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And if the venue is big enough to be pwnd by TicketMaster, I'll go somewhere else. .


I wish I could do that. Clearchannel came in and bought every venue in the Detroit area except the corner bars. Only local bands play there because they only hold about 200 people. I support the local bands a lot, but sometimes you want to see someone from out of town. I avoid arena shows at all costs unless it's a band I fell in love with when they were small (NIN and maybe the Cure are the only two I'll see at a stadium).

So, at least in my town, because Ticketmaster has contracts with the venues, boycotting Ticketmaster means a lot of bands signed to minor labels. I need my Peaches!

Oh well. I wasn't really expecting any solutions. I just wanted to rant.
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Brad B.