Two New Senate Bills Aim to Clean Up Ticketing Industry
Long-term ticketing contracts, hidden fees and speculative sales are the target of bills from Sens. Cruz and Cantwell, and Klobuchar and Blumenthal.
Long-term ticketing contracts, hidden fees and speculative sales are the target of bills from Sens. Cruz and Cantwell, and Klobuchar and Blumenthal.
Promoter canceled Skrillex tickets suspected of being purchased by scalpers and resold them back to fans — and might do the same for Pretty Lights.
Thanks to a crucial ticketing partnership, the band was able to create an accurate picture of demand — and mitigate the risk of promoting the event on its own.
The goth icon’s battle against ticket fees and the re-sale market continues to make waves.
“Concealed surprise fees — nickel and diming Americans to distraction — must be stopped,” says Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who’s co-sponsoring the Junk Fee Protection Act.
The companies had agreed to loosen Ticketmaster’s exclusivity requirements in a 2021 agreement that didn’t hold up for the Eras Tour.
Fans posted pictures of what they said were receipts with fees exceeding ticket prices.
The band will not allow tickets to be resold at above face value for their Shows of a Lost World dates.
Although a cyberattack undermined a presale for the superstar’s The Eras Tour, the Live Nation-owned company is focusing on eliminating its “drip pricing” model.
There have been calls to eliminate or cap fees tacked onto concert ticket prices. But consumers probably won’t be able to avoid them.
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