Will Swifties take down Ticketmaster?
Taylor Swift fans have joined the antitrust movement against Ticketmaster, giving it new life and power.
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Show Notes
After Ticketmaster botched sales for Taylor Swift’s upcoming concert tour, her die-hard fans, known as Swifties, did more than just whine on social media. They took political action, calling their representatives in Congress and flagging their concerns to other lawmakers across the country. Some Swifties even filed a lawsuit.
This is far from the first time Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, have been accused of unfairly monopolizing the ticket market. And after another debacle last week that left Bad Bunny fans stranded outside his sold-out concert in Mexico City, it’s clear it won’t be the last time either.
Today, we look at whether the latest backlash is big enough to finally break Ticketmaster’s stranglehold on the live music market.
Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times reporter August Brown and Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.
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