CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

In the wake of the major problems surrounding Ticketmaster’s management of Taylor Swift tour ticket sales last week, a U.S. Senate antitrust panel will hold a hearing on the lack of competition in the industry, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT) announced Tuesday.

The hearing comes after reports of major service failures and delays on Ticketmaster’s website that left fans unable to purchase concert tickets. The hearing date and witnesses will be announced at a later date; Klobuchar announced in a statement last week that a hearing was in the works.

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— Variety (@Variety) November 23, 2022