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Ticketmaster Draws Scrutiny From Competition Bureau

The federal Competition Bureau is expanding its investigation into Ticketmaster to include the company’s secret scalping program revealed in a Toronto Star/CBC undercover investigation.

Ticketmaster Draws Scrutiny From Competition Bureau

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The federal Competition Bureau is expanding its investigation into Ticketmaster to include the company’s secret scalping program revealed in a Toronto Star/CBC undercover investigation — amid new calls for accountability from politicians, music and sports fans across the continent.


Meanwhile, a Toronto law firm has launched a $250-million class action suit against Ticketmaster Canada, alleging the company’s practices engaged in “false or misleading misrepresentations” that violate the Competition Act.

Robert Cribb and Marco Chown Oved report in detail on the scandal that is becoming more cumbersome by the day for the ticketing giant. The investigative team’s story can be read in full on The Star web page here.

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Post Malone, Jelly Roll at the Jelly Roll & Friends concert held at Billy Bob's Texas on May 06, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Post Malone, Jelly Roll at the Jelly Roll & Friends concert held at Billy Bob's Texas on May 06, 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Post Malone and Jelly Roll to Play Toronto and Edmonton on Summer 2026 Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2

The pair's sequel stadium tour is slated to kick off at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas on May 13 after a pair of festival stops.

Post Malone and newly minted Grammy winner Jelly Roll are hitting the road together this summer. The pair announced the sequel to their 2025 summer slam on Monday morning (Feb. 2), rolling out the dates for The BIG ASS Stadium Tour part 2.

The follow-up to last year’s run of gigs in football stadiums is slated to kick off on April 10 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. with the first of two stops at festivals with a headlining slot at the Tortuga Music Festival, followed by an April 26 appearance at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif. Other festival drop-ins will take place along the way, including the May 16 Boots in the Park Festival in Albuquerque, N.M., the Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City Beach, Fla. on May 31, Carolina Country Fest in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on June 7, the Barefoot Country Music Festival in Wildwood, N.J. on June 20 as well as Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wis. on June 27.

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