Today, we bow down to the Ticketmaster gods while waiting in line for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour tickets. But as we make our way through the virtual queue, let's talk about the fans of the past. In this episode of Thick & Thin, I reveal the history of buying concert tickets and the start of the infamous Ticketmaster service charge. Cause, in the end, is the ex ... Show More
May 2023
The dangers of future-tripping (Encore episode)
Cheers to the present! We will never be able to tell the future, so why spend the energy worrying about it? In this episode of Thick & Thin, my goal is to stop wasting my time trying to control the narrative, but sometimes the anticipatory anxiety and endless what-ifs, win. Thank ... Show More
33m 37s
Nov 2022
The Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Debacle, Explained
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to dive deep into the chaos of trying to buy tickets to Taylor Swift’s newly announced Era’s Tour. They discuss who is to blame for the Ticketmaster meltdown, detail the process of setting ticket prices for concerts, and speculate on how T ... Show More
28m 35s
May 2018
The Truth About Concert Tickets
Buying concert tickets used to be easy…you show a show you wanted to see, went down to the box office, plunked down some cash and in exchange were given a couple of stiff pieces of paper with some words on them…
When it came time for the show, you presented those pieces of pape ... Show More
33m 12s
Mar 2024
Taylor Swift vs The World | Ticketmaster Trouble | 4
When Taylor Swift began planning The Eras Tour, she probably didn't expect to be at the forefront of an antitrust battle that could decide the future of concerts in the U.S. But the battle for Taylor Swift tickets leads Swift, her fans, and Senators into a tussle with Ticketmaste ... Show More
38m 55s