Bruce Springsteen Gets His Own Legislation
- Posted on Jun 3rd 2009 4:00PM by Steve Baltin
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Bruce Springsteen has won several Grammys, an Oscar, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and earned unofficial sainthood among his millions of followers. Now the rock icon is getting yet another accolade: his own piece of federal legislation.Following the well-documented ticket fiasco of Springsteen's recent New Jersey dates, where fans were shut out or directed immediately to Ticketmaster's resale site, TicketExchange, New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell is introducing the BOSS ACT into Congress. While the acronym stands for Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing, it's an obvious nod to Springsteen, who's nicknamed the Boss.
The legislation could be a potential boom for ticket buyers frustrated by scalpers and hard-to-get tickets. Among the bill's most important aspects is a requirement by ticket agencies like Ticketmaster to reveal -- seven days before the on-sale date -- exactly how many seats are being sold, how many are being held for fan clubs, presales and industry, and the total number of service charges. The legislation would also attempt to prohibit brokers from buying tickets in the first 48 hours following an on-sale.
The New Jersey Attorney General has already filed five lawsuits against people attempting to resell tickets to the just-announced Springsteen Giants Stadium shows on Sept. 30, and Oct 2-3.
Springsteen has yet to comment on the bill, but there is one down side: The veteran rocker has long lamented the Boss nickname, even frequently changing the lyrics in the live version of 'Rosalita' to "You don't have to call me lieutenant, Rosie/Just don't call me Boss!" No chance of shaking that name now.
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