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Old 11-08-2019, 07:37 AM   #16463 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ziggywas View Post
whether you like pearl jam or not, once upon a time, when they were one of the 2-3 best selling acts in popular music, they fought a long legal fight (eventually lost) with ticketmaster to lower concert ticket prices for the fans.
They were cool with charging top dollar for their tickets, they just went after Ticketmaster for tacking on fees that usually amount to an extra 5 dollars on the ticket with some fees being as high as 15 dollars. If it wasn't a legitimate legal battle I'd call it a publicity stunt to everymanify Pearl Jam to the public.
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