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The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

‘Taylor Swift bill’ aims to make ticket prices transparent in Massachusetts

Taylor Swift performs in Nashville, Tennessee, on her Eras tour this month.
Taylor Swift performs in Nashville, Tennessee, on her Eras tour this month. Photograph: John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Massachusetts lawmakers have introduced a so-called “Taylor Swift bill” in an attempt to protect ticket buyers from surprise fees following the Ticketmaster fiasco last fall which saw ticket prices for Swift’s 2023 Eras tour rise over $22,000 on resale sites.

The Democratic state representative Dan Carey and the state senator John Velis have introduced An Act Ensuring Transparent Ticket Pricing, a bill that would require ticket sales companies such as Ticketmaster and SeatGeek to fully disclose the total cost of tickets prior to purchase, WFTX reported.

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