Imagine If, Artist Safety, and Performance Anxiety

About this episode

Katie and Ainsley discuss lawsuits against Live Nation and Ticket Master, artist safety, performance anxiety, and insights from a Nashville conference.

In this episode of The Snap, Katie and Ainsley talk about what seems like the millionth lawsuit that has been served to Live Nation & Ticket Master, stories where they had been personally affected by ticket scalpers, talk about how we can keep artists safe when they're on the road at shows and meet & greets, as well as Ainsley's Imagine If takeaways after attending the Nashville conference, and performance anxiety. This episode covers many a topic, so strap in. Article(s) Referenced: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/live-nation-and-ticketmaster-sued-by-ftc-over-alleged-illegal-ticket-resale-tactics/ https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/FTCvLiveNation-Ticketmaster-Complaint-filed.pdf

People in this episode

Hosts: Ainsley, Katie

Topics covered

• artist safety
• performance anxiety
• ticket scalping
• lawsuits
• conference takeaways

Keywords

• Live Nation
• Ticket Master
• artist safety
• performance anxiety
• ticket scalpers
• Nashville conference

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Live Nation, Ticket Master, FTC

Places: Nashville

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