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Olivia Dean Slams Ticketmaster Over "Disgusting" Resale
22 Nov
Summary
- Fans paid $753 for seats that should have cost $53.
- Ticketmaster admitted to a typo causing inflated resale prices.
- Artists like Taylor Swift and Neil Young have criticized Ticketmaster practices.
Olivia Dean has voiced strong opposition to Ticketmaster's resale practices, labeling them "vile" and "disgusting" on social media. Her tour tickets sold out rapidly, only for fans to encounter significantly inflated resale prices. This situation was exacerbated by a pricing error where some fans were charged $753 for seats that should have been priced at $53.45, a mistake Ticketmaster acknowledged and apologized for.
Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, are currently under intense scrutiny for their ticketing and resale operations. The companies face lawsuits from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. Simultaneously, the U.K. Parliament is considering legislation to combat price gouging by ticket resellers.
This controversy is not new, as many prominent artists, including Taylor Swift, Pearl Jam, and Neil Young, have previously voiced their discontent with Ticketmaster's business model. Olivia Dean's public stance further amplifies the ongoing debate about affordability and accessibility in live music.
