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The Arctic Monkeys have come up with a plan to combat scalping tickets on their upcoming tour

April 12, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Arctic Monkeys, Scalpers, Secondary Market, Tour

With the new album Tranquillity Base & Casino coming May 11, the Arctic Monkeys are also planning a tour. And because

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Ireland to ban reselling tickets for more than face value

March 7, 2018March 6, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments face value, Ireland, Resellers, Secondary Market, Ticket Touts, Tickets, U2

The Irish government is considering making it a crime to resell tickets for more than their face value. Two elected

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Music Industry 

How does the secondary market for concert tickets work? Glad you asked

January 29, 2018January 28, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concert Tickets, Secondary Market

[This is the third of three articles I wrote for Global News on the difficulties and frustrations of buying concert

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Tickets for Second Branch of Joshua Tree Tour Still Available. Really.

June 13, 2017June 13, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments Joshua Tree Tour, Secondary Market, StubHub, Ticket bots, Ticketmaster, U2

Tickets went on sale Monday morning for the next round of U2’s Joshua Tree tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary of

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Music Industry 

Newport Folk Festival Still Rocking the (Ticket Selling) Boat

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments Bots, Eventbrite, Lyte, Newport Folk Festival, Scalping, Secondary Market, Tickets

The Newport Folk Festival is legendary. Not only is the place where Bob Dylan plugged in and went electric, it’s

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Music News 

Eric Church Cancels 25K Tickets Due To Bot Concerts; Insists Fans Come First

February 22, 2017February 21, 2017 Amber Healy 2 Comments Eric Church, Holdin My Own tour, Scalpers, Secondary Market, Ticket bots, Tickets

Attention ticket bot users and scalpers: Eric Church is not amused with your shenanigans. The multi-platinum country artist is in

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Va. Legislator Fighting Ticketmaster’s Reselling Restrictions

January 30, 2017January 29, 2017 Amber Healy 2 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Live Nation, Resellers, Secondary Market, Ticketmaster

A lawmaker in Virginia found out the hard way that being a members sometimes has its restrictions. Del. Dave Albo,

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Music News 

Secondary Market Ticket Sellers: An Inside Job?

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 Amber Healy 1 Comment Bots, Concert Tickets, Resellers, Robbie Williams, Secondary Market, Tragically Hip, U2

This will be sure to make some music fans furious: Robbie Williams’ manager has been accused of selling tickets on the

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How Secondary Ticket Sellers Get Around Ticketmaster’s Credit Card Pickup Rule

November 25, 2016November 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Tickets, Scalping, Secondary Market

If you’ve ever bought tickets for a concert on Ticketmaster, you may have run across the following caution: All tickets

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Music Industry 

Pixies Call Out UK Ticket Touts

September 19, 2016September 18, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Concert Tickets, FanFair Alliance, Green Day, Mumford & Sons, PIxies, Resellers, Secondary Market, Ticket Touts

When the Pixies are leading the charge against unfair ticketing practices, it’s getting serious. The legendary band was set to

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Yes, Concerts Were More Expensive in 2014–Especially If You Waited to Buy Them

December 22, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Billy Joel, Bruno Mars, Concert Tickets, Dave Matthews, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Paul McCartney, Scalping, Secondary Market, Tom Petty

When tickets for a show go on sale, you have two choices: (1) Go through the hassle of trying to

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