summerstage

summerstage is sponsored by capital one
& exclusively booked by live nation.

fuck capital one:

–– “At Capital One, Easy Credit and Abundant Lawsuits” (ProPublica, 2015): “A ProPublica analysis of state court filings reveals that Capital One sues its customers far more than any other bank.” … Capital One obtained judgments in mostly black neighborhoods at nearly twice the rate as in mostly white neighborhoods, a larger disparity than the other major card issuers … The suits hit workers who earn below $40,000 a year the hardest.”

–– “Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans” (ProPublica, 2020): starts w/ lil story about how capital one garnished wages from hospital workers during late march 2020.

–– “New York City Banking Commission … Limits New Deposits at Capital One and KeyBank” (NYC Comptroller, 2023): “Capital One … outright refused to submit required policies [concerning non-discrimination in hiring, promotion, and delivery of banking services]. Representatives for Mayor Adams and Department of Finance Commissioner Preston Niblack joined the Comptroller in voting to freeze new deposits in Capital One and KeyBank for up to two years.” // yes it’s true: even eric adams thinks capital one is fucked up!!!

–– NPR (“Millions Of Americans’ Wages Seized Over Credit Card And Medical Debt“) x ProPublica, 2014: “A new study provides the first-ever tally of how many employees lose up to a quarter of their paychecks over debts like unpaid credit card or medical bills and student loans.”

–– “I Worked at Capital One for Five Years. This Is How We Justified Piling Debt on Poor Customers” (The New Republic, 2019)

fuck live nation [/ ticketmaster]:

–– “Live Nation, a company behind Astroworld, has a long history of safety violations” (NPR, 2021)

–– “Ticketmaster’s Dark History” (The American Prospect, 2022): “A 40-year saga of kickbacks, threats, political maneuvering, and the humiliation of Pearl Jam”

–– “The problem with Ticketmaster, explained not by Taylor Swift” (Vox, 2023)

–– “Live Nation Rules Music Ticketing, Some Say With Threats” (NYT, 2018)

would u wear this tank [to summerstage]:

i’m thinking about making some bootleg summerstage tanks for the patreon; lmk if u would buy this?? if i get enough cash to have them printed, i’ll also give a free tank to any summerstage performer who agrees to wear it during their performance (but u have to pay me if you chicken out, ok!!).

also on insta = documentation of my crisis-epiphany abt this:

ON

SUMMERSTAGE

SPONSORED BY

CAPITAL ONE

& OTHER BAD DREAMS

I THINK A LOT ABOUT

THE ABILITY TO DREAM

HOW IMPORTANT IT IS,

& HOW CAPITALISM F*CKS IT UP

BUT THE THING I VALUE

ISN’T LIMITED TO

DREAMS THAT ARE “GOOD”

BAD DREAMS CAN TEACH US

WHAT’S RISKED

SUMMERSTAGE IS SPONSORED BY

CAPITAL ONE, THE BANK THAT

SUES ITS CUSTOMERS THE MOST

& OVER THE SMALLEST DEBTS

GARNISHES WAGES

(EVEN THROUGHOUT 2020)

ALL THIS TWICE AS OFTEN

IN BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS

HIT HARDEST? PPL MAKING <$40K

I’VE LISTED EVENTS AT SUMMERSTAGE

(SPONSORED BY CAPITAL ONE)

& GONE TO SEE FRIENDS PLAY

MAYBE YOU HAVE TOO

LET’S TRY SOMETHING:

ENTER THE NIGHTMARE

OF FEELING CULPABLE FOR

THEIR ONGOING REIGN OF TERROR

& HAVING NO TIME LEFT

TO SAY YOU DIDN’T MEAN IT

…BUT IT’S ONLY A DREAM!

YOU CAN

SHAKE YOURSELF AWAKE

SHUDDER WITH RELIEF

THAT THERE’S STILL TIME

DECIDE

YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR LIFE

& GO ON REASSURED BY THE DEPTH

OF YOUR OWN SOBERING FEAR

YOU’RE EBENEZER

ON CHRISTMAS MORNING

YOUR LEGACY CAN BE MORE

THAN IMPLICITLY SUPPORTING

WHAT MAY BE

THE VERY WORST BANK

(CAPITAL ONE)

YOU WILL NEED TO SAY “NO”

TO SOME THINGS

BUT THAT’S THE EASY PART

JUST IMAGINE

WHAT WILL HAPPEN

WHEN WE GET SERIOUS

HOW TERRIFYING

& INCREDIBLE WE’LL BE

I WISH US ALL

CLARIFYING NIGHTMARES

ABOUT THE CHOICES WE MAKE

IN THE POISON AIR!

BE GAY

DO CRIME

MAKE NOISE