Man Who Fired Gun at Ice Cube Concert Sentenced To Three Years In Prison
The California man who was shot by a San Diego County sheriff’s deputy after firing two shots in the air outside an Ice Cube concert in 2018 was sentenced to…
Legal
This archive contains coverage of stories related to the legal and legislative landscape for ticketing and ticket resale. Stories are ordered by date, with the most recent stories displaying first. You can view older stories by clicking through to higher numbered pages within the archive.
Toronto Agency Under Fire For Use of Tickets Donated for Low-Income Children
An agency in Toronto is in hot water after reports of tickets to events donated with the intent of helping make a “dream come true” for low-income children were instead…
Ticketholders Feel Scammed After Flambeau Fest Skips Refund, New Concert
Organizers of 2017’s two-day Flambeau Fest in Louisiana, which was cut down to a single day event, still haven’t refunded ticketholders or held a second concert as promised. The inaugural…
More Than A Dozen Injured At Vigil for Late Rapper Nipsey Hussle
At a memorial to honor the late rapper Nipsey Hussle late last night in Los Angeles, 19 people were injured after something caused the crowd to break out into a…
Bay Area Club Owners Sued Over Breaking Ticketing Contracts
A pair of nightclub owners in California will owe a pair of ticketing vendors as much as $738,000 after a pair of legal defeats in cases that show just how…
Fyre Fest Merchandise Will Be Auctioned To Pay Off Billy McFarland’s Debts
Although Billy McFarland is currently in jail for scamming thousands of people during the failed Fyre Festival, his victims are still yet to be paid. To help pay back some…
Facebook Takes Action Against Ticket Fraud After Investigation
Scammers constantly flood Facebook event pages, pretending to sell nonexistent tickets to potential concertgoers, but after an investigation in the UK, Facebook is taking the first steps toward ending ticket…
Dubai Claims R. Kelly Was Never Scheduled To Perform In The City
R. Kelly asked a judge to let him leave the U.S. despite sexual abuse charges to play a few shows in Dubai next month, but according to the city’s government,…
Soulja Boy Dropped From Fordham University Spring Concert
Rapper Soulja Boy was set to headline Fordham University’s 2019 Spring Weekend concert this April, but after his latest arrest, the school cut the “Kiss Me Thru The Phone” singer…
Vivid Seats Sued Over Alleged “Bait-And-Switch” Tactics
A class action lawsuit was filed on March 19 in Illinois alleges Vivid Seats LLC uses “bait-and-switch” tactics to dupe consumers into thinking they’ll be able to score tickets for…