The Cure’s Robert Smith says 7,000 scalped tickets for tour dates have been cancelled  

The Cure’s Robert Smith has said that 7,000 scalped tickets have been cancelled since they went on sale last month for the band’s ‘Shows Of A Lost World’ US tour dates.  Smith said in a tweet: “Approximately 7,000 tickets across approximately 2,200 orders have been cancelled. These are tickets acquired with fake accounts/listed on secondary …

Neil Young says concert tours no longer fun due to high ticket prices

Neil Young (pictured) has said that concert tours “are no longer fun” due to extortionate ticket prices and high fees from Ticketmaster.  The Canadian-American artist wrote on his website: “It’s over. The old days are gone. I get letters blaming me for $3,000.00 tickets for a benefit I am doing. That money does not go …

Ticketmaster to offer partial refund to The Cure ticket-holders over ‘unduly high’ fees

Ticketmaster will offer ticket-buyers for The Cure’s US tour dates with partial refunds, following complaints over “unduly high” ticket fees. Yesterday (Thursday) frontman Robert Smith said that Ticketmaster’s high fees “sickened” him and went looking for answers from the ticketing company.  One fan purchased four tickets at $20 (£17/€19) each, but incurred fees such as …

The Cure’s Robert Smith ‘sickened’ by TM fees, calls Platinum option a ‘greedy scam’

The Cure’s Robert Smith has said he is “sickened” by Ticketmaster’s fees on tickets for the English band’s US tour dates.  Earlier this week, the band said that they had tried to keep ticket prices as low as possible. It was also announced that tickets for the majority of concerts would be non-transferable to protect …