Zach Bryan is making a press release. On Christmas, the singer-songwriter introduced on social media that he had launched a brand new dwell album titled All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster (Dwell From Purple Rocks). He additionally informed followers that he’s taking a stand in opposition to excessive ticket costs, although he didn’t particularly name out Ticketmaster in his publish, save for within the album title.
“Appears there’s a huge challenge with truthful ticket costs to dwell reveals currently. I’ve met children at my reveals who’ve paid upwards of four-hundred bucks to be there and I’m accomplished with it,” the nation star started his message. “I’ve determined to play a restricted variety of headline reveals subsequent 12 months to which I’ve accomplished all I can to make costs as low cost as doable and to show to folks tickets don’t should value $450 to see a great and sincere present.” He added that he’ll even be enjoying “a number of festivals which I’ve no management over.”
“I consider working class folks ought to nonetheless be capable of afford tickets to reveals,” the “One thing within the Orange” singer continued. He additionally inspired followers to enroll in a brand new messaging service that may inform them about tour dates and live performance tickets, in addition to by means of which he’ll ship merch drops and unreleased music.
“I’m so bored with folks saying issues can’t be accomplished about this huge challenge,” he went on. “Additionally, to any songwriter attempting to make ‘relatable music for the working class man or girl’ ought to satisfaction themself on preventing for the individuals who hearken to the phrases they’re singing.”
Bryan closed with some excellent news for followers desirous to see him dwell in live performance. “A tour announcement is coming quickly and I’m sorry it has taken so lengthy,” he shared. “Simply did the whole lot I presumably might to make tickets extra inexpensive.”
Billboard has reached out to Ticketmaster for remark.
This isn’t the primary time that the nation singer has shared his ideas in regards to the firm. In current weeks, he has tweeted about Ticketmaster, usually with the hashtag #allmyhomieshateticketmaster.
All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster — recorded at Colorado’s Purple Rocks Amphitheater on Nov. 3 — is on streaming providers now, and is Bryan’s third launch of the 12 months. He dropped studio album American Heartbreak in Could, and the Summertime Blues EP in July. Along with wrapping 2022 with a shock dwell album launch, the singer-songwriter got here in at No. 1 on Billboard‘s High New Nation Artists and High New Rock & Different Artists charts, and No. 2 on the all-genre 12 months-Finish High New Artists tally.
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