Ticketmaster Canceling Taylor Swift Concert Ticket Sale

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¡°This is the biggest concert of my life.¡±

Taylor Swift¡¯s fans across the country in a state of 1desperation after the Ticketmaster website appeared to 2crash during the 3presale for the singer¡¯s upcoming ¡°Eras Tour.¡± But not all the fans got lucky.

¡°Ticketmaster takes the $490 out of my account, but it like crashed.¡±

The return of the pop star to the live stage, causing 4turmoil, with lawmakers questioning the 5dominance of Ticketmaster as the country¡¯s largest concert promoter, also arguing that the recent 6setback for the pop star¡¯s fans is only a symptom of a larger problem. Senator Amy Klobuchar in an open letter to Ticketmaster CEO saying: she has serious concerns about the company operations. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez taking to Twitter saying: ¡°Daily 7reminder that Ticketmaster is a monopoly, its 8merger with Livenation should never have been approved, and they need to 9be reined in.¡± Ticketmaster¡¯s response: ¡°There has been historically 10unprecedented 11demand with millions showing up to buy tickets for Swift¡¯s tour.¡±

¡°¡¦ didn¡¯t want the ticket prices to be over $20.¡±

Complaints about the company¡¯s monopoly power go back to 1994 when the rock group Pearl Jam 12filed a complaint with the Justice Department¡¯s Antitrust Division saying Ticketmaster ¡°has a virtually absolute monopoly on the distribution of tickets to concerts.¡± The complaint was later 13dismissed.