Op-Ed: Choosing Between An Artist and Their Politics at a Show
Have you ever been in the awkward predicament of having to defend your favorite artist based on their political views? If so, you’re not alone. The United States feels divided…
Opinion
What the DOJ’s Google Antitrust Trial Could Mean for Ticketing
History has shown that successful government antitrust activities have led to improved innovation and savings for consumers. If the Department of Justice succeeds in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in…
Live Nation Program a Cynical, Short Term Public Relations Play
Live Nation is on a public relations mission, hoping to spin the recently announced “On The Road Again” initiative into a public perception that the company isn’t the monopoly that…
Op-Ed: Don’t Let Ticketmaster, AXS Write Their Own Laws
Consumer advocates published the following Op-Ed in the Denver Post. The piece, coming in response to the passage of a Ticketmaster/AXS-written bill through both houses of the Colorado legislature against…
Op-Ed: Taylor Swift Meltdown Was About Greed, Not Bots
John Breyault, Brian Hess, and Gary Adler wrote the following opinion piece in the wake of last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on live events and ticketing. Breyault is the…
Kaufman: Insulting Ticketing Tactics Sadly a New Normal
Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the term New Normal has been bandied about as a choice cliché when discussing the ways in which we’ve had to adapt our…
Continued Lack of Transparency Causing Significant Loss of Life in COVID Pandemic
As the world enters its second year of the coronavirus pandemic that has ground ticketing and live entertainment to a halt, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: government authorities have…
Fuller: Ticketing Must Plan to Adapt or Die
by Eric Fuller I’ve been polite and deferential. I’ve written pieces laced with song lyrics and humor. I’ve tried to rally teams and boost spirits. We’re just not getting it….
Fuller: Where Is The Love? Finding Community At Live Events
By: Eric Fuller I took the last week off from working on Rescue Meet ( https://www.RescueMeet.com ), my project to help the live entertainment industry regroup and resume because it just didn’t…
Wakeman: Is The Business of Sports, Entertainment and Tickets Asking The Right Questions?
By: Dave Wakeman The Bundesliga looks like they will be the first professional football league in Europe to return in the next few days. In Australia, the NRL and AFL…