This Taylor Swift fan is 'embarrassed' about spending $5,500 on tickets:
Paige, a Swiftie for 15 years, was excited about seeing Taylor Swift live for the first ...
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Taylor Swift Ticket Frenzy Hits Fans and MarketMore than 3.5 million fans competed for Eras tickets, many resold at thousands of dollars amid system failures.
Key FactsDec 5, 2022 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Paige, a 15-year fan, spent hours waiting before buying resale tickets for over $5,500 due to presale chaos.
- Numerous buyers expressed frustration with the disorderly sales process dominated by Ticketmaster and Live Nation.
- Ticketmaster’s overwhelming demand caused system crashes and cancellation of the general public ticket sale.
- Lawmakers and experts are pushing to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation's monopoly over ticket sales.
Daily reminder that Ticketmaster is a monopoly, it's merger with LiveNation should never have been approved, and they need to be reigned in. Break them up.— Tweet by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about Ticketmaster and the Live Nation merger, as cited in the article.
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