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Concert promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front
Read full article: Concert promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up frontThe Federal Trade Commission says it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices.
Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees
Read full article: Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive feesThe ticket resale company StubHub is defending its pricing practices from a lawsuit filed by the attorney general for Washington, D.
Texas AG, DOJ sue Ticketmaster and Live Nation: Illegal monopoly drives up prices for fans
Read full article: Texas AG, DOJ sue Ticketmaster and Live Nation: Illegal monopoly drives up prices for fansThe Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans.
Government sues Ticketmaster owner and asks court to break up company's monopoly on live events
Read full article: Government sues Ticketmaster owner and asks court to break up company's monopoly on live eventsThe Justice Department has sued Ticketmaster and its parent company, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America.
Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyers
Read full article: Taylor Swift bill is signed into Minnesota law, boosting protections for online ticket buyersPeople 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. Tim Walz.
Leaders gather to discuss legislative reforms for live events ticketing system
Read full article: Leaders gather to discuss legislative reforms for live events ticketing systemU.S. Senator John Cornyn along with local sports and entertainment leaders gathered Wednesday to hold a roundtable discussion focused on legislative reforms to the current ticketing system for live performances and events.
Houston-area woman among hundreds of Taylor Swift fans suing Ticketmaster
Read full article: Houston-area woman among hundreds of Taylor Swift fans suing TicketmasterThe Ticketmaster fallout surrounding the Taylor Swift controversy continues even as the star prepares for a series of concerts in Houston this weekend.
Ticketmasterโs โKafkaesqueโ arbitration process is rigged, lawyers say
Read full article: Ticketmasterโs โKafkaesqueโ arbitration process is rigged, lawyers sayItโs baked into each and every Ticketmaster purchase: Customers scrambling to buy tickets to the most sought-after concerts, sports games or other live events must first check a box agreeing to the companyโs โTerms of Use.โ
Louisville or London? U.S. Beyoncรฉ fans share why theyโre opting for European tickets
Read full article: Louisville or London? U.S. Beyoncรฉ fans share why theyโre opting for European ticketsWith ticket prices surging at some North American tour locations, fans have decided their money is better spent on a trip and a show.
Beyoncรฉ fans are starting to secure pre-sale tickets. Navigating Ticketmaster was easier than they thought.
Read full article: Beyoncรฉ fans are starting to secure pre-sale tickets. Navigating Ticketmaster was easier than they thought.When Beyoncรฉ announced that tickets would soon be available for the Renaissance World Tour, many members of the โBeyhiveโ braced themselves for chaos.
After ticket flap, Springsteen's fan magazine shutting down
Read full article: After ticket flap, Springsteen's fan magazine shutting downA fan publication devoted to Bruce Springsteen says it is shutting down after 43 years, with its publisher saying he's been disillusioned by the talk about ticket prices for their hero's current tour.
Beyoncรฉ tickets: How to help yourself score seats, per Ticketmasterโs tips
Read full article: Beyoncรฉ tickets: How to help yourself score seats, per Ticketmasterโs tipsBeyoncรฉ's Renaissance World Tour is the hottest ticket in H-Town -- and across the world -- and tickets are now on-sale for some folks on Tuesday.

WATCH LIVE: Ticketmaster fiasco - US Senators expected to grill ticket company after last yearโs breakdown during sale of Taylor Swift tickets
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Ticketmaster fiasco - US Senators expected to grill ticket company after last yearโs breakdown during sale of Taylor Swift ticketsSenators grilled Ticketmaster Tuesday about its spectacular breakdown last year during a sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets.
Karma for Taylor Swift fans as Ticketmaster offers second chance for โEras Tourโ tickets
Read full article: Karma for Taylor Swift fans as Ticketmaster offers second chance for โEras Tourโ ticketsTicketmaster no longer wants to be the โAnti-Heroโ to Taylor Swift fans. At the request of Swiftโs team, the ticket seller said on Monday that some fans will have a โlimited opportunityโ to purchase a maximum of two tickets each to her upcoming โErasโ tour.
Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster following fumbled presale, NBC news reports
Read full article: Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster following fumbled presale, NBC news reportsTaylor Swift fans are suing Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company for Ticketmaster, following the presale debacle last month for her 2023 โThe Eras Tour.โ
Taylor Swift says watching Ticketmaster fiasco has been โexcruciatingโ
Read full article: Taylor Swift says watching Ticketmaster fiasco has been โexcruciatingโTaylor Swift on Friday responded to fan frustration over the botched presale for her upcoming โThe Erasโ tour which led to Ticketmasterโs decision to cancel the public sale of tickets.
Ticketmaster cancels public sale of Taylor Swift tour, citing high demand of tickets
Read full article: Ticketmaster cancels public sale of Taylor Swift tour, citing high demand of ticketsTicketmaster announced in a tweet on Thursday it had canceled the public sale of tickets to Taylor Swiftโs โThe Erasโ Tour.
Ticketmaster says itโs experiencing โhistorically unprecedented demandโ with fans trying to buy presale tickets to Taylor Swift concert
Read full article: Ticketmaster says itโs experiencing โhistorically unprecedented demandโ with fans trying to buy presale tickets to Taylor Swift concertTicketmaster announced that fans are experiencing issues with its website after launching TaylorSwiftTix presale tickets Tuesday afternoon.
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Want to attend concerts again? Ticketmaster could have these COVID-19 conditions
Read full article: Want to attend concerts again? Ticketmaster could have these COVID-19 conditionsHOUSTON โ Ticketmaster announced in order for fans to attend concerts in the future they may have to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test, Billboard reported Wednesday. How Ticketmaster plans to check your vaccine status for concerts. #BillboardNews pic.twitter.com/yIwy39GTfi โ billboard (@billboard) November 11, 2020The plan, which is still being mapped out, would involve the Ticketmaster app and medical information firms. To attend a concert, fans would be required to either verify through the app that theyโd been vaccinated or prove they tested negative for the virus within 72 hours prior to event, CNN reported. Anyone who failed to do so would not be allowed into the venueTicketmaster added that fans should not worry about their personal health information being permanently stored or shared, CNN reported.
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Are you owed money for tickets to an event that was canceled, rescheduled or postponed? Here is what you should do to try to get your refund.
Read full article: Are you owed money for tickets to an event that was canceled, rescheduled or postponed? Here is what you should do to try to get your refund.Ticketmaster, Live Nation and AEG are calling these events postponed and claiming that if they are rescheduled, the customer is not entitled to a refund. Currently, there are no regulating agencies investigating this issue, demanding that the tickets sellers refund customerโs money. But with enough pressure, agencies like the Texas Attorney General and/or the Federal Trade Commission just might. You can โccโ the Texas Attorney General, the Federal Trade Commission and yours truly on that letter. Send those same details to these agencies as complaints:Texas Attorney General Consumer Protection DivisionFederal Trade CommissionThe Houston Better Business Bureau3.
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Ticketmaster, LiveNation backtrack, ease refund policy for postponed and rescheduled events
Read full article: Ticketmaster, LiveNation backtrack, ease refund policy for postponed and rescheduled eventsHOUSTON โ Ticketmaster and its parent company LiveNation appear to be easing up and relaxing a stringent refund policy that stuck thousands of consumers with the cost of event tickets, even when the events were canceled on the originally scheduled date. We told you about Phyllis Baileyโs efforts to get a refund when the March concert she planned to attend was rescheduled for August. She wanted a refund instead, but Ticketmaster declined her request. Ticketmaster told her she wasnโt eligible for a refund because her tickets would โstill be goodโ for the new show on March 24, 2022. For cancelled shows fans can choose to receive up to 150% of their ticket value as Concert Cash, and for rescheduled shows they will receive Concert Cash once they attend the new date.
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Consumer expert Amy Davis gives advice on dealing with ticket sellers canceling events while refusing refunds
Read full article: Consumer expert Amy Davis gives advice on dealing with ticket sellers canceling events while refusing refundsNow, many of those ticket holders are left waiting on refunds that may never come. When Live Nation or Ticketmaster canceled shows and concerts, instead of using the word โcanceled,โ the ticket sellers said the events were just โpostponed.โ Once rescheduled, even if the customer cannot attend on the new date, the companies wonโt always refund the ticket price. Canceled concerts, refunds deniedIt happened to Houstonian Phyllis Bailey. When Bailey contacted Live Nation to get a refund of the $222.14, a representative told her the show was simply postponed until August 11. Live Nation told her she could get a refund.