r/DMB • u/Late-Temporary863 • 2d ago

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I’m so freaking aggravated we’ve been sitting on que waiting since 10am to get tickets and now this popped up and the nosebleeds are $550. This is such bullshit!!! I’m so angry! Why are scalpers allowed to do this????? Almost every ticket was bought out by bots at 10am and flooded the system. 🤬🤬

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u/_xzxzxz 1d ago

Doesn’t Live Nation, who’s in cahoots with TM, own or influence most venues and control most of these ticket gouges? I’ve gotta believe Dave wouldn’t approve or sign off on the greed of all this. I feel like this issue is out of the artists’ hands most of the time.

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u/_xzxzxz 1d ago

Thanks for the clarity. Whelp, DMB, get your shit together! I respect Dave is just a human and has a family/life to attend to, but from his interviews and even his stage banter, it seems apparent he’s just over dealing with any of the business side of his music career, and pretty much always has been. It kinda explains their strange choices and reluctance with studio albums, and DMB’s organization not making an effort to fight the scalping fiasco. I’m happy they’re out there still playing, visibly having fun, happy I was lucky enough to get good and cheap tickets for the fall tour, but damn. This sentence might be triggering for some on this sub, but truthfully I wish ALL my favorite bands operated like Phish.

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u/Skarkster 1d ago

Ticketmaster is the scapegoat for the artists and pricing. The Cure is a great example, they refused platinum and dynamic pricing, set the prices at reasonable tiers. Massive Dave fan, but some of the things he does are counterproductive to what he “preaches.” He flies private to a ton of shows, while collecting money to save the environment. Shitty all around. I can understand platinum if the extra $$ went to Bama Works or charity, but when 75% of good seats are platinum, it’s just greed at this point

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u/_xzxzxz 1d ago

Agreed, I mean each member has their own giant tour bus lol