K☰NOPSIK

You are way over thinking this. It’s a webcomic with no details about how the time machine operates. The door has a handle. It open manually.

…the door?

The vacuum

Artists don’t really have a choice. Ticketmaster owns exclusivitty deals with venues. If any artist wants to play at a specific venue, they HAVE to deal with Ticketmaster.

Sure, they can choose to play smaller shows at smaller, independent venues. but those venues are usually too small for well-known artists who have a big following.