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But unlike previous decades when motivated fan bases, artists, and independent venue owners asked the government to stop Live Nation/Ticketmaster’s abuses, current regulators may now take action due to good leadership and the attention Swifties drew to the company’s monopolistic behavior. Swifties didn’t stop at social media: Tens of thousands sent letters to the DOJ as part of the campaign launched to break up Ticketmaster by the American Economic Liberties Project, where I’m a senior policy analyst. Other fans said they were kicked out of line altogether due to platform failures.

Some tickets reportedly reached $20,000 each. Some saw tickets in their online cart one moment, only to see them on the secondary market for three times the price the next. On social media, fans reported spending hours, even days, stuck in queues for tickets they had pre-registered to access. This was welcome news for fans who experienced firsthand what it’s like to confront a monopoly. As its platform was melting down under the unprecedented demand for Swift tickets, news broke that a Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust investigation into Live Nation had been underway. He added:“So they do what they do and they go to social, and we deal with that every day.”īut angry Swifties aren’t Rapino’s only concern. “THERE’S NO NICE way to tell 10 million Swifties, ‘There are no tickets,’” said Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino a day after the company’s colossal failure to deliver Taylor Swift tickets to fans who hoped to see her Eras Tour.

The rolling stones original monopoly board