The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into the owner of Ticketmaster, whose sale of Taylor Swift tickets descended into chaos this week, focused on whether Live Nation has abused its power over the live music industry.
The president of Ticketmaster has spoken out about the chaos surrounding ticket sales for The Eras Tour.
He points out that "The site was supposed to be opened up for 1.5 million verified Taylor Swift fans. We had 14 millions ." He further notes that "this exceeded every expectation and the reality is Taylor Swift hasn't been on the road for 3 or 4 years, that's caused a huge issue"