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Ticketmaster halts Taylor Swift ticket sales in France, cites issue with third-party provider
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Quick Glance: Ticketmaster Halts Taylor Swift Eras Tour Paris Sales
- Ticketmaster has temporarily halted the sale of Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Paris.
- Swift recently added dates to her European tour, which has seen unprecedented demand for tickets.
- The first on-sale for the Eras Tour was similarly chaotic, resulting in US fans filing lawsuits against Ticketmaster for misleading information, high service fees, and technical issues.
- There was no public on-sale for the tour as the presale had already sold out all available tickets, although many later appeared on resale sites at extremely high prices.
Texas state Rep. Kronda Thimesch repeatedly heard her daughter cry as the college student tried to buy tickets last fall to see one of her favorite artists ... Show more wapo.st/45XewPj
Hating Ticketmaster long predates the Taylor Swift fiasco: Fans, politicians and even artists were complaining about Ticketmaster long before Taylor Swift filled ...
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Quick Glance: Senators' pathetic attempts to burn Taylor Swift lyrics Ticketmaster
- The Senate committee later agreed to investigate whether the merger had created a monopoly for Ticketmaster.
- Lee also joked that he tried to reclaim the gavel from Klobuchar during the hearing, but "once again, she's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers," referring to one of Swift's most famous songs, "You Belong With Me."
- The president of LiveNation stated on Tuesday that ticketing markets are extremely competitive, refuting claims that Ticketmaster and LiveNation have a monopoly.
- "We hear that ticketing markets are less competitive today than they were when Live Nation and Ticketmaster merged."
Live music: How buying concert tickets could be made better: Concerts can be life-affirming. Buying tickets is the opposite. Here are eight possible solutions.
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A-Rod co-founded ticketing startup Jump raises $20 million to take on Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift fiasco
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This Taylor Swift fan is 'embarrassed' about spending $5,500 on tickets: Paige, a Swiftie for 15 years, was excited about seeing Taylor Swift live for the first ...
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Watch out for scams on last-minute Taylor Swift ticket sales: Scammers are taking advantage of the shortage of tickets and the eagerness of Swifties to defraud ...
latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-08-07/buying-taylor-swift-tickets-at-the-last-minute-make-sure-theyre-real
AOC Bashes Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger: In an interview with Rolling Stone, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains why she thinks ...
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Quick Glance: Taylor Swift's tour promoter claims it had no choice but to collaborate with Ticketmaster.
- Taylor Swift's tour promoter is blaming Ticketmaster for the botched "Eras" ticket sale, perhaps raising even more concerns about the Live Nation-owned ticket seller's dominance in the industry.
- Swift's tour organiser, AEG Presents, has refuted assertions made by Ticketmaster and Live Nation's major shareholder, Liberty Media, that the promoter decided to partner with the ticketing site.
- "Ticketmaster's exclusive deals with the vast majority of venues on the 'Eras' tour required us to ticket through their system," AEG said to CNBC in a statement.
Why Beyoncé and Other Concert Tickets Are So Hard to Buy Now: "Fans found purchasing tickets so anxiety-inducing they cried."
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Taylor Swift Says Ticketmaster ‘Assured’ Her It Could Meet Demands: "There are a multitude of reasons why people had such a hard time trying to get tickets and ...
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Quick Glance: "Sobbing" Swifties grieve halted tour sale and demand Taylor's answer.
- After two days of presale turmoil, Ticketmaster confirmed Thursday that the Friday general sale for Taylor Swift's Era Tour would be canceled.
- Harrington, a lifetime "Swiftie," had previously attended every previous Taylor Swift tour and was eager about continuing her streak.
- She, too, was unsuccessful in the Capital One presale and, like Harrington, had hoped to purchase tickets in the Friday regular sale."I will do anything I can to get tickets," she told Insider.
Taylor Swift Fans Sue Ticketmaster Over Ticketing Fiasco: In a new complaint, Taylor Swift fans accuse Ticketmaster of “fraud, price, fixing and antitrust ...
