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On the recordJanuary 24, 2023
So they used their power of the marketplace to diminish the number of acts at that venue, and the venue decided they had to go back to Ticketmaster?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin questions the impact of market power on venue bookings.

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