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More than 65k letters call on Congress to Fix the Tix

July 16, 2024 Amber Healy Andrew McMahon, Billie Eilish, Congress, Cowboy Junkes, Fan Alliance, Fix the Tix, NIVA, Suzanne Vega, The Gimmie Gimmies, ticket reform, ticketing

Last week’s first Fix the Tix Day resulted in more than 65,000 letters submitted to members of Congress, demanding improvements to the way tickets are sold for events. Supported by

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July 9 is a day of ticket fairness advocacy; here’s how to get involved

July 8, 2024 Amber Healy Advocacy, Bandsintown, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Congress, Cyndi Lauper, Dave Matthews, Diplo, Duran Duran, Eventbrite, Fix the Tix, Future of Music Coalition, Indigo Girls, Nile Rodgers, RIAA, SAGAFTRA, StubHub, ticketing, Ticketmaster, Universal Music Group

If you’ve found yourself on the wrong side of a Ticketmaster waiting room, spending who knows how much time anticipating tickets to a hotly anticipated show only to come up

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 10, 2023

May 10, 2023 Alan Cross AI, Bono, Clapper, Concert Tickets, Ed Sheeran, Eurovision, Fix the Tix, Fortnite, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Gordon Lightfoot, Olympics, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, TikTok

Yes, it’s Bono’s birthday today (he’s 63). But it’s also my Dad’s birthday today. He turns 89 (his present is 89 LottoMax tickets. Wouldn’t that make for a nice story?)