Episode 63 – Pearl Jam vs Ticketmaster

Brian and Murdock remember that time Eddie Vedder and crew tried to fight for fair ticket prices, cheap merch and music for the people – and lost miserably.

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs played in this episode: Mr Blue Sky by ELO, Dissident by Pearl Jam, Alive by Pearl Jam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketmaster

https://www.ticketmaster.com/about/our-history.html

https://www.argusleader.com/story/scotthudson/2015/03/08/how-ticket-sales-worked-before-the-internet/24619097/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketron

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam

February 1991 Mookie Blaylock performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pi8jjMsUYc

August 1991 Pearl Jam performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKFzoSWKnzg

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/pearl-jam-ticketmaster-1995-boycott-booking-fees-gigs-ticket-prices-a8989516.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-06-fi-20602-story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Philips

MTV News report with Tabitha Soren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR8Uook5Cq0