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Live Nation Execs Caught LAUGHING Over Colossal Ticket Scam As Messages Exposed
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8:03Now PlayingTwo regional directors at Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, get busted as damning messages between them bragging about scamming people out of their money through needless extra fee price hikes for their own benefit get exposed amid public outrage over the company's price gouging. John Iadarola and Trae Crowder break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Ticketmaster parent execs privately laugh over pricegouging'These people are so stupid'
"Newly revealed internal communications show a pair of executives at entertainment venue giant Live Nation laughing about how much they are able to gouge people for concert tickets.
"In a series of chats from 2022, Ben Baker and Jeff Weinhold, two regional directors of ticketing for Live Nation amphitheaters, boasted about their ability to raise so-called 'ancillary fees' – like parking, lawn chair rentals and VIP access – and still get concertgoers to pay for them," reported Bloomberg News. "In one exchange, Weinhold gloated about raising VIP parking costs at a Virginia concert venue to $250. 'These people are so stupid. I almost feel bad taking advantage of them,' Baker wrote, adding later, 'I gouge them on ancil prices.' In another exchange, he bragged about charging '$50 to park in the grass' and '$60 for closer grass.'""
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