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Taylor Swift Ticket Buyer Bill Signed Into Law In MN

Author Laila Abuelhawa
Taylor Swift attends 'In Conversation With... Taylor Swift' during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on September 09, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario.

Taylor Swift is so influential, she had a bill named after her to protect people buying tickets online for concerts. According to NBC News, a Taylor Swift ticket buyer bill was signed into law in Minnesota by Governor Tim Walz this week.

The bill signed into law in Minnesota will protect folks buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events, and other live events in the state, guaranteeing more transparency and protection under the Taylor Swift bill.

"Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" Concert Movie World Premiere, Taylor Swift Ticket Buyer Bill Signed Into Law In MN
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Taylor Swift Ticket Influence

The law was prompted by the frustration a Minnesota legislator felt about not being able to buy tickets to the pop icon’s 2023 Eras Tour stop in Minneapolis. Now, ticket sellers will be required to disclose all fees upfront and prohibit resellers from selling more than one copy of a ticket, among other measures. The law will apply to tickets purchased in Minnesota or other states for concerts or other live events held in Minnesota.

Gov. Walz, who is clearly a Swiftie, signed House File 1989 — a reference to Swift’s birth year and her album of the same name — at a popular concert venue called First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. With a nod to Swift’s 1989 hit track “Wildest Dreams,” Democratic Rep. Kelly Moller, chief author of the bill, said: “Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that we would be at a bill signing for House File 1989 at First Avenue.” The law takes effect on January 1, 2025, and applies to tickets sold on or after that date.

As we previously reported, Ticketmaster crashed amid the huge demand for tickets for Swift’s Eras Tour. The site stated it was also due to bot attacks that they were trying to buy tickets to resell at inflated prices. Swift herself called out Ticketmaster following the disaster:

“Well. It goes without saying that I’m extremely protective of my fans. We’ve been doing this for decades together and over the years, I’ve brought so many elements of my career in house. I’ve done this SPECIFICALLY to improve the quality of my fans’ experience by doing it myself or with my team who care as much about my fans as I do. It’s really difficult for me to trust an outside entity with these relationships and loyalties, and excruciating for me to just watch mistakes happen with no recourse.”

Congressional hearings followed the Ticketmaster fail (also using Swift lyrics to get their message across), but no legislation was passed — until this week. Minnesota’s new law joins Maryland as one of the few states that have passed protections for ticket buyers into law.

Swift continues her Eras Tour on Thursday (May 9) in Paris, France. Swifties believe the singer-songwriter will be including her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, into the setlist.

Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.

The 5 Most Anticipated, Highest-Priced Concert Tours of 2024

As we kick off 2024, many of our favorite musicians are planning to hit the road once again. Some are continuing their tours from last year, expanding dates in cities that have sold out and filling up stadiums for their ever-devoted fans. Gametime has released new data highlighting the most anticipated concert tours of the year based on average ticket price — and some of the numbers are astounding. It is no surprise that the highest-priced tours belong to Taylor Swift and Adele, as we’ve covered their past ticket prices being thousands of dollars.

Swift’s Eras Tour shows last three-and-a-half hours as she covers all aspects of her career, from country to pop to indie. With her two “surprise songs” each night, fans are always eager to find out what songs she’ll choose for that segment. On top of that, her timing is impeccable for fans “itching for a post-pandemic live music immersive experience.” Another factor is how much Swifties appreciate Taylor’s dedication to her craft: writing all her songs and reclaiming ownership of all of her music by re-recording her discography. Fans have also been buying and streaming the new versions of her old songs and the bonus tracks on her re-recorded versions of her albums. Her tour is expected to pass $1 billion in sales by this March and if that happens, the singer-songwriter will make history.

Then there’s Adele, whose Las Vegas residency, Weekends With Adele has reached the finale. With 32 dates, the English singer-songwriter will be at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace from January to June. Known for spending time chatting with her fans and making her way down to the audience, the candid moments during Adele’s residency has become well-documented on social media, showing the fun times fans have to see her.

Take a look below at which five music artists have the hottest concert tickets of 2024 so far, based on the prices of their tickets on Gametime.

  • 5. Billy Joel

    Kicking off our list of the highest priced tickets of 2024, the “Piano Man” singer will only be performing for 15 dates. However, his average ticket price is $560.07 and he will be all over the globe, starting with a sold-out show in Tokyo, Japan, on January 24. With more sold-out shows sprinkled throughout his scheduled performances, Joel added additional dates to his original ten events. In additon to his Madison Square Garden residency, he will also play Florida, Texas, California, Washington, Illinois, Colorado, Missouri, and Wales.

  • 4. Bad Bunny

    Bad Bunny performs onstage during the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards wearing overalls and a backwards cap hunching toward the audience.

    The “WHERE SHE GOES” singer and rapper will be on his Most Wanted tour, with 47 dates. His median ticket price is $661.01, starting in Utah at the end of February. Bad Bunny will also be making stops in nearly every state: Nevada, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Minneapolis, Missouri, Illinois, Ontario, Michigan, Washington, D.C., New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and ending in Florida on May 28.

  • 3. Olivia Rodrigo

    The “vampire” singer embarks on her GUTS World Tour, with her tickets’ median price being $734.17. Rodrigo will be touring the US for 46 dates with accompanying acts Pinkpantheress, The Breeders, Chappell Roan, and Remi Wolf at select cities. The singer will kick off the tour a few days after her 21st birthday in California, before making stops in Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Canada, Massachusetts, then New York. She will leave North America for tour dates in Ireland, the UK, Scotland, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, Spain, and Portugal. After a few weeks break, Rodrigo will return to North America for 18 more dates, finally closing out her tour on August 17 in Los Angeles.

  • 2. Adele

    Coming in at second place, Adele’s continuation and end of her Las Vegas residency boasts $2,079.42 as her median ticket prices to watch her perform live. The “Easy on Me” singer will be performing for 32 dates over the course of 2024, from January 19 to June 15 at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace. She had 24 shows in 23 and the English singer-songwriter is set to outdo herself with the additional dates this year. Reflecting on X (formerly Twitter), the Grammy winner said, “This residency, these shows have changed my life. I desperately needed to fall back in love with performing live again, and I have.”

  • 1. Taylor Swift

    The pop icon’s median ticket price for her 2024 Eras Tour is a whopping $3,525.42, having her claim the top spot for highest-priced tickets of the year. With 18 tour dates this year, Swift will be heading all over the globe, making stops at Australia, Japan, Singapore, France, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Poland, Austria, then heading back to the US. She will be performing in Florida, Louisiana, and Indiana, before going global once again in Canada, closing out her tour on December 8 in Vancouver.

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