NJ AR119

Urges Congress to address consolidation in the ticket sale industry following the 2010 Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger, which now controls an estimated 70% of the ticketing market for live event venues.

Cites consumer harms including excessive fees, surge pricing, lack of transparency, and inability to purchase tickets at face value in both primary and resale markets.

Notes that New Jersey's arts, entertainment, and recreation sector generated $6.8 billion of the national $260 billion industry total in the first three quarters of 2022.

References the January 24, 2023 U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Live Nation-Ticketmaster practices and Department of Justice allegations that the company "repeatedly violated" its merger consent decree.

Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to congressional leadership and all New Jersey members of Congress.