Ticketmaster Timeline: A running list of clashes from Pearl Jam to Taylor Swift
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ticketmaster Timeline: A running list of clashes from Pearl Jam to Taylor Swift

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pearl Jam vs. Ticketmaster — 1994 Pearl Jam filed a complaint against Ticketmaster with the Justice Department, claiming that the company used its position in the industry to stop promoters from booking the band because they railed against Ticketmaster's pricing. Stubhub vs Ticketmaster and the Golden State Warriors — 2015 StubHub sued Ticketmaster and the Golden State Warriors, alleging it unfairly required fans looking to resell tickets to use Ticketmaster’s resale exchange. In 1994 Pearl Jam filed a complaint against Ticketmaster with the Justice Department, claiming that the company used its position in the industry to stop promoters from booking the band because they railed against Ticketmaster's pricing Swifties vs Ticketmaster — 2022 Taylor Swift posted a story on Instagram in November expressing her anger and frustration over the hours spent by fans trying to buy tickets for her tour. open image in gallery Taylor Swift performs on stage during a concert as part of her Eras World Tour in Sydney on February 23, 2024 US Senate vs Ticketmaster — 2023 The issue of Ticketmaster's dominance in the entertainment industry comes before the U.S. Senate and lawmakers want to know whether a lack of competition contributed to its spectacular breakdown during a sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets.

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Taylor Swift's major announcement ahead of final Eras Tour show leaves several Swifties frustrated as police arrest…
1 month, 1 week ago

Taylor Swift's major announcement ahead of final Eras Tour show leaves several Swifties frustrated as police arrest…

Hindustan Times  

Taylor Swift has released a fresh batch of $16 “no view” tickets ahead of her final three gigs in Vancouver next month. Taylor Swift final Eras tour: Ticket scalpers, however, have already bought the tickets and are reselling them for over $1,000, prompting some Swifties to express their outrage after discovering that tickets were being resold for over $1,638. Reacting …

Taylor Swift's major announcement ahead of final Eras Tour show leaves several Swifties frustrated as police arrest…
1 month, 1 week ago

Taylor Swift's major announcement ahead of final Eras Tour show leaves several Swifties frustrated as police arrest…

Hindustan Times  

Taylor Swift has released a fresh batch of $16 “no view” tickets ahead of her final three gigs in Vancouver next month. Taylor Swift final Eras tour: Ticket scalpers, however, have already bought the tickets and are reselling them for over $1,000, prompting some Swifties to express their outrage after discovering that tickets were being resold for over $1,638. Reacting …

Taylor Swift Fans Sue Ticketmaster for Price Gouging
55 years ago

Taylor Swift Fans Sue Ticketmaster for Price Gouging

Wired  

A group of almost 400 fans of Taylor Swift and other musicians filed a new lawsuit in California state court on Friday against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, accusing them of colluding with partner organizations to drive up ticket prices for concertgoers. The complaint, which expands on an existing federal court case brought by Swift fans, accuses Ticketmaster …

30 years of clashes between Ticketmaster, artists and fans
7 months, 2 weeks ago

30 years of clashes between Ticketmaster, artists and fans

Associated Press  

The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America — squelching competition and driving up prices for fans. StubHub sued Ticketmaster and the Golden State Warriors, alleging it unfairly required fans looking to resell tickets to use Ticketmaster’s resale …

If Taylor Swift broke Ticketmaster, why does DOJ’s Live Nation lawsuit invoke a little déjà vu?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

If Taylor Swift broke Ticketmaster, why does DOJ’s Live Nation lawsuit invoke a little déjà vu?

LA Times  

Many years before Taylor Swift pointed fingers at Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment, Eddie Vedder and the rest of Pearl Jam did some finger-pointing of their own. “Taylor Swift Broke Ticketmaster!” That was the gist of headlines two years ago, when Swift’s Eras Tour resulted in a ticket-sales fiasco of epic proportions. A group of TSwift fans did file a …

Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyers
8 months ago

Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyers

Hindustan Times  

MINNEOLIS — People buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota will be guaranteed more transparency and protection under a so-called Taylor Swift bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyers The law, prompted by the frustration a legislator felt at not …

Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyers
8 months ago

Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyers

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — People buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota will be guaranteed more transparency and protection under a so-called Taylor Swift bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. “Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that we would be at a bill signing for House File 1989 at First Avenue,” Democratic Rep. …

