In a lengthy Q&A with Billboard’s Ray Waddell, StubHub President Chris Tsakalakis offers his thoughts on the recent Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger, artists reselling their own tickets dynamic pricing and speculative ticket resale. Tsakalakis, one of the most influential executives in ticketing, also talks about how he would like to see the companies in the primary and secondary markets begin to work more closely in the future. “All fans care about is getting a ticket to a show. Do they care whether it’s primary or secondary? Probably not,” he said.
