Taylor Swift is playing just four shows next year in support of her latest record, and when tickets went on sale yesterday, fans were left empty-handed after hours waiting in the queue line due to problems with Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program. Lover, Swift’s seventh studio album, dropped last month.... Read more
TEG, the Australia-based ticketing and live events promoter and owner of Ticketek, has announced a strategic investment from U.S-based investment firm Silver Lake, which is expected to close this year, pending final conditions including approval by the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board. Terms of the deal, which were rumored... Read more
A settlement was announced Thursday to resolve claims against MGM Resorts related to the 2017 massacre at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in 2017, according to CNBC. The settlement will pay claimants at least $735 million, according to a press release issued by the company. The total settlement may... Read more
Billie Eilish – the 17-year-old goth pop star – has quickly risen to fame in a short amount of time. Now, as she heads out onto her second round of tour dates supporting her debut record, fans are stuck unsuccessfully vying for presale tickets through Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program.... Read more
Adler: Black Keys Fiasco Reveals Depths of Ticketmaster Monopoly Moves
Guest CommentaryIndustryLegalTop Story September 30, 2019 9
High-demand events generate a lot of passion when it comes to accessing tickets and the price of those tickets. Fortunately, a variety of ticket sources, including online marketplaces, offer a safe place for consumers to shop for resale tickets even if a show is sold out. The secondary resale... Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig has stepped down in the midst of a push by activist investors to sell off assets, including ticket resale marketplace StubHub, the company announced this week. He has been replaced for the time being with Scott Schenkel, eBay’s senior vice president and chief financial officer.... Read more
According to a report this week in the Australian Financial Review, a North American firm is considering purchasing TEG, the leading ticketing and live entertainment industry in the Asia Pacific market. TEG, which owns Ticketek and bills itself as “Asia Pacific’s leading Ticketing, Live Entertainment and Data Analytics business”... Read more
A week ago, hundreds of fans were left in the lurch when they arrived at a Los Angeles performance by The Black Keys. With what most say was zero warning, the band had made tickets to the performance at The Wiltern non-transferrable, meaning any fan who purchased tickets to... Read more
When contacted about its role in the denial of entry to hundreds of fans who purchased tickets to its show at the Wiltern last week for purchasing tickets on secondary markets, The Black Keys issued a statement condemning “scalpers” who were out to “defraud our fans and steal their... Read more
When there’s no more up….what happens to ticket pricing in a recession?
BroadwayGuest CommentaryIndustryMusicOnsalesScalpingSportsTop Story October 10, 2019 5