Why Are Concerts So Expensive?

Here are the notes for this week’s (6/13) podcast. Thanks for listening to the episode (links below).

Coachella 2026 Part 2 Sound to Savor

Send us Fan MailJoin me for part 2 of the Coachella episode. I give some tips on enjoying the festival, review the stages, and point out some of the artists to check out on the lineup. Cheers!
  1. Coachella 2026 Part 2
  2. Coachella 2026 Part 1
  3. It's Spring, Time For Some New Music!
  4. And it's 1, 2, 3…What Are We Fighting For?
  5. Hello…this episode is about Johnny Cash.

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  1. Little Richard – “I Am Everything” – This is the documentary on HBO on Little Richard. Recommended watch.
  1. Benefest is this Saturday in Glendale, with Jackson Browne now added to the lineup.
  1. Questlove releases his new book, “Hip Hop is History.”
  1. Channel Tres is releasing his debut album, “Headrest,” on June 28.
  1. Moses Sumney releases new song, “Vintage.”

Vintage Pour – Ray Charles passing away 20 years ago this week.

Here are the references for the segment on ticket prices:

References:

https://fortune.com/2024/06/05/funflation-concerts-canceled-summer-economy/

https://www.axios.com/2022/09/02/live-event-ticket-sales-concerts

https://www.vox.com/money/24159044/concert-tickets-ticketmaster-scalpers-expensive

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-swift-fans-battle-ticket-bots-and-ticketmaster/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7g45a/why-ticket-brokers-can-get-taylor-swift-tickets-ticketmaster-live-nation-monopoly***

https://www.cpr.org/2024/06/05/more-consumer-protections-for-event-ticket-sales-signed-into-law/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0D62ux6fX5Ud6k3mMq7_r9iISrjVWEfNH8X6SisTiIEOzwq0kPKWYzC5g_aem_AVXv_bcaK4GvRUQaqkgcCkteU9YRMK948PWiduytZzr604HHDHU25Mxw5sG6UnoyirLC3YbMajR3qlFMqkwEEL83

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