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Fee’d Up: A Musician’s Take on Ticketmaster

Fee’d Up: A Musician’s Take on Ticketmaster

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June 9, 202419m 48s

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Show Notes

It’s hard to imagine music fans mourning a break-up of Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, as a Department of Justice lawsuit requests. But even with this monopolistic middleman out of the way, touring musicians still seem destined to struggle financially.


Guest: Laura Jane Grace, musician


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Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort, and Anna Phillips.


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