Zach Bryan Needs Ticketmaster? Expert Says Singer Will Struggle with Concerts Without Ticketing Giant

Zach Bryan has made it clear that he wants nothing to do with Ticketmaster, in fact, he wants the company to "burn to the ground."

Ticketmaster is a well-established company that handles various artists' live shows, concerts, and tours, millions of dollars worth of tickets are constantly being sold on their websites in the United States, and going against them might prove to be a little more challenging than one might think.

To prove just how serious he is with his feud with Ticketmaster, Bryan named his recently-released live album "All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster."

He has also had several rants about the ticketing giant on social media. One of the tweets read: "Dead and taxes and hoping Ticketmaster burns to the ground."

Although he now really loathes the company, it's no surprise that the singer himself used to work with it.

"I have met kids at my shows who have paid upwards of four-hundred bucks to be there and I'm done with it," the 26-year-old singer tweeted.

"I've decided to play a limited number of headline shows next year to which I've done all I can to make prices as cheap as possible and to prove to people tickets don't have to cost $450 to see a good and honest show."

Uphill Battle

However, despite his efforts to alleviate fans from the hefty ticket prices that can sell for more than 10 times the original amount, Bryan might face an uphill battle if he wants to go against the decades-old institution built by the company.

Rolling Stone interviewed an expert to look into the singer's chances of launching his live shows off the ground without Ticketmaster: "He could mount his own shows in public or non-Live Nation owned spaces, but that is an incredibly time-consuming logistical challenge, from liquor permits to government ordinances and independent security, ticketing, food and beverage vendors."

However, another person noted that Bryan currently has the ball in his playing field, "He's got options for now, because his leverage is there. He's exploded, he's massive, and he sells f**k piles of tickets. Did he completely avoid Live Nation rooms on these 'select headlining dates' he will be announcing soon? If so, then he won't be tied down to Ticketmaster."

Uproxx reports that the chances of Bryan or any other artist, for that matter, finding a different company to work with for their live shows might be difficult, as there aren't a lot of them in the market.

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Ticketmaster, Feud