From presale hoops to rising fees, the modern ticket-buying experience is frustrating fans while a monopoly battle plays out behind the scenes.

If you’ve bought concert tickets anytime in the last few years, you know the drill. You log on early, often taking time off from work mid-weekday to get in a digital line. You refresh obsessively. And ...

Co-author Dean Budnick previews 'Ticket Masters' (out June 1), which chronicles the rise of the concert industry's second greatest commodity: the piece of paper that says "admit one." By Shirley ...

It cost $1.50 in advance to see Elvis Presley in 1956; $5.90 to see the Beatles in 1964; $17 to see Nirvana in 1993 (and Kurt Cobain was shocked that artists would charge $50 at the time). Even ...

New research reveals that skyrocketing ticket prices in 2025 are making it increasingly difficult for fans to see their favorite artists perform live. Some pay more than $1,800 to see a single show, ...

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Ticketmaster and Apple Music have teamed up by partnering to power the Concert Discovery function, the company revealed earlier on ...

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