Cosmic country guitarist Daniel Donato has announced a new partnership with CashorTrade, the fan-first ticketing platform built entirely around face value exchanges. Beginning with his upcoming tour dates, Donato will offer fans a verified, community-driven marketplace designed to protect fans from scalping, inflated pricing, and automated reseller activity.
The announcement comes at a time when fans across the live music landscape continue to face soaring secondary-market markups, as well as increasingly predatory resale practices. Donato’s move aligns him with a growing cohort of artists advocating for a more transparent, equitable system, including fellow Nashville standouts Billy Strings and Margo Price, both of whom have partnered with CashorTrade to keep shows accessible.
“Fans are the heartbeat of everything we do,” Donato said in a statement. “Keeping tickets at face value protects the energy we’re building together. The live experience should be where we all meet each other honestly, no gatekeeping, no gouging, just music and community.”
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CashorTrade Chief Marketing Officer Dusty Rich applauded the partnership, noting that Donato “is a respected artist who will help amplify the united voice for fairness and inclusion.” He added that CashorTrade continues to expand tools that automate verification and remove artificial inflation across the resale market. “When artists, venues, and platforms work together, we’re sending a clear signal that there is a recognisable shift away from the old predatory ticket model and a powerful vote for the next generation for transparency through social ticketing,” Rich said.
Founded in 2009, CashorTrade has grown into one of live music’s most trusted fan-to-fan ecosystems. The platform offers secure transactions, anti-scalper verification, and a trusted community marketplace used by more than one million members. It remains free for anyone listing tickets at face value or below, turning potential markups into moments of generosity within the community.
Fans can join the community, explore listings, and help support a fairer ticketing future by visiting Donato’s official CashorTrade page.
Donato will host his Cosmic Christmas celebration at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville on December 5th and 6th before joining Warren Haynes‘ annual Christmas Jam in Asheville, NC on the 13th. Then he’ll head to Jamaica for appearances at Dark Star Orchestra‘s Jam In The Sand and Gov’t Mule‘s Island Exodus before returning stateside to kick off his Horizons Winter Tour on January 29th.
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