Why Lady Gaga fans are furious about her new concert
The uproar is new, but the problem isn't.
Longtime concertgoers know that the price of seeing their faves perform has been on an upsetting trajectory for too long (and the older you are, the more likely you'll remember grunge legends Pearl Jam spearheading one of the first charges against Ticketmaster (LYV) back in 1994).
Unfortunately, the problems are far from solved. The majority of high-profile performers still use Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster to sell tickets to their concerts, and while it makes sense to pay a higher price to see an artist like Lady Gaga versus a small indie band that's lesser known, the cost of even a single ticket is enough to send even a financially well-off fan into a panic.
