From concerts to train reservations, automated bots have become the latest target in the fight against ticket scalping.

A big concert means a big ticket price these days. Last year, the average cost for a concert was $135.92, according to Pollstar. In 2019 it was $91.86. And in 1996 the average ticket price would set ...

Buying concert tickets has started to feel like an extreme sport, and there is finally hard data explaining why. In one ...

A new provision in North Carolina's budget creates tougher ticket protections, requiring upfront prices and cracking down on ...

As we continue our series called Cost of Living: The Price We Pay, we're going to look at the high prices for concert tickets. The strange economics of the ticket market has given rise to reseller ...

Hoping to avoid a cruel summer for Iowa concertgoers facing high ticket prices, the Iowa Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday banning the use of online bots to purchase concert tickets. "Far too ...

The FTC Better Online Ticket Sales Act (“BOTS Act” or the “Act”)) prohibits the circumvention of a security measure, access control system, or other technological control measure used online by a ...

All about concert tickets in 2026: why they're so hard to get and how artists are fighting back.

On March 31, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO 14254) titled “Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market.” EO 14254 directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to, ...

As someone who often tries (and fails) to buy tickets to various shows and hosts ticketed events myself, I know how broken America’s ticket industry is. If you’ve ever tried to buy a ticket to see ...

Buying tickets to see your favorite artist in 2026 can feel like gearing up for battle. Ticket websites have turned into battlegrounds where one wrong click, whether a delayed page load, a missed code ...

Scalper bot software is able to perform multiple tasks, including creating multiple fake accounts for a targeted website, navigating captchas, purchasing tickets and more. Springsteen and Ticketmaster ...