>>11612500 pb
>before they will be permitted to purchase tickets through the service.
But the headline says
"Ticketmaster will require proof of COVID vaccine or negative test for customers to attend concerts"
The headline seems wrong.
Not the same thing. You can get tickets without going through Ticketmaster. You can just show up. Venues can do online ticketing through Ticketmaster, and have a box office where you can buy tickets without Ticketmaster fees.
Venues can also ditch Ticketmaster.
Live Nation and Ticketmaster are the same company. I'm guessing that Live Nation might implement those policies at their venues, but there are a lot of venues that currently do use Ticketmaster and who could either keep normal policies at their venues or ditch Ticketmaster.
People aren't going to want to do this, and people aren't going to want to go to Live Nation venues.
This might be a good opportunity for companies like SaveLive.
AEG/Bowery should ditch Ticketmaster, and they should not implement these policies at their venues if they do keep Ticketmaster for ticketing off site.
Before covid, I saw a lot of shows, national acts on tour, and I could've used Ticketmaster, but I didn't, I either bought tix in advance at the box office or just walked up. Occasionally I'd go to a big Live Nation outdoor venue, but I guess those shows will be out. Depends on what AEG/Bowery does. Either way, it's pretty terrible.