{"id":564606,"date":"2023-03-16T16:19:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-cures-robert-smith-says-hes-sickened-by-ticketmaster-fees\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T16:19:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T13:19:09","slug":"the-cures-robert-smith-says-hes-sickened-by-ticketmaster-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-cures-robert-smith-says-hes-sickened-by-ticketmaster-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith says he\u2019s \u201csickened\u201d by Ticketmaster fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3584b1d5be5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-cures-robert-smith-says-hes-sickened-by-ticketmaster-fees\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Cures_Robert_Smith_says_hes_%E2%80%9Csickened%E2%80%9D_by_Ticketmaster_fees%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith says he\u2019s \u201csickened\u201d by Ticketmaster fees&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-cures-robert-smith-says-hes-sickened-by-ticketmaster-fees\/#In_a_Twitter_thread_posted_the_day_after_the_sale_for_his_bands_upcoming_tour_Smith_also_called_Ticketmaster_Platinum_%E2%80%9Ca_greedy_scam%E2%80%9D\" >In a Twitter thread posted the day after the sale for his band\u2019s upcoming tour, Smith also called Ticketmaster Platinum \u201ca greedy scam.\u201d<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Cures_Robert_Smith_says_hes_%E2%80%9Csickened%E2%80%9D_by_Ticketmaster_fees%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith says he\u2019s \u201csickened\u201d by Ticketmaster fees&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_a_Twitter_thread_posted_the_day_after_the_sale_for_his_bands_upcoming_tour_Smith_also_called_Ticketmaster_Platinum_%E2%80%9Ca_greedy_scam%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>In a Twitter thread posted the day after the sale for his band\u2019s upcoming tour, Smith also called Ticketmaster Platinum \u201ca greedy scam.\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243894\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" 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1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-77406665_pi9rzb\/the-cure-s-robert-smith-photo-by-kevin-winter-getty-images.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith says he\u2019s \u201csickened\u201d by Ticketmaster fees\"><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      The Cure&#8217;s Robert Smith. Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243895\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Robert Smith, frontman of the U.K. rock legends The Cure, is the latest artist to take aim at Ticketmaster for its business model. Tickets for The Cure&#8217;s upcoming tour went on sale yesterday (March 15), and some fans complained about the fees and additional costs that were tacked on by Ticketmaster to every sale.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>            In tweets posted early Thursday morning, Smith took the side of dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed ticketholders. &#8220;I am as sickened as you all are by today&#8217;s Ticketmaster &#8216;fees&#8217; debacle,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;To be very clear: the artist has no way to limit them.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>            Later, Smith said that resale tickets for the shows had been removed from StubHub &#8220;in all markets except NY, Chicago, Denver (i.e, cities in states that have laws protecting scalpers).&#8221; Noting that &#8220;there are still tickets available &#8211; it is just a very slow process,&#8221; Smith sensibly implied that scalpers would not exist if no one purchased tickets from them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243889\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I AM AS SICKENED AS YOU ALL ARE BY TODAY&#8217;S TICKETMASTER &#8216;FEES&#8217; DEBACLE. TO BE VERY CLEAR: THE ARTIST HAS NO WAY TO LIMIT THEM. I HAVE BEEN ASKING HOW THEY ARE JUSTIFIED. IF I GET ANYTHING COHERENT BY WAY OF AN ANSWER I WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW. X<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertSmith\/status\/1636188988238077953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243891\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I HAVE BEEN TOLD: StubHub has pulled listings in all markets except NY, Chicago, Denver (IE. CITIES IN STATES THAT HAVE LAWS PROTECTING SCALPERS). PLEASE DON&#8217;T BUY FROM THE SCALPERS &#8211; THERE ARE STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE &#8211; IT IS JUST A VERY SLOW PROCESS&#8230; X<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertSmith\/status\/1636195490336235520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243890\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I WILL BE BACK IF I GET ANYTHING SERIOUS ON THE TM FEES&#8230; IN THE MEANTIME, I AM COMPELLED TO NOTE DOWN MY OBVIOUS RECURRING ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM THOUGHT&#8230; THAT IF NO-ONE BOUGHT FROM SCALPERS&#8230; THEN&#8230; X<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertSmith\/status\/1636196688984526851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243896\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Smith also said that The Cure had refused to tie their tour sales to Ticketmaster Platinum, the dynamic pricing model which increases ticket costs based on demand. &#8220;It is a greedy scam,&#8221; Smith wrote, &#8220;and all artists have the choice not to participate&#8230; if no artists participated, it would cease to exist.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243892\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WHAT I MEANT BY THIS BIT WAS&#8230; I HAD A SEPARATE CONVERSATION ABOUT &#8216;PLATINUM&#8217;, TO SEE IF I HAD MISUNDERSTOOD SOMETHING&#8230; BUT I HADN&#8217;T! IT IS A GREEDY SCAM &#8211; AND ALL ARTISTS HAVE THE CHOICE NOT TO PARTICIPATE&#8230; IF NO ARTISTS PARTICIPATED, IT WOULD CEASE TO EXIST X <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kj7hjkRGn1\">https:\/\/t.co\/Kj7hjkRGn1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertSmith\/status\/1636073365373956100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243897\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Pressure is continuing to rise against Ticketmaster on many fronts The Department of Justice has opened an antitrust investigation into Ticketmaster&#8217;s parent company Live Nation over alleged power abuses, and the company has been roundly condemned for recent botched ticket sales. Bad Bunny fans with tickets were locked out of a Mexico City concert after what Ticketmaster claims was vast fraud (the company has been fined <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2022\/12\/13\/ticketmaster-bad-bunny-fake-tickets\/\">millions<\/a> by the Mexican government) and a wave of potential Taylor Swift ticket buyers led to crashed Ticketmaster servers, the cancellation of the sale, a lawsuit, and a Senate subcommittee hearing. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content_block paragraph triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-243893\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?p=TFI7834680816&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"482\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Jordan Darville<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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