“The concert is underpriced and has been for a long time”: Live Nation CEO seems to suggest that gig ticket prices are too LOW “They beat me up if we charge $800 for Beyoncé” moans Michael Rapino MusicRadar · Sep 23, 2025
Singer d4vd cancels US, Europe tours amid investigation into teen’s death Police say singer is cooperating with authorities in the investigation. Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2025
“Live entertainment should be accessible to all of us. It should not cost an arm and a leg to attend your favourite musician’s show”: US trade body sues Ticketmaster, alleging underhand tactics to inflate secondary market prices US consumers could have been swindled out of billions MusicRadar · Sep 21, 2025
NFL Week 3 Ticket Prices: Cheapest Seats for Every Game Week 3 of the NFL season is upon us, with some exciting matchups as the 2025 season begins to take shape. Sports Illustrated · Sep 19, 2025
D4vd tour dates removed from websites after the discovery of a girl's body in Los Angeles The last two remaining dates in singer d4vd’s U.S. tour and multiple stops in his upcoming European tour have been removed from ticketing websites The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
Fans Paid Billions More — Now Ticketmaster Faces A Monumental FTC Lawsuit The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined by seven states, on Thursday filed suit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:LYV) and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, accusing the companies of facilitating illegal ticket brokering and deceiving consumers with hidden fees and resale practices. Benzinga · Sep 19, 2025
FTC sues Ticketmaster, saying it forces fans to pay more for concerts and events The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, saying they are forcing consumers to pay more to see live events through a variety of illegal tactics The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025
Feds sue Ticketmaster and Live Nation, claiming groups ‘worked with’ scalpers to increase profits The Federal Trade Commission claims in a lawsuit that Ticketmaster and Live Nation knowingly enabled scalpers to illegally buy tickets, effectively collaborating with them to boost profits The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025
Ariana Grande Fans Fume As Ticketmaster UK Crashes During Eternal Sunshine Tour Presale Ticketmaster UK crashed during Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine presale, leaving fans stuck in queues, locked out and worried about rising resale prices. International Business Times UK · Sep 16, 2025
Why Are Cities Adding “Entertainment Taxes” on Concert Tickets Concert tickets were already pricey, and now cities are tacking on something new: the “entertainment tax.” That’s right—your next trip to see a favorite band might include a fee that has nothing to do with the artist, the venue, or even Ticketmaster. These city-imposed taxes are spreading fast, and fans… Everybody Loves Your Money · Sep 11, 2025
Resale ‘subterfuge’: Viagogo sent fan his tickets along with a stranger’s passport Experiences of booking for big London gigs underscore the opaque practices of some online platforms The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2025
Pop band Only the Poets announce Brixton Academy show with £1 tickets Group wanted to make sure show was ‘open to everyone’ amid cost-of-living crisis and skyrocketing prices for in-demand tours The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025
3 Stocks to Buy Now for a New Era of Taylor Swift Here are three music stocks well-positioned to benefit from what could be called a “new era of Taylor Swift.” Barchart · Sep 1, 2025
Sports Illustrated · Aug 27, 2025 U.S. Open Ticket Prices: Cheapest and Most Expensive Tickets By Round How much does it cost to attend the 2025 U.S. Open?
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025 Google issues warning to billions of Gmail users over password hack Cyber criminals known as ‘ShinyHunters’ have previously targeted AT&T Wireless, Microsoft, Santander and Ticketmaster
Benzinga · Aug 19, 2025 Trump-Vance FTC Vows To 'Police' Scalpers, Sues Broker For Exceeding Taylor Swift Eras Tour Limit Of 6 Tickets The Federal Trade Commission sued Key Investment Group, a Baltimore-based ticket broker, alleging it evaded purchase caps to buy up thousands of seats to in-demand shows, including Taylor Swift's Eras Tour and flipped them for profit.
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025 ‘Prolific’ tout lists over 300 tickets for Lewis Capaldi concert on StubHub at inflated prices Tickets to see the Scottish singer-songwriter are in huge demand after he made an emotional comeback at Glastonbury in June
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025 StubHub allowed prolific tout to list 300 tickets for sold-out Lewis Capaldi show Expert says ‘reason to suspect industrial-scale criminality’ as TGCES lists 306 Sheffield tickets for up to £248 each
BANG Premier · Jul 17, 2025 Anais Gallagher baffled by Oasis fans' requests Noel Gallagher's daughter Anais Gallagher has admitted she's been left baffled by the requests for help she receives from Oasis fans - revealing she's been inundated by questions about the band's tour, merchandise and ticket issues.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025 Oasis at Wembley: Tickets, start time, seating plan and everything you need to know for London shows Liam and Noel Gallagher will perform five shows in at the iconic stadium as part of their reunion tour
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025 Photo agencies to boycott Oasis tour over rights restrictions Exclusive: Move comes after band’s management says rights to concert images will last for only one year
Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025 Lewis Capaldi re-sale outrage as touts offer London O2 tickets for 14 times face value after tour sells out The Survive singer previously said that the number of fans that signed up for the tour’s pre-sale was four times as many as he’s ever seen
Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025 Wireless festival line-up 2026: Dates, lineup and how to get tickets Everything you need to know about the upcoming Wireless festival
The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2025 Don’t roll with it: the ticket scams targeting Oasis fans and other gig-goers Posts on platforms such as Facebook claim people have spare tickets and seek payment by bank transfer