Examining the Impact of Ticket Sales Practices and Bot Resales on Concert Fans

Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Senate Committee · January 28, 2026

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Opening remarks and framing

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Chairwoman Blackburn opened the hearing, framed ticketing as a consumer fairness issue and described common fan experiences of being blocked by bots or seeing tickets reappear on resale sites at inflated prices.

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Senate Commerce subcommittee held a bipartisan hearing on online ticketing, where artists, ticket platforms and independent venues urged stronger enforcement of the BOTS Act, a ban on speculative/ghost tickets and clearer price transparency; witnesses and senators discussed FTC and DOJ actions against Live Nation/Ticketmaster and possible legislative fixes.

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