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Taylor Swift fan bought 6 $500 tickets and plans to buy more: Kasey Reiter took two days off of work and spent more than 13 hours on Ticketmaster trying to snag ...
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Quick Glance: Taylor Swift fan purchased six $500 tickets and intends to purchase more
- Kasey Reiter said she took two days off work and spent more than 13 hours on Ticketmaster trying to get the coveted seats.Given the immense amount of Swift's musical catalog and her ever-increasing fame, Reiter predicted that purchasing tickets for the next Eras Tour would be a nightmare.However, as the less costly tickets were quickly snapped up, Reiter said she took extraordinary measures, requesting that Ticketmaster filter for just "top seats," which include tickets valued at $499 and above.
- "It was so infuriating," Reiter said of his ordeal.
Ticketmaster fiasco leaves Bad Bunny fans with genuine tickets locked out of Mexico City concert
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What Would Breaking Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation Actually Do?: After Ticketmaster’s issues with Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour presale and news of a Justice ...
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What America can learn from Britain about the other gig economy
If Ticketmaster is a greedy capitalist, so is Taylor Swift: What America can learn from Britain about the other gig economy
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Quick Glance: Taylor Swift Fans to Sue Ticketmaster for Anticompetitive Behaviour Following Online Ticket Selling Chaos
- Following the online ticket-selling debacle last month, a group of Swifties (Taylor Swift fans) filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster for Anticompetitive Conduct after numerous fans were unable to acquire concert tickets for "The Eras Tour."
- Ticketmaster cancels the public sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets due to insufficient demand.
- Following the announcement that Taylor Swift concert ticket sales swamped the Ticketmaster system, the Justice Department is reportedly investigating Ticketmaster's parent firm for possible antitrust breaches.
- "Millions of fans waited up to eight hours and were unable to purchase tickets as a result of insufficient ticket releases."
Antitrust target Ticketmaster spends big on lobbying amid woeful 2022: Ticketing debacles involving Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny have led to calls for parent ...
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Congress wants to grill Live Nation’s CEO over the Taylor Swift Ticketmaster fiasco
cnn.com/2022/12/06/media/ticketmaster-taylor-swift-congress/
Ticketmaster Apologizes to Taylor Swift Fans for ‘Terrible Experience’: Statement comes after singer blasted the company and a Justice Department investigation ...
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Taylor Swift speaks out over Eras tour ticket sale chaos: Taylor Swift has spoken out amid the chaos surrounding her Eras tour ticket sales – after Ticketmaster ...
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Taylor Swift ticket demand crashes Ticketmaster website, presale times changed: Taylor Swift fans were left in Ticketmaster online waiting rooms as the site ...
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Quick Glance: Why Ticketmaster's Verified Fan System Is Causing Major Panic for Taylor Swift Fans—and How to Find Tickets
- According to Ticketmaster, Verified Fan has been able to counteract resellers who raise prices following presales.
- "For big events, more than 30 percent of tickets might end up being resold," said Ticketmaster executive president David Marcus to POPSUGAR.
- The Eras tour tickets went on presale on November 15, and the Ticketmaster website collapsed 30 minutes before the sale was set to begin.
- Despite the fact that the new method was designed to make the ticket-buying process more efficient, many fans are reporting that they are unable to get validated and hence cannot access the presale.
The 50 best-selling music artists of all time: list: Taylor Swift, whose upcoming Eras tour crashed Ticketmaster, is now among the top 25 biggest music artists ...
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Everything We Know About the Swiftie-Ticketmaster Lawsuit: A group of Taylor Swift fans are suing Ticketmaster in a new lawsuit being led by a Swiftie lawyer ...
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Will the US government crack down on bots after Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift meltdown?
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Taylor Swift ticket trouble could drive political engagement: Some of Taylor Swift’s fans want you to know three things: They’re not still 16 ...
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‘I love her’: Massachusetts woman part of lawsuit against Ticketmaster over Taylor Swift ticket sale fiasco
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Ticketmaster’s sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets this week were not handled all too well.
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