D.C. City Council: Don't Do Ticketmaster's Bidding
The "RESALE Act" is a gift to Ticketmaster. Fans will pay more, while the monopoly gets stronger.
The Ticketmaster Monopoly
In April 2026, a federal jury declared Live Nation-Ticketmaster was operating an illegal monopoly that hurt fans, venues, and artists.
Ticketmaster executives were caught bragging about how they are "robbing [fans] blind" and "gouge" consumers with high fees. Their CEO even said he thinks ticket prices should be higher.
Live Nation has raked in billions in profits from an illegal monopoly— D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, April 15, 2026
The Ticketmaster Protection Act
Bill B26-0224 · The "RESALE Act"Here's how the RESALE Act (Bill B26-0224) Becomes the Ticketmaster Protection Act
The RESALE Act caps ticket prices — but only when tickets are being resold by fans. Ticketmaster is free to raise prices and charge whatever they want with no oversight.
Red tape and the threat of thousands of dollars of fines will tie up everyday fans, with new requirements giving the government intense oversight of a transaction as simple as buying tickets from your neighbor. Ticketmaster is allowed to continue business as usual.
When resale marketplaces are capped, fans will sell tickets anywhere they can, like unregulated social media sites and chat groups, which have no protections and are rife with fraud. Fans will be stuck with an impossible choice: pay Ticketmaster's high prices and fees, buy tickets on unsafe platforms—or miss the show altogether.
This bill does one thing: eliminate the competition that keeps Ticketmaster honest. The monopoly gets a payday, while fans face higher prices and have nowhere else to turn.
How The Ticketmaster Monopoly Profits
Ticketmaster inflates ticket prices at the box office.
Then they lobby for the RESALE Act, which hurts their only competition: ticket resale.
Fans are stuck paying whatever Ticketmaster wants to charge.
Ticketmaster already admitted to "robbing [fans] blind." Now they want D.C. to make it easier.
Take Action
D.C. fans deserve better. The city council needs to stand up against Ticketmaster.
Tell your legislator: Oppose The RESALE Act — the Ticketmaster Bill.
Email Your Representatives