The Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Hearing Had Senators Quoting Midnights
24.01.2023 - 23:21 / glamour.com
After for the singer's upcoming Eras tour, the company was brought in to testify before Congress about potential antitrust violations. Simply put, we're not supposed to have monopolies in this country…but it's virtually impossible to go on tour without selling tickets through Ticketmaster.
(After merging with parent company Live Nation in 2010, the company became basically the only game in town.) This means the company can charge whatever it wants and pay whatever it wants, screwing both fans and artists over in the process. Also, bots and scalpers run rampant while mysterious and pricey “fees” are added just before checkout.The hearing has been about a week in the making.
On January 17, senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for January 24 at 10 a.m., titled “That’s The Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment.” Executives from Ticketmaster, Live Nation, and SeatGeek testified before a bipartisan panel, proving that America can unite across political differences if pressed hard enough by Swifties, some of whom , and a handful of whom protested outside the building. Here's what you missed on C-SPAN:By Emily TannenbaumBy Whitney Perry See you at Eras! (Yes, I have a ticket and yes, I know how #blessed I am.)By By By By More from GlamourSee More Stories© 2023 Condé Nast. All rights reserved.
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