Ticketmaster has exclusivity contracts with the major venues. I believe Pearl Jam ran into this issue where their concerts had to be held in out-of-the way venues.
Quote from Rolling Stone article:
The web of exclusive deals is what hurt Pearl Jam the most during its aborted ’95 tour. Locked out of mainstream venues, the group sold tickets through newcomer ETM Entertainment for shows at fairgrounds, soccer fields and state parks in such distant locales as Casper, Wyo., and Las Cruces, N.M.
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Ticketmaster has exclusivity contracts with the major venues. I believe Pearl Jam ran into this issue where their concerts had to be held in out-of-the way venues.
Quote from Rolling Stone article:
The web of exclusive deals is what hurt Pearl Jam the most during its aborted ’95 tour. Locked out of mainstream venues, the group sold tickets through newcomer ETM Entertainment for shows at fairgrounds, soccer fields and state parks in such distant locales as Casper, Wyo., and Las Cruces, N.M.