- Billboard obtained a phone conversation between Live Nation (promoter) President Bob Roux and a Metallica (band) associate about selling 88,000 concert tickets directly on resale sites such as Stubhub.
- The recording revealed how tickets can be sold directly on the secondary market at huge price markups.
- Artists often feel pressured by fans to keep tickets affordable, yet lose out on millions from resellers.
- Live Nation claims very few artists sell tickets directly on resale platforms.
- An industry expert suggests artists should just be transparent.
