The Great Divide Act would also put a limit on fees charged by secondary platforms.
Noah Kahan performs onstage at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards from Ford Center at The Star on May 16, 2024 in Frisco, Texas.
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Noah Kahan is once again lending his voice to ticketing reform in the U.S.
On Thursday (July 16), Massachusetts governor Maura Healey announced that she is introducing An Act Relative to Closing the Great Divide between Ticket Prices and Affordability, or The Great Divide Act, named after Kahan’s 2026 Billboard 200 No. 1 album The Great Divide. The proposed bill would cap resale prices of concert tickets at 110% of the price of the face value of the original ticket. It would also limit the service fees and charges that can be imposed by secondary ticketing platforms for both sporting and non-sporting events to no more than 10% of the total price of the ticket for resale.
