Why Are Concerts So Expensive?

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

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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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