#507: How Live Nation Scams Artists and Their Fans with Sam Means & Michael Rhee

Marty sits down with Sam and Michael from Wavlake to discuss the magic of concerts and how Ticketbot can help loosen Live Nation's grip on the industry.

Sam on Twitter: https://x.com/sammeans
Michael on Twitter: https://x.com/rheedio
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0:00 - Intro
0:50- Opening riff
3:58 - Kendrick vs Drake
10:56 - River & Unchained
12:12 - Stories about music
33:11 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
34:48 - The Live Nation problem
48:06 - Ticketbot
1:05:53 - Nostr’s pace of progress
1:22:06 - Overlooked elements of Nostr
1:29:23 - Come to Nashville!
1:33:23 - Wrapping on best concert

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