But the tactics you propose will never work.

Musicians and venues will not organize to battle Ticketmaster because they have more to lose than to gain.

Fans could organize by simply not buying tickets, but fewer fans buying tickets, for what would only be a short period of time (a la “nobody buy gas for a day to stick it to those oil companies) will hardly make a scratch in ticket sales. It will only mean fewer people who are willing to buy tickets not getting a hold of them. And again, fans have more to lose than gain, in the short run, from boycotting Ticketmaster events.

The only realistic way to combat the Ticketmaster jerk-offs is by adding value in areas they are unable or unwilling to do so, ie a new business model for ticket sales that Ticketmaster cannot compete with. Its the mom-and-pop vs. Wal-Mart problem. Competitive contracts with venues, more efficient ticket delivery systems, exclusive contracts with bands (which is problematic because Ticketmaster has exclusive contracts with many large venues, which would mean bands who have exclusive contracts with PrestonTickets would not play those venues. Another problem is that bands do not book venues, venues book bands. Reducing the number of possible venues bands are willing to play draws less competitive offers, and hurts the musicians. Why would musicians give up their groupies and free drugs to make tickets for fans $10 cheaper?), and most of all, balls. As aggressive as TM is toward their customers, I am sure they are much more so toward their competitors.

The only way the TM problem can be solved is from the business side.

Or, perhaps, universal ObamaAudio concert-going legislation.