Robert Smith’s efforts to go after the speculators resulted in the cancellation of 7,000 tickets for The Cure’s upcoming North American tour.
As part of the sales process for the tour, Smith opted out of Ticketmaster’s “Platinum” and “Dynamic Pricing” ticket options, and restricted ticket transfers in markets where he was legally allowed to do so (New York, Illinois, and Colorado all enact legislation protecting distributors).
As a result, according to Smith, “about 7,000 tickets were canceled across about 2,200 orders. These are tickets obtained with fake accounts/listed on secondary resale sites.”
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Smith also warned ticket purchasers not to attempt to circumvent ticket transfer rules. Smith declared “Offering to sell/send account login details for TM carriage restrictions… Any/all tickets thus acquired will be forfeited, and original charges on such tickets will not be refunded”. “..the original fees paid on those tickets will be donated to Amnesty International, and the tickets themselves will be resold to fans.”
Smith also successfully pressured Ticketmaster to offer partial refunds to existing ticket holders after it determined they had been charged an “unnecessarily high” transaction fee.
The Cure’s first North American tour in seven years begins in May, with seats available via Ticketmaster.
‘IHBT’#? “About 7,000 tickets have been canceled across approximately 2,200 orders. These are tickets obtained with fake accounts/listed on secondary resale sites. TM has located specific locations from secondary assignments.” #World_Shows 2023
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– Robert Smith March 31, 2023
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BEWARE OF ANOTHER SCALPER SCAM: OFFERING TO SELL/SEND ACCOUNT LOGIN DETAILS TO FIND OUT OF TRANSPORTATION RESTRICTIONS TM… ANY/ALL TICKETS THIS OBTAINED WILL BE VILLED, AND THE ORIGINAL CHARGE FOR TICKETS WILL NOT BE REFUNDED… #world_offers 23– Robert Smith March 31, 2023
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… The original fees paid on those tickets will be donated amnesty Ai, the same tickets will be resold to fans #world_offers 23– Robert Smith March 31, 2023
