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More states join antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster parent Live Nation, seek triple the damages

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More states join antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster parent Live Nation, seek triple the damages

Attorneys general from about two dozen states are seeking treble damages against Live Nation Entertainment and its ticket-selling unit, Ticketmaster, for allegedly monopolizing markets across the live concert industry in an updated version of a lawsuit originally filed in May. The Justice Department and several states sued three months ago to break up Live Nation, arguing the … Read more

DOJ sues Live Nation over high prices, seeks to break up Ticketmaster merger

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DOJ sues Live Nation over high prices, seeks to break up Ticketmaster merger

The Justice Department and a group of 30 states and the District of Columbia Thursday sued to break up Live Nation, arguing the big concert promoter and its Ticketmaster unit illegally inflated concert ticket prices and hurt artists. “It is time to break up Live Nation,” said US Attorney General Merrick Garland. Concert fans and politicians for years have been calling … Read more

TicketMaster parent Live Nation facing DOJ antitrust lawsuit as soon as May: report

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TicketMaster parent Live Nation facing DOJ antitrust lawsuit as soon as May: report

The Justice Department is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation as soon as next month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Live Nation’s subsidiary Ticketmaster, which for decades has been condemned for hardball tactics and high prices, was also widely criticized in 2022 after botched ticket sales for Taylor … Read more

Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ movie scares ‘Exorcist’ into new opening day

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ movie scares ‘Exorcist’ into new opening day

It was a Swift exorcism of the movie theater. Producers of the upcoming film “The Exorcist: Believer” announced on X (formerly Twitter) Thursday they will release the horror flick a week early to avoid competing with Taylor Swift’s “Eras” Tour film. While both were scheduled to drop nationwide on Oct. 13, horror mega-producer Jason Blum … Read more

Taylor Swift gave dozens of ‘Eras’ tour truckers a $100K raise

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Taylor Swift gave dozens of ‘Eras’ tour truckers a 0K raise

Taylor Swift is sorry for what she said about “the stupid old pickup truck” he never let her drive. The “Lavender Haze” singer is sharing the love from her iconic “Eras” tour by giving her truckers a massive $100,000 raise for moving her set pieces across the US. A source close to Swift told TMZ … Read more

DOJ reportedly may sue Ticketmaster parent Live Nation in wake of Taylor Swift ticket fiasco

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DOJ reportedly may sue Ticketmaster parent Live Nation in wake of Taylor Swift ticket fiasco

The Justice Department could file an antitrust lawsuit against concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and its unit Ticketmaster by the end of the year, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter. Shares of Live Nation dropped 5% in extended trading on Friday. Earlier this year, senators slammed Live Nation’s lack of transparency and inability to block bot purchases of … Read more

I couldn’t score Taylor Swift ‘Eras’ tickets, so I got a job at the venue

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I couldn’t score Taylor Swift ‘Eras’ tickets, so I got a job at the venue

It was the gig of an era. Jordyn Burdette, 33, was convinced she wouldn’t be able to attend one of Taylor Swift’s mega-hit concerts after weeks of searching for affordable tickets. But when a friend texted her that the Eras Tour had volunteer usher positions available, Burdette realized that she had discovered a backdoor to … Read more

Taylor Swift ticket snafu leads Massachusetts dad to spend $21K for last-minute seats for daughter, friends

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Taylor Swift ticket snafu leads Massachusetts dad to spend K for last-minute seats for daughter, friends

A Massachusetts dad said this week that he was forced to spend $21,000 on four tickets to a Taylor Swift concert, after the ones he bought on StubHub last year for his daughter as a Christmas present never arrived, according to a report.  Anthony Silva told WCVB-TV he originally spent around $1,800 for the four tickets … Read more

Royal fans slam Ticketmaster over coronation concert ticket mess: ‘Fraudulent’

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Royal fans slam Ticketmaster over coronation concert ticket mess: ‘Fraudulent’

Ticketmaster has royally screwed up — again. Many royal fans have been left disappointed after being told they won tickets to the coronation concert, only to find out all the tickets were gone. Fans had to apply to attend the concert by entering a ballot, with the assumption that tickets would be distributed to those … Read more

Maggie Rogers selling concert tickets in person: ‘F – – k bots + f – – k fees’

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Maggie Rogers selling concert tickets in person: ‘F – – k bots + f – – k fees’

In a world of online bots and Ticketmaster lawsuits, singer/songwriter Maggie Rogers is resorting to the old-school way of selling concert tickets. The 28-year-old “Light On” singer announced Thursday on social media that tickets to her upcoming “Summer of ’23 Tour” would be sold at various box offices across the country on Friday — leaving … Read more

