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Hawaii Considering Bruno Mars Act
A legislator in Hawaii has introduced a resolution that would make a practice of the past – waiting in line for concert tickets – mandatory in the state.
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Super Bowl Halftime Show, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.
Sen. Donna Mercado Kim’s SCR 37, nicknamed the Bruno Mars Act, would require that venues sell tickets only at the box office for the first 48 hours of going on sale.
The measure follows the recent onsale and rapid sellout of Bruno Mars tickets that left many fans who waited outside the
Kim told the local KITV that a sellout in a few days is fine, but “sell out in three hours and the local venue doesn’t even have an opportunity to be part of that program? To me something needs to be done.”
Only 6 percent of the 17,000 tickets sold for three upcoming Bruno Mars concerts at the venue were purchased at the box office, and 42 percent were purchased by people out of state, according to data obtained by the station.
The bill would affect sales of concerts and other entertainment events as well as sports, although Kim added she didn’t intend for it to affect University of Hawaii sporting events.
“It can be amended, it can be clarified so that we’re not having unintended consequences,” she said.