To cut out the middleman and sidestep the exorbitant fees and surge pricing that come with online ticket sales, some artists are bringing it back to the box office. That includes Maggie Rogers, who recently sold tickets in person for a show at Paradise Rock Club in Boston and her upcoming stadium tour stop at TD Garden. And she's not the only one avoiding Ticketmaster and other ticketing sites. GBH News' Haley Lerner was at Rogers' concert. She joined Crystal Haynes to discuss.
00:00 - 00:40 Intro
00:40 - 2:00 Maggie Rogers concert
2:00 - 3:00 The Ticketmaster monopoly
3:00 - 3:40 Fan reactions
3:40 - 5:52 Selling tickets in different ways
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12 май 2024
