For anyone else who is interested, I tried to find something about venues getting a cut but only found this (which also references a now shut down blog that I haven't checked for an archive of):
http://www.laweekly.com/music/ticketmaster-and-servants-band...
Apparently during congressional testimony they mentioned that venues, and sometimes artists or promoters, get a cut of the service fee. They quote some mid-level promoters that dispute the promoter/artist fee but it doesn't really go into the venue statement. In my experience with small shows, the venue's money is baked into the ticket price, not the additional fees.
Apparently during congressional testimony they mentioned that venues, and sometimes artists or promoters, get a cut of the service fee. They quote some mid-level promoters that dispute the promoter/artist fee but it doesn't really go into the venue statement. In my experience with small shows, the venue's money is baked into the ticket price, not the additional fees.