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Phish tour maintains zero tolerance stance on ticket resale for summer 2010 concerts
Thu, Mar 18th 2010 12:37 pm ESTBy Allison Reitz
Phish dominated the live music scene for most of 2009 with a much-hyped reunion spectacular and sold-out tour legs stretching from early spring through the year's end. Now the iconic jam band has revealed a new slate of shows -- along with some old ticketing restrictions -- that will put them back on the road for summer 2010.
The 29-date itinerary opens with a June 11 event at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL, and stretches over the next two months with only a few weeks off in July. The Phish caravan will visit 18 concert markets during the jaunt, which closes with an August 17-18 block at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY. Full Story...
New consumer-friendly Connecticut ticketing bill moves closer to adoption
Wed, Mar 17th 2010 2:39 pm ESTBy Alfred Branch Jr.
A new bill in Connecticut that would improve consumer protections and make ticketing more transparent was approved out of a subcommittee Tuesday and is inching along to a possible vote this spring or summer by the state's General Assembly.
The proposed bill, No. 5228, marks the first time ticketing legislation with strong transparency measures has been voted out of a state legislative committee. Full Story...
Michael Buble, WWE tickets help Madison Square Garden to remain number one venue
Tue, Mar 16th 2010 3:44 pm ESTBy Kelly McWilliams
According to TicketNews’ exclusive venues rankings for the week ending Sunday, March 14, Madison Square Garden (MSG) has held firm to the number one title it reclaimed last week. Helping MSG’s numbers are strong sales for Michael Buble (at number three in this week’s Top Concert Events), who appears later this week, and James Taylor and Carole King (at number seven in Top Concerts), with three dates scheduled for June.
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus comes to MSG for 24 performances this month, and the WWE tour, at number two in this week’s Top Sports Events rankings, arrives in June. MSG also is home to the NBA’s New York Knicks and the NHL’s New York Rangers. MSG power scored a 3.09 this week. Full Story...
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament ticket sales will test the secondary market
Mon, Mar 15th 2010 4:14 pm ESTBy Alfred Branch Jr.
The still-recovering economy could test the resale market for tickets to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament this year, which kicks off tomorrow night, March 16 with the play-in game.
Fan excitement is traditionally high for the NCAA men's tourney, especially heading into this year's three-week event because so many teams have a legitimate shot at winning the whole thing. Full Story...
Ticketing bills in Congress: Two different approaches at protecting consumers
Fri, Mar 12th 2010 5:31 pm ESTBy Alfred Branch Jr.
(This story was updated on Friday, March 12, 2010 at 4:40pm EST to add a comment from StubHub)
With the introduction of the Ticket Act of 2010, two bills are currently in the House Energy and Commerce Committee that aim to regulate the ticketing industry and protect consumers. Yet, the bills take different approaches, and it appears that the two lead sponsors of the two bills may not have consulted with each other before the second bill was initiated. Full Story...
Second bill to protect consumers and regulate ticketing industry introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
Thu, Mar 11th 2010 12:53 pm ESTBy Alfred Branch Jr.
(This story was updated Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 12:35pm EST to add a comment from Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr.)
Two U.S. congressmen have proposed a new bill in the House that would regulate the ticketing industry, a proposal that is separate from Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr.'s BOSS ACT that he introduced last year. Full Story...
NATB objects to National Finals Rodeo prohibiting open market ticket resale
Wed, Mar 10th 2010 4:08 pm ESTBy Alfred Branch Jr.
For the first time in its 25-year history in Las Vegas, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) is requiring season ticket holders only use an as-yet established proprietary ticket exchange to resell their tickets, a move that has drawn the ire of the National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB).
In a ticket policy statement document released earlier this year, the WNFR said it plans to launch the "2010 Official Online Wrangler NFR Ticket Exchange" sometime in May, and the organizers make clear that they will not tolerate season ticket holders reselling their tickets anywhere but through the group's exchange. Full Story...
StubHub lands the Boston Red Sox in online secondary ticketing deal
Tue, Mar 9th 2010 4:08 pm ESTBy Alfred Branch Jr.
(This story was updated on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 4:56pm EST to add a comment from StubHub.)
The Boston Red Sox, the last holdout from the secondary ticketing deal Major League Baseball (MLB) signed with StubHub in 2007, has finally agreed to let the ticket exchange giant be its authorized online ticketing partner. Full Story...
NATB's World Ticket Conference planned for July in new venue
Mon, Mar 8th 2010 5:40 pm ESTBy Alfred Branch Jr.
After publicly sparring with hotel giant Steve Wynn over his ticketing policy for the Garth Brooks residency at Wynn's namesake resort and casino, the National Association of Ticket Brokers (NATB) has settled on Aria for the latest edition of its World Ticket Conference in Las Vegas.
The trade association's annual show is scheduled for July 16-18 at the new resort and casino, which is part of the new CityCenter development complex in the middle of Las Vegas. Full Story...
New York legislature contemplates new extension of ticket resale law
Fri, Mar 5th 2010 5:01 pm ESTBy Alfred Branch Jr.
New York State, one of the nation's most active and lucrative markets for event ticket resale, could continue to be an open market for brokers and fans for two more years under a proposal to extend the state's ticket reselling statutes.
The state began allowing unfettered ticket resale in 2007, with one of the most progressive laws in the country. Full Story...
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