Sure and it's the same on the artist side. If you want to tour you can not avoid...

bogomipz on Sept 21, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: How Booking.com manipulates users

Sure and it's the same on the artist side. If you want to tour you can not avoid Ticketmaster. Remember Perl Jam at the height of their popularity and powers tried to take them on and lost:

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/pearl-jam-sues-ticketmaster/