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Article: Pearl Jam's `Holy War'; Top Band Takes On Alleged Ticketmaster Monopoly
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- The Washington Post
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- June 8, 1994
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It is perhaps the biggest pop concert summer ever: Streisand,
the Eagles, Pink Floyd, the 25th anniversary of Woodstock,
Lollapalooza. But missing from the roster is America's
biggest-selling band, Pearl Jam. The reason behind the Seattle
quintet's MIA status is the talk of the pop music business from
coast to coast.
When Pearl Jam filed a complaint May 6 with the U.S. Justice
Department, it inflamed what one insider has described as a "holy
war" between that band and the biggest ticket agency in the country,
Ticketmaster.
Pearl Jam, whose last two albums sold for more than $135
million, claims that the Los Angeles-based company used its
influence to keep promoters from booking the ...