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Live Nation Asks Trump Administration for Resale Price Caps, Stronger Enforcement of Secondary Market


Live Nation has submitted a packet to encourage the Trump administration to put price caps on resales and better regulate the secondary market.

Live Nation is addressing concerns about the company’s practices and industry more broadly with a new packet of material meant for President Donald Trump’s administration and other government agencies, principally the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The submission, reviewed by Variety, is intended to address issues across the secondary ticket market and outlines suggested reforms to create fairness for fans and artists. “In recent years, Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s exorbitant fees and technological failures have been criticized by fans and artists alike,” Garland said.

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