Taylor Swift followers are outraged after ready hours and shelling out huge cash only for a shot at getting tickets — and so they’ve griped sufficient to spark a brand new antitrust investigation into Ticketmaster.
Ever since Tuesday, Swifties have been sounding off in regards to the disastrous presale for Taylor’s upcoming tour, however Tennessee’s lawyer basic thinks this may transcend whining Gen Zers … it might be against the law.
TN AG Jonathan Skrmetti says antitrust violations “might be a difficulty” for Ticketmaster. He’s involved the corporate lacks competitors … and with that, clients are left with sky-high costs and a poor expertise getting tix.
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Ticketmaster in Shambles After Taylor Swift Concert Purchase Chaos
Skrmetti questions Ticketmaster’s lack of preparation — he says given the corporate’s measurement, it ought to’ve been prepared for the “unprecedented demand” from Taylor’s legion of followers. The girl commanded the Billboard Hot 100’s complete high 10, in any case!!!
As we reported … Ticketmaster was in shambles as followers tried to get their arms on a ticket to “The Eras Tour.” Potential patrons have been left in limbo after the web site crashed … and albeit, Ticketmaster’s rationalization of why issues went unsuitable did not make it any higher.
Skrmetti’s concern is Ticketmaster does not fear about pissing off followers — of Taylor or another artist — as a result of in the event that they need to see a live performance, there’s sometimes no avoiding Ticketmaster.
The A.G.’s workplace has acquired various complaints from clients who skilled a extreme lack of buyer help, whereas others mentioned Ticketmaster instructed them to attend 5 days for a response.
The excellent news for Swifties is you may nonetheless get Taylor tix, however the unhealthy information is it is most likely gonna price ya much more on websites like StubHub.