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   @geonz @godzero @enmodo @pluralistic Rose Bowl *rules*!

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     @godzero @enmodo @pluralistic I love my town for that. We've got Rose Bowl Tavern that was bought by one of the bands *right before COVID hit.* They figured out contact-free and you could get beer and toilet paper.... and now they have a big tent and outdoor concerts *every day* weather permitting (took folks changing a law when another venue I'll never patronize again called them in for not clearing the parking lot from the tents *every night.*)

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     @pluralistic the class action suit should be the biggest in history - quite apart from the higher ticket prices caused by the Tickmaster/LiveNation monopoly - they've directly skimmed of 20, 30, even 40% "convenience" and "service" fees from almost every concert ticket I've bought in the last 10 years. That's probably at least $1000 just for me, one person. In the US I'm sure the total has to be tens of billions if not hundreds.

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     I stopped going to concerts run by that system many years ago. I just don't care enough about the acts to subject myself to the abuse, I'd rather go to local venues and see less corporatized music.

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     Inside: Ticketmaster jacks us for billions so it can pocket millions; and more!

     Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/03/aoi-aoi-oh/

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