Sen. Klobuchar Says Taylor Swift Fans Forced Ticketmaster ‘Monopoly’ Hearing

Sen. Amy Klobuchar says Ticketmaster’s stranglehold on the show tickets and places is a longstanding issue — however she provides complete credit to Taylor Swift fans for pressing the concern over the bulge.

The Senator from Minnesota joins us on “TMZ Live” Wednesday to expose why Swifties’ making a historical difficulty over the messed up presale for Taylor’s trip, straight resulted in Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee barbecuing of Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s moms and dad business.

Klobuchar dropped something that’s constantly a bombshell in Washington — the ‘B’ word … as in, bipartisanship! She informs us the much-anticipated hearing had legislators in contract about Ticketmaster’s monopoly, and the requirement for the business to lastly deal with the music.

Although Swifties got the ball rolling … she says this concern works out beyond Taylor’s trip — since Ticketmaster controls the video game by offering tickets, running promos and even owning a few of the places.

The Senator says statement from market professionals — consisting of some artists — makes it clear to her it’s almost difficult for rivals to drive down increasing ticket rates.

She says bands have actually been sounding the alarm for several years, consisting of Pearl Jam back then — however the dam broke in November, when Taylor’s legion of fans got pissed off and even Taylor called out Ticketmaster.