When we reported on Robert Smith and The Cure's stand against high Ticketmaster ticket fees recently, we wondered if more high-profile artists would also put pressure on the company. Step forward Neil Young, but it seems he's not optimistic about the sustainability of touring at all.
"It’s over. The old days are gone," Young wrote on his website under the heading 'Ticketmaster fees at 30%' while sharing a news article on The Cure's recent dealings with ticket sales and distribution giant "I get letters blaming me for $3,000 tickets for a benefit I am doing," said Young. "That money does not go to me or the benefit. Artists have to worry about ripped-off fans blaming them for Ticketmaster add-ons and scalpers. Concert tours are no longer fun. Concert tours not what they were."
