John Oliver on Sunday evening took a better take a look at “one of the vital hated corporations on Earth,” and it’s Ticketmaster.
“Which is actually spectacular, as a result of keep in mind: This can be a planet by which AT&T additionally exists,” he stated, jabbing at his company mother or father as AT&T owns HBO, the place his present airs.
Ticketmaster, Oliver stated, has “turbocharged lots of the shitty practices which have now turn out to be trade normal” together with exorbitant charges that may price practically as a lot because the ticket itself.
For a lot of high occasions, Ticketmaster could solely launch a fraction of the tickets for normal sale on the regular worth.
Then there’s the secondary market, which Ticketmaster not solely hasn’t tried to cease, but in addition capitalizes on in methods many followers don’t even notice.
So what’s the answer?
The “Final Week Tonight” host has some concepts:
