‘Robbing Them Blind’: Live Nation Employees Joked About Fees

Ticketing employees at Live Nation joked about trying to “gouge” people for parking and VIP upgrades at concerts, calling fans “so stupid” for paying the inflated charges and boasting that they were “robbing them blind baby,” according to internal messages

#livenation #concerts #music #entertainment #ticketmaster #monopoly #legal

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/arts/music/live-nation-ticketmaster-trial-fees-slacks.html

‘Robbing Them Blind’: Live Nation Employees Joked About Fees

Ticketing employees at Live Nation joked about trying to “gouge” people for parking and VIP upgrades at concerts, calling fans “so stupid” for paying the inflated charges and boasting that they were “robbing them blind baby,” according to internal messages

#livenation #concerts #music #entertainment #ticketmaster #monopoly #legal

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/arts/music/live-nation-ticketmaster-trial-fees-slacks.html