Ask HN: Why hasn't there been a real competitor to Ticketmaster yet?

Post by reactordev » Mon, Jun 08, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC

baggachipz wrote: post #51

midnitewarrior wrote: post #46

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Go see Weird Al. It was a really great show. My wife only knew one of his songs (Word Crimes, she's a professional editor), and she loved the show. I loved it too.

I just saw him a couple weeks ago. It's such a fun show, people there are from ALL walks. He's no spring chicken but he gives it his all, and his band and backups do too. Just an all-around great dude.

Post by quantumwoke » Tue, Jun 09, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC

ryukoposting wrote: post #62

From the point of view of the promoters, concerts are a two-sided marketplace. Two-sided marketplaces are notoriously difficult for small players to compete in. You need to attract good acts so people will buy tickets, but to attract the top acts you need to show that you can sell lots of tickets. Ticketmaster avoided the two-sided market problem until they reached scale. They were just a website where you buy ticket…

Post by maerF0x0 » Tue, Jun 09, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC

cogman10 wrote: post #78

maerF0x0 wrote: post #76

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FWIW I actually prefer we simply tell private businesses that it's their responsibility to provide the environment/setting their employees work in. By that I mean if ticket master wants a monopoly they should have to build the stadiums too. No taxpayer money, incentives, land, or other interest group perks given.

I'm ok with either. Though I tend to think public ownership makes more sense because a city can only support so many venues in general.

Post by ryukoposting » Tue, Jun 09, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC

quantumwoke wrote: post #83

ryukoposting wrote: post #62

From the point of view of the promoters, concerts are a two-sided marketplace. Two-sided marketplaces are notoriously difficult for small players to compete in. You need to attract good acts so people will buy tickets, but to attract the top acts you need to show that you can sell lots of tickets. Ticketmaster avoided the two-sided market problem until they reached scale. They were just a website where you buy ticket…

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Post by schwarzrules » Tue, Jun 09, 2026, 3:14 AM UTC