Greater than 250 recording artists have signed a letter to the Senate Committee on Commerce in assist of a invoice advocating for ticket sale transparency and shopper protections towards bots.
Billie Eilish, Dave Mathews, Cyndi Lauper, Lorde, Sia, Prepare, Fall Out Boy, Inexperienced Day, Graham Nash, Becky G, and Chappell Roan are among the many distinguished signees urging Congress to move the Followers First Act (S. 3457). The invoice, launched by Senators Cornyn, Klobuchar, Blackburn, Welch, Wicker, and Lujan, and the bipartisan TICKET Act (H.R. 3950), sponsored by Reps. Bilirakis, Schakowsky, and Armstrong, which handed out of the Home Vitality and Commerce Committee, handle the stay occasion ticketing system. The letter claims present practices depart followers and artists alike uncovered to the predatory practices of unhealthy actors inside the secondary ticketing market.
“It’s clear that each one individuals of the stay occasion ecosystem, from artists, to venues, to followers, demand complete ticketing reform and shopper safety towards the predatory ticket resale practices which have deeply stricken stay leisure in america,” stated Stephen Parker, govt director of the Nationwide Impartial Venue Affiliation. “The Repair the Tix Coalition is proud to ship this vital name to motion from artists whose followers expertise the injustices of the resale market each present. And, we hope their message resonates with Congress, as officers elected to guard their constituents and as Individuals who merely love music. The time for complete ticketing reform is now.”
The total letter delivered to Chairwoman Cantwell and Rating Member Cruz of the Senate Committee on Commerce is obtainable right here. The letter was organized by the Repair The Tix Coalition, a broad motion spearheaded by the Nationwide Impartial Venue Affiliation (NIVA) and Eventbrite. They be a part of with greater than 30 stay occasion trade organizations and professionals to collectively advocate for higher and truthful ticketing practices.
The invoice particulars:
Ticket Gross sales Transparency:
- Mandates full disclosure of ticket prices, together with charges, on the preliminary choice stage.
- Requires clear breakdown of ticket prices and phrases of buy.
- Specifies seating particulars to stop misrepresentation.
- Ensures sellers determine whether or not they’re the unique vendor.
Client Safety:
- Strengthens enforcement of the BOTS Act towards bot utilization.
- Mandates proof of buy to customers inside 24 hours.
- Requires full refunds for occasion cancellations.
- Initiates a GAO examine for additional market evaluation.
Stopping Unhealthy Actors:
- Imposes civil penalties on unlawful resellers.
- Establishes a devoted complaint-reporting web site for followers.
- Empowers the FTC and state attorneys common for enforcement.
- Prohibits speculative tickets.
- Prevents misleading web sites and fraudulent sellers.
- Mandates reporting of BOTS Act violations to the FTC by ticketing corporations.
- Requires the FBI to share ticketing violation data.
Extra data on Repair the Tix could also be discovered at www.fixthetix.org.