{"id":3129,"date":"2022-12-05T04:35:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T12:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/05\/taylor-swift-fans-sue-ticketmaster-following-ticketing-debacle\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T04:35:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T12:35:47","slug":"taylor-swift-fans-sue-ticketmaster-following-ticketing-debacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/05\/taylor-swift-fans-sue-ticketmaster-following-ticketing-debacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster following ticketing debacle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<p class=\"standfirst\">Taylor Swift fans from 13 states across the US are suing Ticketmaster following the \u2018Eras Tour\u2019 ticketing debacle, according to reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ticketmaster witnessed extraordinary demand for pre-sale tickets for the singer\u2019s tour, with millions of fans attempting to purchase tickets. The ticketing platform suffered several issues with the general onsale subsequently cancelled. Many fans were left without tickets while prices on secondary resale sites rocketed, leading to the lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p>The fall-out has seen a number of calls for an end to Ticketmaster\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/2022\/11\/16\/taylor-swift-pre-sale-issues-ramp-up-ticketmaster-live-nation-break-up-calls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">market dominance<\/a> and questions over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/2022\/12\/01\/senators-question-ftc-over-bot-tactics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use of bots<\/a> to buy tickets, before selling them on at inflated prices.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/taylor-swift-fans-lawsuit-ticketmaster-live-nation-eras-tour-1234641079\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rolling Stone<\/a>, the lawsuit was submitted on Friday in Los Angeles County District Court in California \u2013 where Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation is located.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint alleged that Ticketmaster violated the California Cartwright Act and the California Unfair Competition Law during the pre-sale for verified fans.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint further said that millions of fans waited almost eight hours and were still unable to buy tickets, and accuses the ticketing platform of \u201cpurposefully misleading ticket purchasers by allowing scalpers and bots access\u201d to the pre-sale.<\/p>\n<p>The suit also alleged that Ticketmaster controls the primary ticket market and says that its expansion into the secondary ticket market, along with the company\u2019s agreements with stadiums \u201cforces fans to buy more expensive tickets that Ticketmaster gets additional fees from every time the tickets are resold\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Further complaints included providing codes when Ticketmaster could not satisfy ticket demand.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint is seeking a civil fine of $2,500 per violation, alongside costs of attorneys\u2019 fees and any additional relief.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<div class=\"tax-cat-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Awards<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Tags<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Stadiums<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/2022\/12\/05\/taylor-swift-fans-sue-ticketmaster-following-ticketing-debacle\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Taylor Swift fans from 13 states across the US are suing Ticketmaster following the \u2018Eras Tour\u2019 ticketing debacle, according to reports.\u00a0 Ticketmaster witnessed extraordinary demand for pre-sale tickets for the singer\u2019s tour, with millions of fans attempting to purchase tickets. The ticketing platform suffered several issues with the general onsale subsequently cancelled. 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