The Boss takes stand on ticket business ‘Jungleland’

By Marianne Lavelle

Bruce Springsteen has waded into a Badlands more menacing than any of the shadowy worlds he has conjured in his 35-year songwriting career:

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ticketmaster":

"… t scrutiny of the proposed merger between concert promoter Live Nation and Ticketmaster — the big entertainment firm that has successfully skirted probes for ye …"

"… four minutes after tickets went on sale for Springsteen’s latest tour. Ticketmaster, which handled sales for a large number of the shows, was already showing …"

"… o TicketsNow — the ticket reseller site (or “scalper” site) — that Ticketmaster bought last February for a reported $265 million. There, some tickets for …"

"… alues as low as $99 — were selling for hundreds or thousands of dollars. Ticketmaster takes a cut of each TicketsNow sale.Springsteen posted at his official web …"