![]() ![]() Some members of u2.com are bot operators.” You could say it’s unfair that members of the U2 fan club get a two-day jump on the rest of the public. “It has to be acknowledged that certain promoters, certain managers and certain acts connive at this. If two minutes later, they see the same tickets being scalped, it’s a miserable feeling. “People go online to buy a ticket and think they have an equal chance of getting that ticket. ![]() “I know there’s a sense of unfairness in the air,” McGuinness said, according to the Irish Times newspaper. However, with tickets soon being offered on resale sites, there was suspicion that many subscribers were using their membership as an opportunity to buy the in-demand tickets and resell them at an inflated price. The presale proved so popular that even more tickets had to be made available to the U2 fan club. Anyone who joined the U2.com club before the sale began had access, although long-term subscribers were given priority. Members of U2’s fan club were allowed to buy up to four tickets for the band’s ‘The Joshua Tree’ 2017 tour days before they went on general sale in January. McGuinness, who led the Irish rockers’ career from their formation in the 1970s until 2013, is concerned that music fans are being left despondent by “a sense of unfairness” in the ticketing sector. Posts, comments and submissions available.Paul McGuinness, the former manager of U2, has said that fan club pre-sales could be encouraging scalping. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their ownĬreated content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrantĪnd indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, Wire service provided by AFP and Press Association. ![]() Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography You can obtain a copy of theĬode, or contact the Council, at PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: images provided by Press AssociationĪnd RollingNews.ie unless otherwise stated. Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. The Journal supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press “Today’s outrageous cornering of the market by touts whose only goal is to gouge hard-working fans is an absolute disgrace and shows clearly the problem we have here,” Rock said. That means that the higher the price for “secondary market” tickets, the more money Seatwave stands to make.įine Gael TD Noel Rock said that the legislation that has been introduced to tackle this kind of ticket reselling hasn’t moved fast enough and has called on the government to enact the legislation immediately. The company charges a 10% “success fee” on sales and allows people to set their own selling price. It allows fans to sell their tickets, even within minutes of purchase. Seatwave bills itself as a Ticketmaster company which allows fans who missed out on sold-out gigs to purchase official tickets. However, some disappointed fans on social media this morning claimed that tickets were appearing on the site shortly after 9am. ![]() As of shortly before 11am this morning, there were no tickets for any of the Irish dates available on Seatwave. ![]()
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