Live Concerts

[mclaincausey]

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ticketmaster-sued-department-justice-monopoly-rcna153645

DOJ need to break up the brokers, forbid them from owning venues or having stakes in businesses that do, forbid them from exclusive contracts with venues, forbid them from owning stakes in secondary market brokers, and disembowel their executive leadership and board in front of a live audience at the Gorge in Washington.

[goosehd]

@mclaincausey I’d buy tickets to that…

I briefly looked at tickets for Taylor Swift for Laura and the girls a few months ago and decided it was cheaper to go on a vacation.

[mclaincausey]

Unrelated thought: Pearl Jam exclusively issues electronic tickets and exclusively allows sales on the ticket broker’s site, with a cap on how much can be charged over face value. This kills scalping in one stroke.

At this point; any act you see who fails to do this is just an asshole.

[tody]

That's why I prefer smaller bands in independent venues.

[mclaincausey]

Independent venues in the US are a dying breed. This unspeakable conglomerate has been buying them up like crazy, which is why my proposed regulations included a wall of separation between the ticket brokers and the venues.

[tody]

Here in Germany, they seem to be holding up, with gentrification being one of the bigger threats.

If all else fails, I'm back to punk shows in squatted houses

[mclaincausey]

@tody if there’s one thing I learned in Berlin, it’s that Germany is behind the US in the enshittification process. I really enjoyed it there and we could learn some things.

[TENDREL]

@mclaincausey I've been using cashortrade.org for years. No tickets sold over face are allowed, and they've created an awesome community on there so the process is pretty seamless. Generally pretty jam or jam adjacent focused but you can find tons of other other acts on there too.

[mclaincausey]

@TENDREL yep! Great service

[prpx]

Went to see Mike Watt and his Italian sidekicks Il Sogno Del Marinaio
Fantastic concert. I have a huge respect for everything MW did throughout his carreer

[jiminstitches]

10 more sleeps until I see Tool in London, cant feckin wait! Any one else going?

[endo]

Would give @Graham 's left nut to see Tool.

[jiminstitches]

@endo lol I so hope they do Pneuma

[T4920]

@jiminstitches I'm seeing them Birmingham on Thursday, first time! And KGLW the night before, woo!

[mclaincausey]

@prpx Mike Watt is an absolute hero in the punk scene and one of the ones I admire most.

[Matt]

He played bass with The Stooges when I saw them in 07. Amazing show.

[mclaincausey]

@Matt what he and the Minutemen did was enough to establish him as a legend and he’s been nonstop ever since. Just wish Boon hadn’t died so young.

[jiminstitches]

@T4920 ah mate, yeah its my first time too! What a week you'll have! We'll catch up after

[Jett129]

I saw Mike Watt in this version of The Stooges when the Ashton brothers were back in the lineup. This is a great set.

[prpx]

Yeah, also seen Watt with the Secondmen and that gig was one of the best ever. He is doing well, has some temporary issues - walks with a crutch, yet still performs with perfection and preciseness of a true legend. And for sure, ends every gig with a scream “Start your own band!!!!”
Wonderful guy