Kid Rock met with Trump's Attorney General pick Pam Bondi to discuss major reforms in the live concert industry, specifically targeting issues with ticket sales and pricing.

The meeting focused on addressing several key issues plaguing the concert industry:

• Ticket scalping and automated bots
• Excessive pricing through 'dynamic pricing' systems
• Deceptive practices by venues and ticketing companies
• Issues with Live Nation/Ticketmaster's market dominance

The timing is significant as the U.S. Department of Justice is currently conducting an antitrust investigation into Live Nation and Ticketmaster's control over the live entertainment ticketing industry. This investigation could gain momentum under Bondi's potential leadership.

Kid Rock shared on Instagram: "I look forward to working with her and the whole administration to help fix the fiasco of buying concert tickets." He emphasized the need to address problems with bots, scalpers, venues, ticketing companies, managers, and artists who "rip off and deceive the public."

The potential reform could see additional support from Gail Slater, Trump's pick for Assistant Attorney General and head of the DoJ's antitrust division. Slater's appointment has been welcomed by anti-monopoly advocates, suggesting the Live Nation/Ticketmaster case might become a priority for the incoming administration.

These developments come amid growing public frustration with concert ticket accessibility and pricing, exemplified by recent high-profile events like Taylor Swift's Eras Tour and the upcoming Oasis reunion shows, where tickets have reached unprecedented prices due to scalping and dynamic pricing practices.

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