@Aflowernamedyou @ChasingWaterfalls I wouldn't say all this started with Taylor Swift, though her tour certainly brought the issue back into the spotlight. A few bands have spoken up against LiveNation in the past. One as a result is banned from all their venues... and they've cannibalised most notable venues in every town in the US. Now LiveNation owns the scalping sites. It's really quite spectacular. They own primary sales, secondary sales, the venues, the booking agents, the tour management, and even a lot of the artists. It's a monopoly that many in the music business have wanted broken up since the merger with TicketMaster.