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.
"We didn't agree to "dynamic pricing... because it is itself a bit of a scam?" the singer wrote in a tweet spree.
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.
Revenue grew 44% from pre-pandemic 2019 levels to $16.68 billion.
Senators are requesting info from FTC chair Lina Khan on enforcement efforts against illegal bots after billions are said to have infiltrated the Eras Tour presale.
Community organizing experts say the Ticketmaster debacle could mobilize fans for social progress.
