# @nbcwashington on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXZuNBzk1YH
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-21T17:21:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) — https://gondola.cc/nbcwashington

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You know those "hidden fees" that you often have to pay when you purchase concert tickets? D.C.'s attorney general announced Monday that nearly $9 million of those hidden fees are about to go right back into D.C. consumers’ pockets.⁠
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It's part of the District's nearly-$10 million settlement with the entertainment giant Live Nation.⁠
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The key issue? Fees that meant consumers paid a lot more for tickets once they were ready to check out.⁠
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The Office of the D.C. Attorney General (OAG) told News4 that Live Nation's subsidiary, Ticketmaster, “hid the true price of tickets, revealing the full price only on the checkout page where costly mandatory fees were disclosed for the first time" for a decade. In a statement, the OAG said Live Nation also used misleading pressure tactics like a countdown clock to pressure consumers.⁠
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D.C. and the company settled. Under that settlement, $8.9 million will soon go back to Live Nation customers, the OAG's office said in a press release.⁠
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What can DC concertgoers expect?⁠
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Those fees might not be going away, but consumers should know about them sooner. According to the settlement, Live Nation is supposed to show the full price of tickets — including mandatory charges — up front.⁠
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Click our link in bio for the full story. ⁠
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