Kid Rock met with Trump's Attorney General pick Pam Bondi to address major concerns in the live concert industry, particularly focusing on ticket pricing and accessibility issues.

The meeting comes amid widespread criticism of concert ticket pricing, with events like Taylor Swift's Eras Tour and upcoming Oasis reunion shows facing astronomical resale prices. The primary issues include:

• Automated bots purchasing tickets (available for as little as $50)
• Scalping practices
• Live Nation/Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing model
• Lack of transparency in the ticketing process

Kid Rock shared on Instagram his commitment to working with Bondi and the administration to address these long-standing issues, targeting "bots, scalpers, venues, ticketing companies, managers, and artists alike who rip off and deceive the public."

This initiative aligns with the U.S. Department of Justice's ongoing antitrust investigation into Live Nation and Ticketmaster's potential monopoly of the live entertainment ticketing industry. The investigation could gain additional momentum under the new administration, particularly with Gail Slater, Trump's pick for Assistant Attorney General and head of the DoJ's antitrust division, who has received praise from anti-monopoly advocates.

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