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 ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking legal action against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its Ticketmaster subsidiary with a lawsuit over ticket resale practices. As NPR reports, the ...

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 ...

Fans say AXS blocked purchases and left them stuck in lines; venues are installing new scanners and urging app refreshes.

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, ...

Bills to outlaw the use of computer bots to buy event tickets passed in the Michigan House of Representatives Tuesday. Ticket bots gained extra attention a few years ago when scammers used them to buy ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Barack Obama has signed a law making the use of ticket buying bots illegal nationwide, The White House announced Thursday. You can count your days of waiting online at Ticketmaster only to ...