While it stretches nearly as far back as the establishment of the ticket seller, it recently centred on Bruce Springsteen. Upset over Ticketmaster's market dominance and lack of transparency, Springsteen fans are demanding to know the reasoning behind the ticket giant's seemingly nonsensical prices. WATCH | The high cost to see the Boss: Springsteen fans express outrage over Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’ Duration 2:00 Bruce Springsteen fans were shocked to see ticket prices as high as $5,500 US for his upcoming tour. At the heart of the controversy is Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’ policy, which automatically surges some ticket prices when demand is high. In a report released last month, privacy commissioners said people who downloaded the Tim Hortons app had their movements tracked and recorded every few minutes — even when the app was not open on their phones.

Source: CBC News August 07, 2022 20:12 UTC