The Enshittification of Live Music

This week on Educate Your Earbuds, we’re talking about the enshittification of live music — and yes, it’s as chaotic as it sounds.Concert tickets are more expensive than ever, but the vibes? Questionable. Between soul-crushing presales, dynamic pricing that feels like surge pricing on steroids, obstructed-view seats that shouldn’t legally be called “seats,” and crowds that forgot how to act in public, the modern live music experience is starting to feel like a boss battle no one signed up for and why concerts feel harder to access, more stressful to attend, and somehow less magical than they used to be. .But it’s not all doom and gloom. The episode closes with real, actionable ways both fans and artists can help “de-shittify” concerts and bring back what made live music iconic in the first place.If you’ve ever paid triple digits to stare at a screen instead of a stage, this one’s for you.Thanks for listening! Follow, rate, and review us! Instagram: Educate.Your.Earbuds.PodThreads: Educate.Your.Earbuds.PodTikTok: Educate.Your.EarbudsEmail: [email protected]:https://zmorehouse.com/enshittification-and-the-downfall-of-digital-music-platforms/https://certainsound.net/the-music-business-is-utterly-enshittified-whats-next/https://makingplacesbetter.substack.com/p/the-deshittification-of-music-policyhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/28/olivia-dean-fans-refunded-by-ticketmaster-resale-practices