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mnewman505
I saw Petty at the Vic Theatre in Chicago about 10 years ago. There were no hard tickets, my name was on a list and they let me in the door. No way to scalp that. Don't understand why he isn't doing something similar at these smaller venue shows this time around.
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DeanGoodman
The Stones aren't mentioned, but plenty of relevance to us, and the article makes some interesting points. Among them:
1. Springsteen’s (low-cost ticket) style might seem more altruistic, but performers who undercharge their fans can paradoxically reap higher profits than those who maximize each ticket price.
2. Springsteen and others have angrily denounced scalping at their shows, but their prices are guaranteeing the very existence of that secondary market ...
3. Internet-based ticket reselling has doubled in the past five years and is now projected to be a roughly $4.5 billion business.
The article: [www.nytimes.com]