Where Do Concert Tickets Really Come From — And Why Do Prices Vary So Much? The Secondary Ticket Market Explained

If you’ve bought concert tickets anytime in the last few years, you know the drill. You log on early, often taking time off from work mid-weekday to get in a digital line. You refresh obsessively. And ...

Concert Tickets Are Now Luxury Goods—And That's A Crisis For The Music Industry

Streaming revenue is declining. Physical sales are niche. Synchronization licensing is competitive. For most artists, touring ...
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What’s In a Concert Ticket? New Book Details ‘How the Public Got Scalped’

Co-author Dean Budnick previews 'Ticket Masters' (out June 1), which chronicles the rise of the concert industry's second greatest commodity: the piece of paper that says "admit one." By Shirley ...