Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment received heat from politicians this week, with Sen. Klobuchar reportedly vowing to hold a hearing on the company.
Ticketmaster’s "excessive wait times and fees" a "symptom of a larger problem," calling Live Nation Entertainment an "unchecked monopoly."
Additionally, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said Wednesday he has plans to investigate Ticketmaster, citing concerns about consumer complaints related to the presale, FOX NewsTicketmaster issued a statement about the Swift presale event Thursday, saying a "staggering number of bot attacks as well as fans who didn't have invite codes drove unprecedented traffic" to its website,It took steps such as pausing or delaying queues for certain time zones to accommodate the...
Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment did not immediately respond to FOX Business' request for comment. The ticket sales and distribution company on Thursday canceled the general public sales of Swift’s concert tickets slated to start Friday morning over "extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient remaining ticket inventory to meet demand."
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