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The Cure Call Out Artists Who Enable Ticketmaster Dynamic Pricing ‘Scam’: ‘It’s Driven by Greed’
The Cure's Robert Smith criticized Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing model, calling it a scam enabled by artists choosing greed over their fans.
When it comes to the modern model of live music ticketing services, Robert Smith is disinterested in framing recent practices as being complicated. In a recent interview, the frontman voiced his criticism of the now-standard practice of hiking up prices for fans while also taking aim at the artists who turn a blind eye to what he calls a “scam” that is “just driven by greed.” “It’s easy to tip over to talking about the fond memories of a world that’s disappeared … but there are moments I just want to leave the front door shut,” he added.
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