FTC Sues Ticket Reseller

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Rolling Stone:

The complaint alleges that between Nov. 1, 2022 and Dec. 30, 2023, the defendants bought at least 379,776 tickets for approximately $57 million. A portion was allegedly resold on secondary marketplaces for approximately $64 million. 

To scoop up all those tickets, the FTC alleges that the defendants used “thousands of fictitious Ticketmaster accounts, thousands of virtual and traditional credit card numbers, proxy or spoofed IP addresses, and SIM banks to bypass or otherwise avoid security measures, access control systems, or other technological controls or measures on Ticketmaster’s websites that would have otherwise blocked or prevented them from violating Ticketmaster’s posted ticket purchase limits.” 

Review: Bad Suns – Accelerator

Bad Suns - Accelerator

Bad Suns are on the right trajectory on their fifth studio album, Accelerator, that leans heavily into lead vocalist/guitarist Christo Bowman’s personal life. Bowman has a lot to be thankful for: a beautiful wife and growing family that now includes a child, and it becomes increasingly evident on this new LP that he is also truly coming into his own as a gifted songwriter with a clear vision for the music he’s making. Accelerator is Bad Suns’ first full-length studio album in three years, while the last time we heard music from the band was in the form of a 2023 EP, named Infinite Joy, that gave clues as to where the band could and would take their music in the future. The overall flow of Accelerator is well-organized, meaningful and brimming with excitement from start to finish. Through Bowman’s lens of how he sees the world, musically, Bad Suns have simultaneously made their most personal and best record to date.

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