Editing Ticketmaster (section)

=== Dynamic pricing and "platinum" tickets ===
Ticketmaster and Live Nation has faced backlash for their dynamic pricing system and "platinum" tickets when tickets for [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s and [[Blink-182]]'s [[Springsteen and E Street Band 2023 Tour|2023]] [[World Tour 2023/2024|tours]] went on sale in July and October 2022 respectively, which saw fans of both acts criticize prices for random seats across the venue going for hundreds or thousands of dollars during pre-sales or right when tickets went on sale for the general public.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 21, 2022 |title=Bruce Springsteen Fans Furious at Ticket Prices Going as High as $4-5K, Due to Ticketmaster's 'Dynamic Pricing' |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/bruce-springsteen-fans-furious-at-ticket-prices-going-as-high-as-4-5k-due-to-ticketmaster-s-dynamic-pricing/ar-AAZNXvf |access-date=November 17, 2022 |publisher=MSN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722191232/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/bruce-springsteen-fans-furious-at-ticket-prices-going-as-high-as-4-5k-due-to-ticketmaster-s-dynamic-pricing/ar-AAZNXvf |archive-date=2022-07-22 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster Is a Disastrous Monopoly and Now Everyone Pays Ticket Broker Prices |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/blink-182-tickets-are-so-expensive-because-ticketmaster-is-a-disastrous-monopoly-and-now-everyone-pays-ticket-broker-prices/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Vice |date=October 20, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> In March 2023, [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] criticized the model and announced that [[the Cure]] would not be allowing Ticketmaster to sell dynamically-priced or platinum tickets for the band's upcoming [[Shows of a Lost World|North American tour]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ivie |first=Devon |date=2023-03-17 |title=Ticketmaster Pissed Off the Wrong Goth |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/the-cure-robert-smith-ticketmaster-fees-tour.html |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref> Smith priced tickets for the Cure's concerts for as low as $20, but Ticketmaster charged fees that equalled more than the price of the base ticket. After Smith expressed his outrage, Ticketmaster refunded a portion of the fees to the purchasers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ticketmaster to refund some fees after The Cure's Robert Smith says he was 'sickened' by prices |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/ticketmaster-refund-fees-cures-robert-smith-says-was-sickened-prices-rcna75422 |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=NBC News |date=March 17, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>