{"id":1917344,"date":"2026-05-04T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1917344"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:27:00","slug":"jack-antonoff-comments-on-ticketmaster-claiming-they-caught-scalpers-buying-harry-styles-tickets-you-caught-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1917344","title":{"rendered":"Jack Antonoff comments on Ticketmaster claiming they \u201ccaught scalpers\u201d buying Harry Styles tickets: \u201cYou caught you?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jack_antonoff.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jack Antonoff comments on Ticketmaster claiming they \u201ccaught scalpers\u201d buying Harry Styles tickets: \u201cYou caught you?\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Bleachers frontman was not impressed with the ticketing giant&#8217;s claim<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:27:00+01:00\">4th May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jack_antonoff-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Celebrities Visit SiriusXM - April 16, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Jack Antonoff at SiriusXM Studios on April 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Jack Antonoff\u00a0has taken a swipe at Ticketmaster after they claimed they had \u201ccaught\u201d scalpers buying\u00a0Harry Styles\u00a0tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the live events\u00a0organisation\u00a0said it had uncovered \u201cscalpers with\u00a0thousands of\u00a0illegal tickets\u201d\u00a0to Styles\u2019 huge\u00a0upcoming\u00a0Madison Square Garden residency, by identifying individuals that had used multiple accounts to get around the set limits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ticketmaster said they cancelled\u00a0all of\u00a0the illegal purchases and put them back on sale for \u201cauthentic\u201d Styles fans, but one person who was unconvinced of the generous nature of\u00a0the ticket seller was Antonoff.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a self-congratulatory X post in which they said they \u201ccaught scalpers with tickets\u201d and \u201ctook action\u201d to \u201cget them back to fans at the original price\u201d, Antonoff wrote simply: \u201cYou caught you?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">you caught you? https:\/\/t.co\/AS545hU7Aq<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) April 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u00a0Bleachers\u00a0frontman\u00a0and acclaimed producer\u00a0has\u00a0been openly critical of Ticketmaster in the past,\u00a0speaking out against dynamic pricing in 2023.\u00a0\u201cThe whole thing is incredibly tough. There\u2019s no reason why \u2013 if I can go online and buy a car and have it delivered to my house, why can\u2019t I buy a fucking ticket at the price that the artist wants it to be? So it\u2019s that simple,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I\u2019ve asked very simple things of the industry. Let artists opt out of dynamic pricing. Stop taxing merch, and let artists sell tickets at a price that they actually believe. Don\u2019t turn a live show into a free market. That\u2019s really dirty.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He has also\u00a0called on venues to \u201cstop taxing\u201d merchandise sales in the past, and\u00a0called out \u201cthe companies that own all these rooms and\u00a0monopolise\u00a0the whole fucking thing and post billions of earnings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ticketmaster\u2019s parent company Live Nation recently went through a seven-week trial that ended with a jury ruling it had been\u00a0operating\u00a0as an illegal monopoly and overcharging fans.<\/p>\n<p>What happens next will be decided by the court, and one\u00a0option\u00a0could\u00a0be to\u00a0force\u00a0a split between Live Nation and Ticketmaster. That, in theory, could open the market to smaller ticket sellers, ease prices and improve access for emerging artists trying to book venues.<\/p>\n<p>Live Nation has consistently argued it competes \u201cfiercely\u201d with\u00a0rivals, and\u00a0did reach a settlement with the US Department of Justice in March in an effort to avoid a breakup. However, that deal did not end the wider case, which continued through state-led action.\u00a0Some US senators\u00a0have\u00a0also\u00a0questioned the settlement, alleging it was reached under \u201csuspicious circumstances\u201d and driven by political pressure rather than\u00a0the public interest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Bleachers<\/li>\n<li>Harry Styles<\/li>\n<li>Jack\u00a0Antonoff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 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td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Jack Antonoff\u00a0has taken a swipe at Ticketmaster after they claimed they had \u201ccaught\u201d scalpers buying\u00a0Harry Styles\u00a0tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the live events\u00a0organisation\u00a0said it had uncovered \u201cscalpers with\u00a0thousands of\u00a0illegal tickets\u201d\u00a0to Styles\u2019 huge\u00a0upcoming\u00a0Madison Square Garden residency, by identifying individuals that had used multiple accounts to get around the set limits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ticketmaster said they cancelled\u00a0all of\u00a0the illegal purchases and put them back on sale for \u201cauthentic\u201d Styles fans, but one person who was unconvinced of the generous nature of\u00a0the ticket seller was Antonoff.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a self-congratulatory X post in which they said they \u201ccaught scalpers with tickets\u201d and \u201ctook action\u201d to \u201cget them back to fans at the original price\u201d, Antonoff wrote simply: \u201cYou caught you?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">you caught you? https:\/\/t.co\/AS545hU7Aq<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) April 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u00a0Bleachers\u00a0frontman\u00a0and acclaimed producer\u00a0has\u00a0been openly critical of Ticketmaster in the past,\u00a0speaking out against dynamic pricing in 2023.\u00a0\u201cThe whole thing is incredibly tough. There\u2019s no reason why \u2013 if I can go online and buy a car and have it delivered to my house, why can\u2019t I buy a fucking ticket at the price that the artist wants it to be? So it\u2019s that simple,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I\u2019ve asked very simple things of the industry. Let artists opt out of dynamic pricing. Stop taxing merch, and let artists sell tickets at a price that they actually believe. Don\u2019t turn a live show into a free market. That\u2019s really dirty.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He has also\u00a0called on venues to \u201cstop taxing\u201d merchandise sales in the past, and\u00a0called out \u201cthe companies that own all these rooms and\u00a0monopolise\u00a0the whole fucking thing and post billions of earnings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ticketmaster\u2019s parent company Live Nation recently went through a seven-week trial that ended with a jury ruling it had been\u00a0operating\u00a0as an illegal monopoly and overcharging fans.<\/p>\n<p>What happens next will be decided by the court, and one\u00a0option\u00a0could\u00a0be to\u00a0force\u00a0a split between Live Nation and Ticketmaster. That, in theory, could open the market to smaller ticket sellers, ease prices and improve access for emerging artists trying to book venues.<\/p>\n<p>Live Nation has consistently argued it competes \u201cfiercely\u201d with\u00a0rivals, and\u00a0did reach a settlement with the US Department of Justice in March in an effort to avoid a breakup. However, that deal did not end the wider case, which continued through state-led action.\u00a0Some US senators\u00a0have\u00a0also\u00a0questioned the settlement, alleging it was reached under \u201csuspicious circumstances\u201d and driven by political pressure rather than\u00a0the public interest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/jack-antonoff-comments-on-ticketmaster-claiming-they-caught-scalpers-buying-harry-styles-tickets-you-caught-you-3943990&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/jack_antonoff.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Jack Antonoff comments on Ticketmaster claiming they \u201ccaught scalpers\u201d buying Harry Styles tickets: \u201cYou caught you?\u201d The Bleachers frontman was not impressed with the ticketing giant&#8217;s claim By Max Pilley 4th May 2026 Jack Antonoff at SiriusXM Studios on April 16, 2026 in New York City. 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