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Are Concert Tickets Too Cheap?
Earlier this month, the internet was set on fire when Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino said that concert tickets were “underpriced” and “had been for a long time.” I didn’t think this topic had the juice for an entire newsletter, but I wanted to talk about it a bit here.
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