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California Ticket Resale Cap Bill Fails to Move Forward
California, Entertainment, Music News, Ticketing, ticketing legislation, Touring

California Ticket Resale Cap Bill Fails to Move Forward

Californiaโ€™s most comprehensive ticketing bill to date, AB 1720, failed to make its way out of the stateโ€™s Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday (Aug. 13). The bill, originally introduced by state assembly member Matt Haney in February, would have made it illegal to resell a concert, theater, comedy or other live entertainment ticket (sports were not included) at a price higher than face value (the cost of the ticket plus fees from the primary ticketing source) plus 10% for shows taking place in California. โ€œAB 1720 would have helped remove the incentives that fuel predatory ticket resale while still allowing someone who canโ€™t attend a show to resell their ticket and recover their costs,โ€ Haney said in a statement provided to Billboard. โ€œIโ€™m disappointed the bill did not adv...
John Summit Adds L.A. Memorial Coliseum Show to Arena Tour
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John Summit Adds L.A. Memorial Coliseum Show to Arena Tour

John Summit has added a Los Angles date to his upcoming CTRL ESCAPE tour, and itโ€™s a big one. The producer will play the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which has a capacity of roughly 77,500, on Dec. 12. A press release about the show advises that this will be Summitโ€™s biggest headline show to date. It will also be the final show of the 20-date arena run, which begins Oct. 1 in Champaign, Ill., the city where Summit studied accounting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Organizers report that tour stops in Boston, Fort Worth and Brooklyn are sold out. See the complete tour schedule below. โ€œOver the years LA has made some of the most special moments of my career,โ€ Summit wrote in his post announcing the show, referencing the pipeline of local venues heโ€™s rise...