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    The End of Bots Buying Concert Tickets in the US?

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      MsProudSooner last edited by

      http://www.beatlesradio.com/rapid-sellout-of-mccartney-tickets-sparks-new-legislation

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        beatlesfanrandy last edited by

        MsProudSooner:

        http://www.beatlesradio.com/rapid-sellout-of-mccartney-tickets-sparks-new-legislation

        I believe there was a similar attempt to put a stop to scalping and the "bots" a few years ago by Bruce Springsteen which also went to Congress. That effort came to nothing. Hopefully this will have better results.

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        • pdeese
          pdeese last edited by

          what they need is stop places to sell those tickets at such inflated prices

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          • nobodytoldme
            nobodytoldme last edited by

            It won't stop as long as the industry is benefiting from it.

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              beatlesfanrandy:

              MsProudSooner:

              http://www.beatlesradio.com/rapid-sellout-of-mccartney-tickets-sparks-new-legislation

              I believe there was a similar attempt to put a stop to scalping and the "bots" a few years ago by Bruce Springsteen which also went to Congress. That effort came to nothing. Hopefully this will have better results.

              The Springsteen thing had to do with a NY or NJ show where people trying to buy tickets on Ticketmaster got automatically redirected to TicketsNow, TM's reseller, without being given a choice, and some of them bought higher-priced tickets without realizing it. I can't remember what happened with the legislation, tho.

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              • MaccaMeri
                MaccaMeri last edited by

                Is this bots practice internationally, or was this a local NY State issue. I know Charles Shumer got involved, but I think he might be a NY congressman(or senator?) so that might imply this action maybe be a local concern?

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                • thenightfish
                  thenightfish last edited by

                  MaccaMeri:

                  Is this bots practice internationally, or was this a local NY State issue. I know Charles Shumer got involved, but I think he might be a NY congressman(or senator?) so that might imply this action maybe be a local concern?

                  Schumer is a Senator for the State of New York, so the legislation he is introducing is to the US Congress. If this law was eventually passed by the entire Congress (it is a slow process for something to become law), it would be effective for the entire US. But probably not internationally.

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                  • love2travel
                    love2travel last edited by

                    This has happened to me, when I tried buying tickets at 10:00 on the dot, there were already hundreds of tickets on the reseller site. I couldn't get a good seat. They were all on Ticketmasters reseller site for double and triple the price! It's happened several times now and I might have to stop going to concerts

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                    • beatlesfanrandy
                      beatlesfanrandy last edited by

                      thenightfish:

                      beatlesfanrandy:

                      MsProudSooner:

                      http://www.beatlesradio.com/rapid-sellout-of-mccartney-tickets-sparks-new-legislation

                      I believe there was a similar attempt to put a stop to scalping and the "bots" a few years ago by Bruce Springsteen which also went to Congress. That effort came to nothing. Hopefully this will have better results.

                      The Springsteen thing had to do with a NY or NJ show where people trying to buy tickets on Ticketmaster got automatically redirected to TicketsNow, TM's reseller, without being given a choice, and some of them bought higher-priced tickets without realizing it. I can't remember what happened with the legislation, tho.

                      Obviously, nothing! As this latest ticket fiasco shows. Nothing has changed at all. Ticketmaster is an accomplice to ticket scalping!

                      Wings Over America - Cow Palace SF - June 1976. New World Tour - Anaheim Stadium - 4/17/93. Driving USA - Oakland Arena - 4/1/2002. US Tour - HP Pavilion - San Jose - 11/08/05. An Evening with Paul McCartney - The Joint at Hard Rock - Las Vegas - 4/19/09. Up & Coming Tour - Hollywood Bowl - 3/31/10. Walk of Fame Star Presentation - Hollywood - Feb. 2012. CBS-TV taping - The Night That Changed America (with Ringo!)  - L.A. Convention Center - Jan. 2014. Out There Tour -Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles - Aug. '14 and Petco Park - San Diego - Sept. '14. Petco Park - San Diego - June 2019.  Got Back Tour - SoFi Stadium - Los Angeles - May 2022

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