Consumer advocates say the Taylor Swift ticket debacle underscores the pitfalls of consolidation in the ticketing industry.
November 17, 2022, 5:06 PMIn this Sept. 20, 2022, file photo, Taylor Swift performs onstage during NSAI 2022 Nashville Songwriter Awards in Nashville, Tenn.Ticketmaster is pulling the plug on the general-public ticket sale for Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour that was set to take place Friday, Nov. 18.
"We're sorry! Something went wrong on our end and we need to start over. Broken things are a drag -- our team is on it so it doesn't happen again." Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti told reporters during a news conference on Wednesday that he is looking into whether consumer protection laws were violated after Ticketmaster botched the rollout of Taylor Swift tickets.
House Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Ticketmaster a monopoly and said the merger with Live Nation should never have been allowed. "They need to be reigned in… Break them up," she tweeted. Politicians are not the only ones targeting Ticketmaster. A consortium of organizations, including the American Economic Liberties Project and Sports Fans Coalition are lobbying to end the company's hold on the ticketing industry with their Break Up Ticketmaster campaign.
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