Lawmakers got creative pulling in Swift song references when grilling Live Nation executives.
Democrats, Republicans, and even witnesses came armed with their best Swift puns on Tuesday, as the Senate Judiciary Committee heldto address Ticketmaster’s disastrous rollout of tickets for Swift’s “Eras” tour late last year. Hundreds of thousands of fans were locked out of Ticketmaster’s site, despite having presale codes. Many faced hourslong wait times, all while ticket prices skyrocketed from the demand.
. They also dug into how Ticketmaster sets ticket prices and fees, and even accused them of intimidating venues into working with them.
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