venues across the U.S. and the world. Is it time for the government to #BreakupTicketmaster?

Morgan Harper of the American Economic Liberties Project thinks so. Episode #8 explores the origins of the world's largest primary ticketing platform and how its too-big-to-fail place in the market contributes to buying experiences like the one Swifties had in November.

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