![]() “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,” he continued. “We didn’t agree to the ‘dynamic pricing’ / ‘price surging’ / ‘platinum ticket’ thing because it is itself a bit of a scam? A separate conversation!” “We had final say in all our ticket pricing for this upcoming tour, and I didn’t want those prices instantly and horribly distorted by resale,” he said. Smith weighed in through a longer series of posts yesterday, acknowledging the system is imperfect and that the Cure had acted on advice from Ticketmaster about the best ways to reduce rampant scalping. Paul Weller Viciously Insults The Cure’s Robert Smith The Cure Playing Three Nights in L.A., NYC on Spring/Summer Tour Robert Smith Decries Ticketmaster Fee ‘Debacle’ As Cure Tour Goes Onsale Wait to see how you get on through the official registration channel.” Not one of these scammers has a genuine ticket for sale. As Smith wrote on social media on Monday, “all the ‘secondary ticket market’ sites showing insanely priced Cure tickets are a con. ![]() One reason they’re doing so is because numerous secondary ticketing sites are advertising Cure seats at extremely high markups, even though the shows didn’t actually go on sale until today (March 15). Last week, Smith announced the Cure was opting out of Ticketmaster’s platinum and dynamic price ticketing options and into the company’s Verified Fan registration program, but that hasn’t stopped some hopeful show-goers from grumbling. The Cure‘s Robert Smith continues to chat openly with fans about issues surrounding the pre-sale ticket registration for the band’s summer North American tour, which is set to begin May 10 in New Orleans. Paul Weller Viciously Insults The Cure's Robert Smith
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