$11,000 to see Taylor Swift? How concert tickets got so expensive
1 year, 5 months ago

$11,000 to see Taylor Swift? How concert tickets got so expensive

LA Times  

Taylor Swifts performs for an audience of people who were lucky, devoted or well-heeled enough to get tickets. In addition, the GAO’s report found that event promoters will sometimes distribute tickets through brokers “to capture a share of higher secondary market prices without the reputation risk of raising an event’s ticket prices directly.” The GAO also said that, according to …

California lawmakers act after Taylor Swift ticket fiasco. Ticketmaster tries to shake it off
1 year, 6 months ago

California lawmakers act after Taylor Swift ticket fiasco. Ticketmaster tries to shake it off

LA Times  

Claire Fenn grew up listening to Taylor Swift’s music, so when the artist announced her latest tour, she jumped at the chance to buy tickets. “I feel like if I don’t try then my show may never come.” The botched sale for Swift’s Eras tour fueled criticism from federal and state politicians about Ticketmaster’s dominance in the live music industry. …

Taylor Swift fans rally in L.A. for Ticketmaster hearing: ‘We put everything on pause’
1 year, 9 months ago

Taylor Swift fans rally in L.A. for Ticketmaster hearing: ‘We put everything on pause’

LA Times  

Cassandra Diamond of Fresno, a Taylor Swift fan and plaintiff in the lawsuit against Ticketmaster, stood with others Monday in downtown L.A. After the Ticketmaster meltdown last fall, Swifties with bad blood are on tour. More than 300 plaintiffs are accusing Live Nation Entertainment, Ticketmaster’s parent company, of fraud, price-fixing, antitrust-law violations and misleading buyers while selling advance tickets to …

Senators grill Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift fiasco
1 year, 11 months ago

Senators grill Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift fiasco

Associated Press  

Senators grilled Ticketmaster Tuesday, questioning whether the company’s dominance in the ticketing industry led to its spectacular breakdown last year during a sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets. Live Nation’s President and Chief Financial Officer Joe Berchtold apologized to fans and to Swift on Tuesday, and said the company knows it must do better. But competitors, like Seat Geek CEO …

The Times podcast: Will Swifties take down Ticketmaster?
2 years ago

The Times podcast: Will Swifties take down Ticketmaster?

LA Times  

Taylor Swift set a record for the most tickets ever sold in a single day on Nov. 15, 2022. After Ticketmaster botched sales for Taylor Swift’s upcoming concert tour, her die-hard fans, known as Swifties, did more than just whine on social media. And after another debacle last week that left Bad Bunny fans stranded outside his sold-out concert in …

A tale of Ticketmaster, Swifties and monopolies
2 years ago

A tale of Ticketmaster, Swifties and monopolies

Live Mint  

There are few stars in today’s fragmented pop landscape who can generate near-nuclear levels of buzz with a simple tour announcement, and one of them is Taylor Swift. On 18 November, the US justice department announced an investigation into Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s biggest concert promoter, which also owns Ticketmaster. It had also come to be despised by many …

Dozens of Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster in the wake of its ticket sale fiasco
2 years, 1 month ago

Dozens of Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster in the wake of its ticket sale fiasco

NPR  

Dozens of Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster in the wake of its ticket sale fiasco Enlarge this image toggle caption Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images Taylor Swift fans are dressing for revenge — or at least legal damages. Sponsor Message "Defendant's anticompetitive behavior has substantially harmed and will continue to substantially harm Taylor Swift fans, …

You better lawyer up, Ticketmaster: Taylor Swift fans file Eras Tour lawsuit
2 years, 1 month ago

You better lawyer up, Ticketmaster: Taylor Swift fans file Eras Tour lawsuit

LA Times  

It’s no secret that there is bad blood between Taylor Swift fans and Ticketmaster. The complaint accuses Ticketmaster of violating the California Cartwright Act and the California Unfair Competition Law during last month’s “Verified Fan” pre-sale for Swift’s upcoming concert. The filing also accuses Ticketmaster of “intentionally and purposefully mislead ticket purchasers by allowing scalpers and bots access to TaylorSwiftTix …

Taylor Swift Eras Tour | What went wrong with online booking platform Ticketmaster?
2 years, 1 month ago

Taylor Swift Eras Tour | What went wrong with online booking platform Ticketmaster?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Pop singer Taylor Swift’s much awaited Eras tour is scheduled to start on March 17, 2023 in the United States. Ticketmaster, the American ticket sale and redistribution company, began the presale of tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour on November 15. “In some instances, events on our platform may have tickets that are “market-priced,” so ticket …

Essential Politics: Will Taylor Swift end Ticketmaster’s dominance?
2 years, 1 month ago

Essential Politics: Will Taylor Swift end Ticketmaster’s dominance?

