The Black Keys have clarified their decision to prohibit re-sold tickets: 'We turned off ticket transferability to ensure that our fans got in the door at the low ticket prices we set for them.” Read the full statement:
insisted that admission had always been billed as “non-transferable” from the get-go, as part of a design to thwart scalpers and keep the bargain-basement $25 tickets limited to true fans for this comparatively intimate preview of their imminent arena tour.
“Last night’s concert tickets were $25 and geared toward the fan club,” the Black Keys said in their own statement released to the press. “This was our first show in over four years and the kickoff of the Let’s Rock Tour. Because we were playing a venue far smaller than the rest of the venues on the tour as a warmup show, we turned off ticket transferability to ensure that our fans got in the door at the low ticket prices we set for them.
Said StubHub, “Unexpectedly, Live Nation and Ticketmaster issued tickets for The Black Keys concert through rotating barcodes, which limit how fans can use tickets. This resulted in fans who purchased legitimate tickets on StubHub being turned away at the entrance. Fans should not be punished for giving away or reselling their tickets. We strongly disagree with Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s approach and the negative impact it has on fans.
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