Tag: Ticket resale

Is StubHub doing all it can to police 10% Maine ticket resale cap?

The new Maine concert ticket law is the toughest in America. Enforcing the landmark law will test its effectiveness. But leading ticket resale platform StubHub is not going out of their way to ensure compliance.

Bruce Houghton on 10/10/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music business, music industry, musician, musicians, SubHub, Ticket resale

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Read FTC filing alleging massive ticket resale scheme

The FTC is suing Key Investment Group (KIG) alleging 379,776 concert tickets were purchased and resold for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, Bruce Springsteen and other concerts using bots and other illegal methods.

Bruce Houghton on 08/19/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: FTC, music, music business, music industry, Ticket resale

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Study claims ticket resale saved fans $414M last year. Did it?

A study by “data-analytics firm” Automatiq for self-proclaimed “consumer advocacy group” Protest Ticket Rights claims that fans saved $414 million last year. They saved this amount by buying tickets on resale marketplaces.

Bruce Houghton on 08/08/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: concerts, live music, Ticket resale

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Buy Low, Sell High: Perils of Unregulated Concert Ticket Resale

Music manager and ticket reform crusader Randy Nichols dives into how unchecked speculation and ticket “shorting” are turning concerts into commodities. Learn how fans, artists, and culture itself are paying a price for unregulated concert ticket resale.

Alana Bonilla on 06/16/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music, music business, music industry, musician, musicians, Ticket resale, ticketing

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CashorTrade leads face value ticket resale revolution

While Trump and Congress are promising to end predatory concert ticketing, scrappy startup CashorTrade is already winning the war for the artists, promoters and 400,000 fans that use its platform for face value ticket resale.

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: live music, Ticket resale, ticketing

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UK poised to Ban Predatory Ticket Resale as US drags its feet

Unlike US legislators, who are dragging their feet on comprehensive reform, the UK appears poised to move forward with substantive restrictions on predatory ticket resale.

Bruce Houghton on 03/26/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: music, music business, musician, musicians, Ticket resale, ticketing, tickets

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YellowHeart Gives Artists, Promoters Ticket Resale Control

YellowHeart hopes to give artists and promoters control of how and at what price their tickets are resold. Founded by serial music entrepreneur Josh Katz and The Chainsmokers manager Adam. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/21/2019 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, startups, Ticket resale, ticketing

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Twickets Launches Low Cost Ticket Resale Platform In US

Twickets, the European based face-value or less ticket resale platform has now launched in the U.S. Twickets is supported by Adele, Ed Sheeran, Mumford & Sons, One Direction and other. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/11/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele (singer), Broadway theatre, Bruce Springsteen, Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, music industry, Niall Horan, Ticket (admission), Ticket resale

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4 Safest Concert Venues

If you're involved in the music industry, chances are attending concerts is up there on your list of favorite activities, but doing so often carries an inherent risk. If you're. Continue reading

admin on 09/26/2017 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele, BBC, Bernadette Peters, Billy McFarland, Broadway theatre, Bruce Springsteen, business, music industry, Ticket resale, Tony Award

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Virginia Legislature Passes Bill Legalizing Ticket Scalping

In most parts of the country, state officials are working to limit ticket re-sales and scalping. Not so in Virginia, where a new bill has passed that guarantees the ability. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/24/2017 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Associated Press, Billboard Magazine, country music, Credit card, Eric Church, Holdin', Identity document forgery, Scalping, Ticket (admission), Ticket resale

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StubHub Launches Apple TV Ticketing App

Ticket reseller StubHub has launched an Apple TV app. It's a first for an industry whose many players are always fighting to find a way to stand out.

Bruce Houghton on 10/04/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: and Transportation, Bob Bowlsby, Bruce Springsteen, Federal Trade Commission Act, Jeffrey Seller, Jerry Moran, New York Attorney General, Science, StubHub, Ticket resale, TicketsNow, United States Senate Committee on Commerce

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