Assume for a moment, Springsteen wants to be a good guy and sell his tickets for $5 a pop. People will buy them, and resell at whatever the market will bear. Maybe in the $1000s of dollars for front row seat.
So in this case, the middle man will make big bucks, while the artist doesn't. The price per ticket might still be $1000. Should the artist get that money, or the middle man?
In this case, whether you like Springsteen or not, I guess I'd rather see the money go to the artist than the middle man.
as an aside, I think Springsteen sucks, but I'll give him props that he does appear to give a good effort to give his fans a good show.
“I think Springsteen sucks, but I’ll give him props that he does appear to give a good effort…”
I’ve always heard that too. Long shows. With that band he’s probably fun live. I like to see anyone with a good band. The ultimate one-off I saw was Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Never saw them before but had heard of the bassist (Victor Wooten). Four of the best musicians on the planet! Eric Johnson opened for them and I had never even heard of him. Amazing as well.