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Neil Young declares touring “broken” as ticketing controversies continue

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Neil Young has weighed in with his views on the recent controversies around Ticketmaster fees and secondary ticketing, saying that “concert touring is broken”.Writing on his website, Young proclaims: “It’s over.

The old days are gone. I get letters blaming me for $3000 tickets [being sold on the secondary market] for a benefit I am doing.

That money does not go to me or the benefit. Artists have to worry about ripped off fans blaming them for Ticketmaster add-ons and scalpers”.In particular he highlights the recent row over the fees charged for tickets on The Cure’s upcoming US tour.

Frontman Robert Smith said that the band had chosen to use Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan system for the ticketing on those shows in order to reduce the number of tickets that ended up being touted – or scalped if you prefer – on the secondary sites (although Vice reported this week that touts are already finding ways around this).The band had also ensured that prices for the actual tickets were kept low, so that as many fans as possible could afford to see them play.

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