"It's a Catastrophe!" The UK Music Scene! The Scam of Dynamic Pricing and more!
An all-new, old school Talking Tickets
Hi!
I’ve been away.
I’ve been working on putting together a few new classes for business school students.
But I wanted to drop a few ideas down for you.
It's a bit like the old-school Talking Tickets.
To the Tickets!
Mark Dayvd has an interesting piece on the state of the live music business in the UK.
I’m coming back to that one later.
Edenbridge Bonfire Society will burn an effigy of Ticketmaster this year:
This is an annual event that celebrates the failure of the Catholics to burn down Parliament.
Guy Fawkes was captured with several barrels of gunpowder.
It is called the failure of the gunpowder plot.
Each year, the festival burns an effigy of an infamous celebrity like Boris Johnson, Sadiq Khan, and Donald Trump.
As Oasis fans, this year, the organizers wanted to highlight their distaste with the introduction of dynamic pricing and their frustration with Ticketmaster’s technology.
As a bonus, Noel and Liam Gallagher will also get the burning treatment.
Robert Smith calls dynamic pricing a “scam”:
The Cure fought to cut fees.
The Cure kept prices low.
The Cure turned off ticket transfer.
It was also The Cure’s most successful tour ever.
The show I went to at Merriweather didn’t have ticket transfer, but was likely the most crowded show I’ve ever been to at the venue.
I’ve been reading and listening to Grace Blakely’s work a lot this week and she was talking about how changes in policy are how we know our efforts are being successful.
I don’t know if I believe that many policies have changed because of Robert Smith’s stand, but it is worth paying attention to.
Scott Galloway writes about the business of F1:
Scott Galloway is a bit of a paradox to me.
He’s America’s best professor of brand management, but when I see a lecture…so much of it is wrong.
Scott comments on politics, but he is almost always off the mark.
His big prediction about brands being dead is way off the mark.
But I also find him fascinating.
I only read his weekly note about 1 in 5 times, but this one caught my attention.
The F1 attendance in Vegas was flat from last year to this year.
As Scott says, the pricing is off.
I’ll update you later because my buddy, Mr. Joel, was out there for his birthday.
I had John Kinsner on the podcast!
What a nice conversation to share with you heading into the holiday season.
John shares his trip into the world of live entertainment.
I was interested in having John come on because he has done every job in the theatre.
Or, so it seems.
I loved talking with John.
This is an interesting piece on ‘Art Journals Blogs’ because when I talk with my folks in the primary and secondary market, they tell me selling tickets is tougher than ever.
Usually the language is a bit more colorful…
But that raises the question of what does the abundance of culture, subscription models, and the sheer volume of content at free or near free prices mean for folks trying to sell tickets.
I want your answers.
You can hit reply and tell me.
Or, you can join us in the Slack Channel.
I’ll be back later in the week with some thoughts on the Artists’ Rights Symposium in DC.
I’ll also cover the new law in Massachusetts that has the secondary market frustrated.
Plus, much more.
Thanks for reading!
Don’t hesitate to drop me a note to say hello! Share articles or ideas with me!
Dave
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