A big concert means a big ticket price these days. Last year, the average cost for a concert was $135.92, according to Pollstar. In 2019 it was $91.86. And in 1996 the average ticket price would set ...

Oasis, the band everyone likes to sing after too many pints at karaoke, is going on tour. Well, not exactly on tour—it’s more like 17 dates in the UK and Ireland in summer 2025. Still, considering the ...

As someone who often tries (and fails) to buy tickets to various shows and hosts ticketed events myself, I know how broken America’s ticket industry is. If you’ve ever tried to buy a ticket to see ...

Ticket bot operators could be in trouble based on Michigan's proposed new "Taylor Swift" bills that would combat ticket reselling schemes as seen during the artist's recent Eras Tour. Gareth ...

Michigan bills to further prevent the use of ticket-buying bots received a House committee hearing Wednesday. Ticket bots are often used to snatch up event tickets by getting around purchase limits, ...

Michigan legislation set for a committee hearing Tuesday would tighten the state’s laws against using ticket bots. It’s already a misdemeanor in Michigan to use software to mess with ticket sale ...

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) demanded Ticketmaster explain whether it misled Congress in 2023 about its handling of bot scalpers – days after the Federal Trade Commission sued the company for ...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Remember when Taylor Swift fans lost out on concert tickets at Little Caesars Arena after automated bots purchased them up last year? That’s what led lawmakers at the state ...

The FTC Better Online Ticket Sales Act (“BOTS Act” or the “Act”)) prohibits the circumvention of a security measure, access control system, or other technological control measure used online by a ...

A package of Michigan House bills is working its way through Lansing to prevent bots from grabbing online event tickets and reselling them for a higher value. The so-called "Taylor Swift" bills are a ...

Sean Allen, a spokesman for the Palace Theatre, said third-party websites that masquerade as legitimate brokers often dupe customers to purchase tickets from them. That has contributed to customers ...