Plus the TICKET Act would mandate all-in ticket pricing.
Senator Amy Klobuchar and Live Nation CFO Joe Berchtold.a hearing critical of Live Nation and Ticketmaster
in the Judiciary Committee, the Senate is taking action against the ticketing giant. Senators Amy Klobuchar, who co-organized that January hearing, and Richard Blumenthal, a key critic, introduced the Unlock Ticketing Markets Act on April 26, which specifically takes aim at the controversial multi-year exclusivity contracts that Ticketmaster often uses with venues.
The bill followed another, introduced April 25, that would mandate that ticket platforms show a price that includes all fees, a practice known as all-in pricing. The Transparency in Charges for Key Events Ticketing, or TICKET, Act, was introduced by Senators Maria Cantwell and Ted Cruz, chair and ranking member of the Commerce Committee.
somehow even got a portion of exorbitant Ticketmaster fees refunded for fans. One thing those artists still can’t do, though, is negotiate venues’ Ticketmaster contracts themselves.
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