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    If Taylor Swift broke Ticketmaster, why does DOJ’s Live Nation lawsuit invoke a little deja vu?

    LOS ANGELES — “Taylor Swift Broke Ticketmaster!” That was the gist of headlines two years ago, when Swift’s Eras Tour resulted in a ticket-sales fiasco of epic proportions. Hordes of Swifties freaked out over a) their inability to score face-plus-fees entree to the Tour of the Century or b) their inability to even connect to the Ticketmaster website amid the crushing demand. But then many ...
    by Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times May 24, 2024 4 minutes
    Joe Berchtold, president and CFO of Live Nation Entertainment, left, and Jack Groetzinger, CEO of SeatGeek, are sworn in during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on promoting competition and protecting consumers in live entertainment, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C, on Jan. 24, 2023.

    LOS ANGELES — “Taylor Swift Broke Ticketmaster!”

    That was the gist of headlines two years ago, when Swift’s Eras Tour resulted in a ticket-sales fiasco of epic proportions. Hordes of Swifties freaked out over a) their inability to score face-plus-fees entree to the Tour of the Century or b) their inability to even connect to the Ticketmaster website amid the crushing demand.

    But then many jilted Swifties, or their parents, snagged resale from third parties that may have been using ticket-buying bots. And the world kept turning, as it had despite similar frustrations in recent years by fans of Beyoncé, and .

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