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Rage the Machine is going after scalpers with their new world tour

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Concert Tickets, Rage Against the Machine, Resellers, Scalpers

On the heels of Pearl Jam teaming up with Ticketmaster to keep tickets for their Gigaton tour out of the

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Random music news for Monday, June 3, 2019

June 3, 2019June 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beastie Boys, Cannabis, Duff McKagan, Elton John, Glastonbury, Liam Gallagher, Metal, Miley Cyrus, Scalpers, Soundgarden

I’ll be in conversation with Rush’s Geddy Lee about his Big Beautiful Book of Bass at the Oakville Centre for

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 29, 2019

May 29, 2019May 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bagpipes, iPhone, Podcasting, Raptors, Scalpers, Smartphones, Stream Ripping, Walk Off The Earth

My spring speaking tour resumes tonight with a gig in Buffalo. If you want to see if I’ll be in

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Music Industry 

Let’s take a close look at the Ontario Government’s new plans for regulating the sales of event tickets.

April 14, 2019April 13, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ontario, Scalpers, Ticket Resellers

Governments all over the world have it out for bots, scalpers, and ticket resellers. In the last week, two provinces,

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Music Industry 

The BC government becomes the latest to take on bots and scalpers

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Alan Cross 3 Comments Bots, Concert Tickets, Scalpers

It’s become fashionable for governments to take a stand against ticket-buy-bots, secondary sellers, and scalpers. British Columbia is the latest

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Music Industry 

So how do ticket brokers get concert tickets before you?

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Tickets, Resellers, Scalpers, Secondary Ticket Market, Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster and its relationship to secondary ticket sellers was in the news a lot throughout 2018. Billboard rounds out the

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Random music news for Monday, November 26, 2018

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Bauhaus, Danny Michel, David Bowie, Elvis, Facebook, Goth, ICP, Kid Rock, Michael Buble, Mumford & Sons, Nicolas Roeg, Queen, Rami Malek, Scalpers, Streaming, Viagogo, YouTube

Officially back at work after a two-week hiatus, although after the US Thanksgiving weekend, it’s going to take some time

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What’s the difference between ticket brokers, ticket resellers, and scalpers?

October 13, 2018October 12, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concert Tickets, Scalpers, Ticket Brokers, Ticket Resellers

With the recent disastrous PR blow-up involving Ticketmaster and their apparently over-cozy relationship with ticket resellers, there’s been an even

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Music Industry 

Explaining Ticketmaster’s controversial TradeDesk tool that’s used by ticket brokers and scalpers

September 26, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Scalpers, Secondary Market, Ticketmaster

The blow-up over the CBC/Toronto Star story on Ticketmaster’s apparent cozy relationship with ticket brokers and scalpers has spread worldwide.

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More on Ticketmaster’s latest PR nightmare: Some analysis from me.

September 24, 2018September 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Scalpers, Secondary Market, Ticketmaster

[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. It’s published every Sunday. -AC] A couple of years ago, Ticketmaster embarked on a makeover.

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Here’s what Ticketmaster had to say about the big scalper expose

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Scalpers, Secondary Market, Ticketmaster

Earlier this week, the Toronto Star and the CBC broke a big story about how Ticketmaster is involved in helping

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