The goth icon's battle against ticket fees and the re-sale market continues to make waves.
Smith shared that money from fraudulent ticket sales will be donated to human rights organization Amnesty International.
Bungled on-sales renewed furor at the ticketing giant. But a slew of new platforms are giving fans (and artists) alternatives.
Earlier this month, the frontman blasted the company for tacking on fees to ticket sales that cost more than the actual tickets themselves.
Members of the band's NFT fan club will get first access to tickets through a new token-gated integration with Ticketmaster.
The rock icon joined The Cure's Robert Smith in raging against the TM machine.
The companies had agreed to loosen Ticketmaster’s exclusivity requirements in a 2021 agreement that didn’t hold up for the Eras Tour.
Robert Smith got a result for fans following backlash on ticketing fees.
Fans posted screenshots of what they said were receipts with fees exceeding ticket prices.
The band will not allow tickets to be resold at above face value for their Shows of a Lost World dates.
