Ticketmaster

• Live Nation, U.S. DOJ to settle lawsuit alleging music industry monopoly

  Ticketmaster's parent company was accused in an antitrust lawsuit of using coercive tactics to 'suffocate the competition' and driving up prices for concert fans.

  U.S. News

  Mar 9
  
• Quebec Superior Court approves class action against Ticketmaster over service fees

  In a ruling dated Monday, Justice Eleni Yiannakis said the plaintiffs met the conditions for a full trial and that compensatory refunds would be allowed if they win the case.

  Canada

  Jan 6
  
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• Ford wants to revisit ending ticket scalping amid Blue Jays ‘gouging’

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he wants to look into options to tackle scalping, including potential legislation, as Toronto Blue Jays ticket prices skyrocket.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2025
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• Missed out on Blue Jays World Series tickets? Cheapest resale seats priced at $2K

  Resale tickets for Game 1 of the World Series between the Blue Jays and Dodgers reached prices of at least $2,000 barely two hours after sales began on Ticketmaster.

  Sports

  Oct 21, 2025
• Vancouver Canucks season ticket holder waits months for over $5K payout after selling tickets

  This past September, the B.C. resident says she ran into issues. When she went to sell some of her tickets on the resale platform, Trish Connolly says she never received her funds.

  Consumer

  May 1, 2025
• Meet the man who introduced concert ticket-buying bots

  There's a reason you can't secure tickets to a concert by your favourite artist. Ticket-buying bots are faster and stronger than any human. And this guy started it all.

  Entertainment

  Jan 12, 2025
• Repeat after me one more time: Ticketmaster does not set the price of concert tickets

  Ticketmaster is constantly being blamed for the sky-high costs of concert tickets. It seems necessary to issue another correction.

  Entertainment

  Dec 1, 2024
• Taylor Swift ticket costs spur ‘Bad Blood,’ calls for price-gouging probe

  Tickets for Taylor Swift's Eras tour in Toronto has seen people paying anywhere from a few hundred dollars to thousands, prompting complaints of price-gouging.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2024
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• Ticketmaster changes Taylor Swift ticket transfer rules amid recent cyber thefts

  The ticket sales giant recently updated its website to say ticket transfers for Swift's concerts can only start 72 hours before the event.

  Entertainment

  Oct 7, 2024
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• B.C. man wants answers from Ticketmaster after Toronto Taylor Swift tickets vanish

  Jeremy Brady says he’s thankful he reached out to Global News: “Until I talked to Consumer Matters until you guys reached out, absolutely nothing was happening."

  Consumer

  Oct 3, 2024