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Live Nation, artists form Stand with Fans to fight ticket resale market

A new coalition of artists, venues, sports teams and others have launched an advocacy group - with the support of Live Nation and Ticketmaster's division - to fight against what he believes to be market abuses tickets.

In addition, the first fans Coalition (FFC) will sponsor a restrictive dematerialization of securities and attempt to act as a counterweight to the project supported by StubHub Fan Freedom (FFP), which was to win the public relations war on the new Technology, Ticketmaster catch off guard in the process.

FFC figures among its members over 35 artists and over 70 locations, the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team and the Carolina Panthers football team; promoters Jam Productions, Feld Entertainment, Presents Pink and Red Light Management, and Live Nation-owned management and direct own Front Line Nation TicketsNow secondary ticket resale company.Among the places of return of the coalition include Connecticut XL Center and Target Center in Minnesota, who both fought against the proposed legislation in these states to regulate restrictive paperless tickets, New York Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre, Irving Plaza and Shubert Theatre and the MTS Centre, the Fillmore Charlotte and American Airlines Center.

Among the artists involved include the Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, Don Henley, Disturbed and Jennifer Hudson.

The common denominator of many members of the FFC is that they are either artists represented by the management of primary or places with ticketing contract with Ticketmaster.

Among the complaints from the FCC said it has against the secondary market:

-Fans are systematically deceived into buying tickets from websites that masquerade as being affiliated with the artists, teams or venues. These false, not sanctioned sites mislead the fans into believing they are purchasing tickets directly from the artist or the place rather than the dealers who exploit them.Resale markets many companies sell tickets they did not turn, and not to disclose this to the purchaser of tickets. Fans are often unaware that the tickets they purchase are "speculative" in nature - meaning that they may be unable to see a game, concert or show if the ticket seller can not fulfill orders speculative even after paying for tickets.

"The Internet has revolutionized the way the fans to access and purchasing tickets, but it has also created an environment where fans are regularly victims of fraudulent ticket," Michael Marion, president of the FFC and Director General of the Verizon Arena in North Little Rock, AR, said in a statement. "The first fans Coalition seeks to end these practices and ensure fans have a good event experience, from the ticket is purchased by the final out or Encore.

Alltel Arena in Little Rock, AR

The multipurpose Alltel Arena in Little Rock, opened work in October 1999. The arena was host to a series of events and sports. Exhibitions, concerts, conferences, car racing, wrestling, rodeos and circuses – the arena has hosted all. The arena has illustrious names in the world of music, like Britney Spears, the Dixie Chicks and Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Tim McGraw, Janet Jackson, Cher, Billy Joel, The Eagles, George Strait, between, hostmany others. The Harlem Globetrotters have entertained the audience in this area.

History

In August 1995, Pulaski County, Arkansas approved the construction of a multi-purpose court. Of the two sites in North Little Rock visited the Multipurpose Civic Center Forum Halls of Pulaski County, in 1996, chose the site of 19.5 hectares, against the 11.6-acre site near the Broadway Bridge. Instrumental in the design arena, the Civic Design Center wereTeam (CCDT) by Burt Taggart & Associates, Architects / Engineers, the Wilcox Group, Garver and Garver Engineering and Rosser International of Atlanta together.

Cost of $ 83,000,000 for the construction, were the contributions of local, state and private institutions made. The state of Arkansas contributed $ 20 million and private sources contributed $ 17 million. A $ 7,000,000 contribution to the naming rights to the arena was made of Alltel Corporation, headquartered in Little Rock.The 35,000 square feet open to the public in 1999.

The arena has the Trojans of the University of Arkansas Alltel Arena from the time they hosted open until the team moved into a new stadium in 2005. The arena was also home to the late ice hockey team – the Arkansas River Blades of the ECHL (formerly East Coast Hockey League). He has a number of tournaments, like the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament hosted in 2000, Southeastern ConferenceWomen's Basketball Tournament in 2003 and 2006, with the 2003 event by a record number of 43 642 people.

In 2002, the arena has hosted the event, WWE No Mercy, and has also hosted the WWE Smackdown and RAW events. Arkansas Awana Games in 2006, the Southeastern Conference Gymnastics Championships in 2007, and the NCAA Basketball Tournament balls (Part 1 and Round 2 of the Division I men) in 2008, the Alltel Arena in Little Rock, ARHost all a bit ".

In 2007, one of the arena has hosted American Idols Live! Tour 2007 concert and evening of 25 July 2009 hosted the American Idols Live! Tour 2009 concerts!

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