Kid Rock wants to remake the way the ticketing industry handles its business.
In a post on his Instagram, the “All Summer Long” singer shared that he met with Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, to discuss the current state of the ticketing industry. He outlined a plan to work closely with Bondi to solve the problem of “workhorse” ticket purchases.
“What a treat to break bread with us soon to be Attorney General @pambondi,” his post began.
“I look forward to working with her and the entire management team to help fix the concert ticket failure. There will be a suspenseful opening because of the bots, the scalpers, the venues, the companies selling tickets, managers as well as artists, who cheated and deceived viewers.” Publicizing nonsense has lasted for decades and is getting worse,” Kid Rock shared.
“Whoever is responsible wants to help fix this problem, come to the table, otherwise F–k Around and Find Out. Kid Rock #MAGA,” his post concluded.
Ticketmaster, in particular, has been the subject of controversy over the past few years. In 2022, during the sale of tickets to Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ concert, the ticketing service provider revealed that the website saw “historically unprecedented demand” for tickets to the tour North American show.
Fans reportedly had to queue for eight hours and still didn’t have tickets to the tour. Additionally, scammers and bots have snatched up coveted seats and priced floor tickets at up to $24,000, when they were originally priced between $300 – $800.
The website also encountered some glitches and problems when fans tried to pay with their tickets.
Swift responded to the negative experiences many of her fans had regarding purchasing tickets to her tour with a statement.
“Wow. It goes without saying that I am extremely protective of my fans. […] It’s really hard for me to trust an outside entity with these relationships and loyalties, and it pains me to just watch mistakes happen that can’t be fixed. There are countless reasons why people have difficulty buying tickets and I’m trying to find ways to improve this situation in the future,” she said. NME.
“I’m not going to make excuses for anyone because we asked them many times if they could meet this type of demand and we were assured that they could. It’s amazing that 2 .4 million people got tickets, but it’s really– I feel like a lot of them feel like they had to go through multiple bear attacks to get them,” she added.
In 2022, Ticketmaster also introduced dynamic pricing that increases ticket prices based on demand.
Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, was sued by the Department of Justice after it claimed that its ticket sales and concert promotion practices undermined competition in the live music industry, according to the agency. investigate. Wall Panels Magazine.
Live Nation’s head of corporate affairs, Dan Wall, argues that the company is in fact facing more competition than ever.
“If you have to focus on one part of the market to assert a monopoly, there will be no part,” he said.
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