Bruce Springsteen fans recall ‘Dancing in the Dark’ as The Boss heads to NYC

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Bruce Springsteen fans recall ‘Dancing in the Dark’ as The Boss heads to NYC

It all started with Courteney Cox. Before landing the role of Monica Gellar on “Friends,” Cox appeared in the 1984 music video for the classic Bruce Springsteen track, “Dancing in the Dark,” as the lucky young woman pulled onstage at St. Paul Civic Center to dance with The Boss. The vid launched an unofficial decades-long … Read more

Bruce Springsteen fans betrayed by concert tickets that cost as much as their mortgage

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Bruce Springsteen fans betrayed by concert tickets that cost as much as their mortgage

The glory days of seeing The Boss without going into debt may soon be over. Fans of Bruce Springsteen, who built his music career on his working-class image, are dismayed by the sky-high ticket prices for his upcoming tour with the E Street Band – the first in six years. The tour kicks off Thursday in … Read more

The Cure frontman Robert Smith ‘sickened’ over Ticketmaster fees

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The Cure frontman Robert Smith ‘sickened’ over Ticketmaster fees

The Cure frontman Robert Smith told fans he is “as sickened as you all are” after hearing of Ticketmaster’s additional fees on ticket sales for the band’s upcoming tour. Smith slammed the ticket company when fans alerted him of the high fees when they tried to score tickets to see the band’s upcoming US tour. … Read more

Beyoncé fans raising money for tour tickets: ‘Safer than selling my kidney’

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Beyoncé fans raising money for tour tickets: ‘Safer than selling my kidney’

The BeyHive is looking for some money, honey. Beyoncé’s highly anticipated “Renaissance” world tour was announced earlier this week — and fans have been buzzing about getting their hands on the sought-after tickets. The megastar, 41, is setting out on her first stadium stretch in five years, since her “On The Run II Tour” with husband … Read more

I got my daughter Taylor Swift tickets for Christmas — you won’t believe her reaction

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I got my daughter Taylor Swift tickets for Christmas — you won’t believe her reaction

They were swift to snag tickets. These two lucky parents were met with one very disappointed teen when they surprised her with rare Taylor Swift concert tickets for Christmas. In a viral TikTok clip, which topped 15.2 million views, the daughter opens the thin, paper box to reveal a piece of paper showing the seat … Read more

Who got canceled in 2022: From Will Smith to Ticketmaster

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Who got canceled in 2022: From Will Smith to Ticketmaster

And the 2022 award for canceled celebrity in a public drama goes to — a list of high-profile stars and organizations. Whether one is a political figure, part of Hollywood’s elite, an ordinary person, or a company, all it takes is one public mistake or problematic view before someone’s career is over and their misdeeds … Read more

Ticketmaster in hot water again — this time over Bad Bunny snafu

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Ticketmaster in hot water again — this time over Bad Bunny snafu

Ticketmaster continues to mess with the wrong fanbases. Fresh off the ticket-selling company’s Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” disaster, hundreds of Bad Bunny fans were denied entry into his Mexico City concert on Dec. 9, after an “unprecedented number” of concertgoers were sold “fake” tickets, the Washington Post reported. “This caused an unusual overcrowding and the … Read more

Some Taylor Swift fans get second shot at Ticketmaster tour tickets

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Some Taylor Swift fans get second shot at Ticketmaster tour tickets

Here we go again. Some Taylor Swift fans are rejoicing Monday over what seems to be an early Christmas miracle as Ticketmaster sent select Swifties an email offering an “additional opportunity” to buy tickets to her upcoming Eras Tour. Fans who “received a boost” during last month’s fiasco of a Verified Fan presale but couldn’t … Read more

Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster for fraud after Eras tour fiasco

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Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster for fraud after Eras tour fiasco

They’re not shaking this off. A group of 25 incensed Taylor Swift fans from across the country are suing Ticketmaster for fraud and intentional misrepresentation after last month’s Eras tour debacle, The Post can confirm. The 33-page lawsuit was filed Friday in Los Angeles, attorney Jennifer Kinder told The Post. Ticketmaster canceled last month’s general … Read more

Woman claims she was charged $9K for Taylor Swift tickets she didn’t get after waiting 8 hours

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Woman claims she was charged K for Taylor Swift tickets she didn’t get after waiting 8 hours

Look what Taylor made her do. A 25-year-old woman claimed that she waited in the now-infamous virtual queue for tickets to Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour and was charged 14 times for tickets that she never received. Sydney Wallace told Insider that she entered her credit card information before the onslaught of fans and managed to … Read more