Title: Ticket masters : the rise of the concert industry and how the public got scalped /
Authors: Budnick, Dean.; Baron, Josh.
Publisher: ECW Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: TicketMaster (Firm); Live Nation, Inc.; Ticket brokerage.; Ticket brokerage History.; Performing arts Ticket subscription; Performing arts Ticket prices; Ticket scalping.; Billets Vente.; Billets Vente Histoire.; Arts du spectacle Abonnement.; Arts du spectacle Prix des billets.; Marché noir des billets.
Abstract: Chronicles the story of the modern concert industry, revealing the origins, development and ongoing strategies of such companies as Ticketmaster, Live Nation and StubHub and numerous independent competitors.
Contents: The summer of their discontent -- A few reservations -- Put your seat in our hands -- Master class -- "A bunch of wooly freaks" -- Rumble in the jungle -- Rock and roll's new bottom line -- Bigger bangs for your bucks -- E-ticket -- A quiet victory -- Secondary education -- It's a live nation -- Full circle.