The Truth About Concert Tickets
b'Buying concert tickets used to be easy\\u2026you show a show you wanted to see, went down to the box office, plunked down some cash and in exchange were given a couple of stiff pieces of paper with some words on them\\u2026\\n\\nWhen it came time for the show, you presented those pieces of paper to a person at the door who torn them in half\\u2014and you went inside to enjoy the gig\\u2026\\n\\nIt really was that simple\\u2014in theory, anyway\\u2026it wasn\\u2019t, but we\\u2019ll get to that\\u2026\\n\\nAs time went on, buying concert tickets got more complicated\\u2026through the mail\\u2026credit cards\\u2026bar codes\\u2026\\n\\nThen the local ticket sellers vanished, replaced by a big mega-corporation\\u2026physical box offices started disappearing\\u2026the internet came along with online sales\\u2026scalpers\\u2026the secondary market\\u2026bots\\u2026and all the while, concerts and touring became big, big, big business\\u2026\\n\\nThese days, buying concert tickets is really confusing\\u2026you still exchange money for admission to gigs, but the experience has very little in common with the so-called good old days\\u2026\\n\\nStay with me\\u2026i\\u2019m going to give you the honest truth about concert tickets\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'