What Ticketmaster Doesn't Want You To Know: Concerts Were Cheap For Decades

[Hoofbite]

Concert promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front

https://apnews.com/article/ftc-junk-fees-rule-hotels-tickets-085606d99f137040e9a86e5b1ac04068

The FCC is gunning to reverse previous rules that made ISPs disclose their junk fees.

https://www.theverge.com/news/798154/fcc-proposal-scrap-isp-hidden-fee-rules

If that goes through, every sector that is complying with the current rules will seek out whatever regulatory body they have to do the same.

 

[Hoofbite]

Yeah, I paid like $30 20+ years ago to see Carlin in a real arena. This fall I saw Dave Attell for $80 and it was in an old strip mall type building that had been converted into a dumpster of a venue of folding chairs. Will never see another show there and while Attell is not really someone who could perform at a larger venue everywhere, this was kinda depressing.

 

[Roadtrip635]

I went to the Texas Jam in Dallas in 1982 and tickets were $20 which seemed crazy expensive at the time to see Journey, Sammy Hagar, Santana, Joan Jett and Point Blank. Most concerts at the time were $7-$10

 

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