{"id":88061,"date":"2023-03-26T16:55:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T16:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/montreal-firm-sues-ticketmaster-over-pricing-for-official-platinum-drake-tickets\/"},"modified":"2023-03-26T16:55:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T16:55:59","slug":"montreal-agency-sues-ticketmaster-over-pricing-for-official-platinum-drake-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/montreal-agency-sues-ticketmaster-over-pricing-for-official-platinum-drake-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal agency sues Ticketmaster over pricing for \u2018Official Platinum\u2019 Drake tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A Quebec man who paid a premium for tickets to an upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/drake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drake<\/a> live performance has utilized for a class-action lawsuit towards <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/ticketmaster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticketmaster<\/a>, alleging the American ticket gross sales firm deliberately misled prospects for monetary acquire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Montreal legislation agency LPC Avocat Inc. says in a submitting that the lead plaintiff, described as an enormous fan of Drake, bought a pair of \u201cOfficial Platinum\u201d tickets for a July 14 present in Montreal for $789.54 every. But the day after he purchased the tickets, a second Drake live performance was introduced within the metropolis and Ticketmaster was promoting the identical seats for $427.06 every.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_9305713_642077d166164\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"9305713\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/9305713\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_9305713_642077d166164\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Taylor Swift ticket chaos leads to US Justice department probe of Ticketmaster, Live Nation'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/1rkzs0n9qi-8z9o6ar41x\/taylor.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/1rkzs0n9qi-8z9o6ar41x\/taylor.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/1rkzs0n9qi-8z9o6ar41x\/taylor.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/1rkzs0n9qi-8z9o6ar41x\/taylor.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">8:13<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Taylor Swift ticket chaos results in US Justice division probe of Ticketmaster, Live Nation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The class-action software, filed earlier this week in Laval, Que., simply north of Montreal, says Ticketmaster marketed its official platinum tickets as \u201csome of the best seats in the house,\u201d however the lawsuit says the seats secured by the plaintiff have been within the higher deck of the Bell Centre \u2014 about 13 rows down from the very high of the sector.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9547532\/drake-tour-21-savage-vancouver-montreal-toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drake tour with 21 Savage consists of stops in Vancouver, Montreal; Toronto dates to be introduced later<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is illegal to advertise as some of the best seats in the house, tickets that are in fact some of the worst seats in the house and ? charge a premium compared to other seats,\u201d lawyer Joey Zukran with LPC Avocat Inc. mentioned in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>Ticketmaster didn&#8217;t reply Friday to an e mail searching for remark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"gallery\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-counter__current\">1<\/span><span class=\"c-counter__total\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--slide c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\" data-in-gallery=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tDrake performs throughout Lil Baby&#8217;s Birthday Party at State Farm Arena on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2022, in Atlanta. \t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t(Photo by Paul R. Giunta\/Invision\/AP)\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The court docket submitting alleges Ticketmaster unilaterally decides what&#8217;s offered as \u201cofficial platinum.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe result is that most, if not all, of the tickets advertised and sold as \u2018Official Platinum\u2019 are neither \u2018premium tickets\u2019 nor \u2018some of the best seats in the house\u2019 and are, in fact, just regular tickets sold by Ticketmaster at an artificially inflated premium in bad faith,\u201d the submitting reads.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit additionally alleges that Ticketmaster was conscious prematurely that there could be a couple of Drake present in Montreal this summer season.<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9578674\/han-dong-voting-record-on-china-issue\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230322220332-2abeaf096ac5e37a943b12e1a696d09e09881310b0715a22f6f7ac0024159def.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" data-title=\"\">A better take a look at MP Han Dong\u2019s voting report on China<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9578700\/roxham-road-border-deal-closed\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/20221005171044-633dfb7e707ed2ac08451c2ejpeg-1.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" data-title=\"\">Roxham Road is now closed. Advocates name the transfer \u2018rushed,\u2019 \u2018inhumane\u2019<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sophi_article_widget\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--text \" aria-label=\"More on Canada\" data-sophi-feature=\"article-canada\" data-gnca-ab-test=\"article-canada\" data-gnca-ab-variation=\"test\">\n<\/section>\n<p>Zukran mentioned his consumer bought his ticket at a premium primarily based on the concept there was just one present with restricted provide. \u201cTherefore, when he finds out the next day that there\u2019s another show, what happens is that the market is flooded with more tickets \u2014 another 21,000 tickets \u2014 and the price goes down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9432618\/ticketmaster-live-nation-cyberattack-bots-taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticketmaster says cyberattack, bots guilty for Taylor Swift debacle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit mentioned that \u201cTicketmaster was very well aware that Drake \u2014 one of the most famous singers in the world today \u2014 would be performing two concerts in Montreal when it initially released tickets for the first concert, but concealed this information from the public in order to squeeze out as much money as possible from real fans who lined up (virtually) to purchase tickets for the first show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The class motion is searching for an injunction to cease Ticketmaster from branding tickets as \u201cofficial platinum\u201d once they\u2019re not the most effective seats in the home, and for every member of the potential class motion to be refunded for the distinction in value and paid $300 every in damages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues beneath commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The allegations haven&#8217;t been examined in court docket, and the\u00a0Quebec\u00a0Superior Court has not but dominated on whether or not it could enable the category motion to maneuver ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Zukran mentioned legal professionals will search a nationwide class to incorporate any Canadian ticket purchasers, however added that Ticketmaster could or could not elevate arguments to restrict the scope to\u00a0Quebec.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe legal claim is based on the Consumer Protection Act of\u00a0Quebec, as well as the Competition Act, which applies nationally. So we could potentially have a national class, but that\u2019s a debate for the court,\u201d Zukran mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear how many individuals may very well be included within the class motion, Zukran mentioned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_642077d167a3d-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 5 videos. 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Montreal legislation agency LPC Avocat Inc. says in a submitting that the lead plaintiff, described as an enormous [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-88061","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity-gossip"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}