Posted on 11/19/2022 3:34:09 AM PST by Libloather
AUSTIN, Texas – College students still trying to "shake it off" after scalpers jacked up resale tickets to Taylor Swift’s upcoming Era’s tour, sometimes hitting tens of thousands of dollars, sounded off to Fox News.
"It's just so much gluttony in the world," a University of Texas student, Leila, told Fox News.
Melis, another UT student, called the Swift resale prices "very exploitative."
"I do not agree with people that both buy tickets and then resell them and price gouge," she said.
Ticketmaster crashed after millions of buyers, including bots, flooded the site to purchase pre-sale tickets for Swift's tour — the pop star’s first in five years — with some fans coming up empty-handed after waiting for hours. Resale prices skyrocketed, hitting $23,520 for the Las Vegas show and $45,000 for the Philadelphia gig.
"I don't know how so many people that are reselling were able to get their hands on it, 'cause she did do the verified system," Kaylie, who purchased tickets for $50 a piece through a verified fan pre-sale, told Fox News.
The resale rates were prohibitive for people like Nicole, who compared the thousand-dollar prices to her housing budget.
"That's rent money," the UT student told Fox News. "If they have that much money to throw around, then they should donate it to me."
Ticketmaster, which sold tickets for Swift's tour almost exclusively along with SeatGeek, on Thursday canceled a planned public sale for tickets, citing "insufficient remaining ticket inventory." The New York Times reported that Live Nation, Ticketmaster, has been under a Department of Justice investigation that began before the Swift fiasco.
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Just got a CD box set of Humble Pie at the Fillmore East. Four separate shows - in two days.
You couldn’t smell what was going on because of a window.
Early shows started at 7 and were short. Had to have the place emptied for the 11 o’clock show. Not sure if the one or two lead in acts played the first show or just the late one. You never knew when the late show would end. I can remember(!) at least once crawling out of there and just going downtown to go to work. Going home first just didn’t make sense. lol
LOL...you must be a leftist 'cuz you haven't a clue.
Our private suite also arena seats just outside the suite's glass doors so we could hear/smell the concert.
Beyonce announces Tour. Ticketmaster is handling the sale.
Ticketmaster said in a release that sales will begin Monday, Feb. 6 and fans will need to register through their Verified Fan system. Sale times will vary based on city.
https://apnews.com/article/beyonce-renaissance-world-tour-86ec8ebe4422a2ae37b2feadf4bb5c1f
TM Debacle Part II ??
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