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Los Campesinos! clashes with 9:30 Club Over “low-income ticket pricing.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Surprised I’m not seeing this covered in any DC media. Band stops playing at 9:30 club as it’s the only venue on their international tour list that will not accommodate low-income ticket pricing.”


via Fader

A representative from 9:30 Club writes:

“While we appreciate the intentions, we have a long-standing policy of not discounting tickets, as we want every fan treated fairly and don’t want to make things even more profitable for scalpers.”

You can see the full Fader IG post here.

“The Restricting Egregious Scalping Against Live Entertainment (RESALE) Amendment Act of 2025 proposes capping the amount a ticket can be sold for on the secondary market at face value plus up to 10%.”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the office of Councilmember Charles Allen:

“DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), backed by a coalition of local venues, artists, and national independent music organizations announced legislation targeting scalpers and secondary ticketing platforms like StubHub, Vivid Seats, TicketNetwork, Ticket Center and SeatGeek by putting in place a price cap on resold tickets, banning speculative ticket sales, and requiring individuals and businesses selling more than 50 tickets a year to register with the District.

Joining the announcement were I.M.P. and 30 local venues and music industry organizations, including the National Independent Venues Association (NIVA), local musical artist CJ Johnson of Oh He Dead, and the Office of the DC Attorney General. The event took place inside The Anthem, one of DC’s premier live music destinations, and included representatives from many of DC’s music venues. (more…)

Update: Strike over, agreement reached!!

By Prince Of Petworth

UPDATE:

“After a brief strike period, the Kennedy Center and National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) leadership are pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with AFM Local 161-710, the musicians of the NSO.

NSO’s Season Opening Gala Concert, set for tomorrow, Saturday, September 28, will now go ahead as planned. All other performances at the Kennedy Center will proceed as planned.” (more…)

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