LA Times  

Ticketmaster’s website repeatedly crashed during a pre-sale for Taylor Swift‘s hotly anticipated Eras tour last week. — Forget the scathing editorials from conservative media blaming Trump for the GOP’s mediocre midterm, Times writer Melanie Mason reported. The view from Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Trump’s plea to shield his tax returns from being turned over to a …

Taylor Swift ticket trouble could drive political engagement
2 years, 1 month ago

Taylor Swift ticket trouble could drive political engagement

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The level of anger that you’ve just seen in the country around this issue …

Online ticket booking platforms like Ticketmaster may need breakup, U.S. senators say
2 years, 1 month ago

Online ticket booking platforms like Ticketmaster may need breakup, U.S. senators say

The Hindu  

Ticketmaster and owner Live Nation Entertainment, the events ticketing giant behind the recently botched sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets, should be broken up by the Department of Justice if any misconduct is found in an ongoing investigation, Democratic senators said Monday. In a letter to the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, senators Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Amy Klobuchar of …

Taylor Swift tickets cost upwards of $20,000 on resale market
2 years, 1 month ago

Taylor Swift tickets cost upwards of $20,000 on resale market

Daily Mail  

Fans who want to watch Taylor Swift perform from the floor on her Eras tour will have to pay an astronomical amount to do so. These huge prices came after the ticket sales company Ticketmaster canceled its public sale for the tour and experienced issues with its initial ticket rollout. Thousands: The 32-year-old's concert tickets are selling for upwards of …

Ticketmaster canceling next Taylor Swift concert ticket sale
2 years, 1 month ago

Ticketmaster canceling next Taylor Swift concert ticket sale

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ticketmaster says it is canceling Friday’s planned general public sale for Taylor Swift’s upcoming stadium tour because it doesn’t have enough tickets. The ticketing company said in a statement Thursday two million tickets to The Eras tour next year were sold during presales on Tuesday, the most tickets ever sold on the platform in a single day. …

What radicalized Taylor Swift fans can do to Ticketmaster, and what only the Department of Justice can do.
2 years, 1 month ago

What radicalized Taylor Swift fans can do to Ticketmaster, and what only the Department of Justice can do.

Slate  

No one should feel bad for Taylor Swift. Because of Ticketmaster’s fluctuating prices, fans trying to buy concert tickets for artists like Bruce Springsteen and Blink-182 have paid hundreds or thousands of dollars, far above what even loyal fans expected to pay. Ticketmaster’s monopoly power means Swift and her fans are stuck with the company’s predatory fees and terrible service. …

Taylor Swift says her team was assured ticket demands would be met for her Eras tour
2 years, 1 month ago

Taylor Swift says her team was assured ticket demands would be met for her Eras tour

NPR  

Taylor Swift says her team was assured ticket demands would be met for her Eras tour Enlarge this image Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Ticket sales for Taylor Swift's upcoming tour have not gone, in the words of the chart-topping singer, all too well. Ticketmaster has not responded to NPR's request for comment, but did publish a statement on Thursday called …

More bad news for Swifties: Ticketmaster cancels Friday on-sale for Taylor’s Eras tour
2 years, 1 month ago

More bad news for Swifties: Ticketmaster cancels Friday on-sale for Taylor’s Eras tour

LA Times  

After 48 hours of outcry from frustrated fans, Ticketmaster preemptively canceled Friday’s public on-sale for Taylor Swift’s Eras stadium tour. “Even if you dial back from the Taylor Swift issue, you’ve got reports of high fees and disruptions, and there’s no competition,” said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, in an interview Thursday. Reports about system failures, increasing fees, and complaints of conduct …

Taylor Swift: Ticketmaster website crashes as tickets resold for as much as $22,000
2 years, 1 month ago

Taylor Swift: Ticketmaster website crashes as tickets resold for as much as $22,000

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Ticketmaster website crashed on …

AOC demands Ticketmaster be dismantled after Taylor Swift ticket sale chaos
2 years, 1 month ago

AOC demands Ticketmaster be dismantled after Taylor Swift ticket sale chaos

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for Ticketmaster to be broken up …

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