Ever wondered why getting tickets to a big event is such a struggle? You hear about a band`s tour, you get excited, then you try and book the tickets on the day but you never get your hands on any, and in the end you pay high prices for the same event through a third party. Or, you`ll see the prices and and think "um, no thanks".
There are various reasons why going to gigs has become as expensive as a short break to Europe (I`m in the UK) but the main one has to to do with resellers. They buy up tickets as soon as the box office opens or have previously agreed allocation, then within minutes, offer them on sale for many times the face value.
This practice is distorting the market, pricing out fans, and making it difficult for traditional outlets like record shops, who end up with sod all allocations themselves.
Why this happens, and who is behind these practises is explained in this Dispatches Documentary.
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