This episode discusses the current affairs of the music industry, most notably Live Nation's stranglehold on the entire touring industry. From venues to ticketing to the bus company and even the managers, Live Nation's 350+ companies own every side of the most lucrative part of the industry. Mike Slade's company built the first Ticketmaster website, and worked very closely with the founder of the company. Nobody knows more intimately how powerful the merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation is than Mike. Listen along as Mike, Wendy, and Drew talk the music business.

Road to the Arena is an ongoing series from Triad Music. Our goal is to create cutting edge music technology designed to eliminate the mystery surrounding money in the music industry. Hopefully these stories will pique your interest. Visit www.triadmusic.com to learn more.