Bipartisan Senators Propose New Legislation to Reform Event Ticketing Over Transparency and Consumer Protection Concerns
• Bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation to reform event ticketing systems due to issues for fans, teams, artists, venues • Aims to add transparency, promote consumer protection, address "bad actors" like resellers with illegal practices • Requires ticket sellers/resellers to disclose total costs including fees, show proof of purchase, refund canceled events • Comes after controversy over Taylor Swift ticket sales via Ticketmaster last year • LiveNation supports the bill, says it's critical Congress acts to protect fans and artists