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Ticketmaster: It’s me. Hi! I’m the problem, it’s me.

HOSTS Darcy Cordell & Sascha Kelly|19 November, 2022

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Taylor Swift has been forced to cancel her Eras Tour ticket sale to the public after historic demand for tickets caused Ticketmaster’s site to be completely overwhelmed. It was Swift’s first tour in five years. Ticketmaster verified 1.5 million fans for pre-sale, but was inundated with 14 million visits to the site. 

With such demand, resale markets went crazy. With some screenshots showing Taylor Swift tickets for tens of thousands of dollars. The Swifties weren’t happy. But this certainly isn’t the first time Ticketmaster has had issues arise with its system. And not the first time they’ve faced intense criticism.

Darcy and Sascha look at why everyone is angry with the ticketing giant – and how it’s become the anti-hero.

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  • Darcy Cordell

    Darcy Cordell

    Darcy started out as a fan of Equity Mates before approaching us for an internship in 2021 and later landing a full-time role as content manager. He is passionate about sport, politics and of course investing. Darcy wants to help improve financial literacy and make business news interesting.
  • Sascha Kelly

    Sascha Kelly

    When Sascha turned 18, she was given $500 of birthday money by her parents and told to invest it. She didn't. It sat in her bank account and did nothing until she was 25, when she finally bought a book on investing, spent 6 months researching developing analysis paralysis, until she eventually pulled the trigger on a pretty boring LIC that's given her 11% average return in the years since.
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