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Noah Kahan Backs Ticket-Resale Caps, Jokes Fans Wear Diapers

7/24/2026

Summary

Noah Kahan Diaper Joke

Noah Kahan joked onstage in Washington, D.C. on July 22 that Congress ordered fans to wear diapers.
A fan allegedly urinated on a purse in Section 125 at Kahan’s concert on July 19.
In early July, a fan allegedly defecated near the stage at Kahan’s Philadelphia concert at Citizens Bank Park.
Olivia Rodrigo told a U.K. radio program that some fans wear diapers to front-row concerts.

Summary

Noah Kahan Caps

Noah Kahan backed a Vermont bill that caps ticket resale prices, which was signed into law in May 2026.
He is also championing a comparable ticket-resale-price-cap proposal being considered by the Massachusetts legislature.
Kahan is touring in support of his new album The Great Divide, which launched earlier this year.
He performed in Austin, Texas on March 16 2026, an appearance captured for a Netflix-produced concert feature.

History

Historical Context

In 2018 California passed Assembly Bill 1475, capping concert-ticket resale fees and requiring price transparency after scalping scandals. The law followed a wave of state consumer-protection measures, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act signed June 28, 2018, and AB 5 in September 2019, showing legislators’ willingness to regulate markets. Vermont’s May 2026 ticket-price-cap, backed by singer Noah Kahan, mirrors California’s approach and pressures the Ticketmaster-Live Nation duopoly.

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Noah Kahan Diaper Joke

Noah Kahan joked onstage in Washington, D.C. on July 22 that Congress ordered fans to wear diapers.
A fan allegedly urinated on a purse in Section 125 at Kahan’s concert on July 19.
In early July, a fan allegedly defecated near the stage at Kahan’s Philadelphia concert at Citizens Bank Park.
Olivia Rodrigo told a U.K. radio program that some fans wear diapers to front-row concerts.

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