Ticketmaster

• Ontario refuses to say if it has hired any enforcement staff for new ticket price cap

  The government passed a ban on tickets being sold for more than their face value in Ontario, promising hefty fines and rapid action for anyone trying to circumvent the ban.

  Politics

  May 6
  
• Ticketmaster delists resale tickets in Ontario ahead of price cap

  Ticketmaster spokesperson Shabnum Durrani says it removed the seats to comply with incoming provincial legislation that will cap the price of resale tickets at face value.

  Canada

  Apr 24
  
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• Ticketmaster and Live Nation had monopoly on big concert venues, jury finds

  The civil case, initially led by the U.S. federal government, accused Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster of using its reach to smother competition.

  Consumer

  Apr 15
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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