The Treatment’s Robert Smith has referred to as out Ticketmaster bosses over a “charge debacle”.
After tickets for the rock band’s 30-date tour of North America went up on the market on Wednesday, followers had been fast to take to social media to level out that that they had been charged further charges.
Later, Smith posted a sequence of messages on Twitter during which he insisted he and the band had labored onerous for the tour to be “reasonably priced for all followers” and was upset to be taught of Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing” mannequin.
“I AM AS SICKENED AS YOU ALL ARE BY TODAY’S TICKETMASTER ‘FEES’ DEBACLE. TO BE VERY CLEAR: THE ARTIST HAS NO WAY TO LIMIT THEM,” he fired. “I HAVE BEEN ASKING HOW THEY ARE JUSTIFIED. IF I GET ANYTHING COHERENT BY WAY OF AN ANSWER I WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW.”
Smith went on to say he had been “satisfied” that Ticketmaster’s verification system may assist them “battle” ticket scalpers by making tickets non-transferable or solely out there for resale at face worth.
“WE KNOW IT IS A FAR FROM PERFECT SYSTEM – BUT THE REALITY IS THAT IF THERE AREN’T ENOUGH TICKETS ONSALE, A NUMBER OF FANS ARE GOING TO MISS OUT WHATEVER SYSTEM WE USE; AT LEAST THIS ONE TRIES TO GET TICKETS INTO THE HANDS OF FANS AT A FAIR PRICE…” the 63-year-old continued. “I WILL BE BACK IF I GET ANYTHING SERIOUS ON THE TM FEES… IN THE MEANTIME, I AM COMPELLED TO NOTE DOWN MY OBVIOUS RECURRING ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM THOUGHT… THAT IF NO-ONE BOUGHT FROM SCALPERS… THEN…”
Representatives for Ticketmaster haven’t but responded to Smith’s feedback.
The Treatment’s Reveals of a Misplaced World tour is about to kick off in New Orleans on 10 Might.
