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Noah Kahn, Gov. Healey Join Forces To Stick It To Ticket Resellers This Season
The proposal would cap resale prices at 110% of face value and limit secondary-site fees to 10%, officials said.
- On Thursday, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced the "Great Divide Act" to cap concert and sports ticket resale prices at 110% of face value, with singer Noah Kahan backing the measure via video at the State House press conference.
- Healey cited Kahan's recent four-night Fenway Park run to illustrate rising costs, noting fans paid triple original prices. The bill also addresses "speculative tickets" after World Cup buyers at Gillette Stadium discovered their tickets never existed.
- The bill mirrors legislation filed last month by state Senator Dylan Fernandes and restricts marketplace service fees to 10% of the ticket price. It also prohibits selling "ghost" tickets that sellers do not actually possess.
- Ticket Policy Forum executive director Brian Berry criticized the proposal, stating it "ignores" Ticketmaster and Live Nation, arguing the exemption protects the "monopoly" driving high box office prices rather than protecting fans.
- Healey intends to include the proposal in a supplemental spending bill, positioning Massachusetts to join Maine and Vermont in adopting resale protections, though the measure requires Legislature approval to become law.
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Gov. Healey channels Noah Kahan’s ‘Great Divide’ energy in fight to lower ticket prices
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Governor Healey proposes ‘The Great Divide Act,’ aiming to cut down on pricey concert tickets - Boston News, Weather, Sports
BOSTON (WHDH) - For many fans, scoring a ticket to a big concert or sporting event can often feel impossible.Governor Maura Healey is now looking
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