Rocker Bruce Springsteen said Wednesday he is angry with Ticketmaster and believes its selling practices constitute a conflict of interest.
When tickets for Springsteen’s show at New Jersey’s Meadowlands went on sale Monday, some fans got an error message on their computer screen that shut them out. The potential ticket buyers then saw an ad for Ticketmaster subsidiary TicketsNow offering tickets for hundreds of dollars more than face value.
Springsteen said on his website Wednesday that he and the E Street Band are “furious.”
“We perceive this as a pure conflict of interest,” the band said.
The snub prompted U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., to call on the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department to investigate possible conflicts. The New Jersey attorney general’s office is also investigating whether Ticketmaster has violated any laws. The Associated Press
Bruce Springsteen performs Sunday at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla. Jamie Squire, Getty Images
