Concerts Are Returning and Fans Are Already Mad at Ticketmaster

After a long year of closures, shows are finally coming back — and so is the hate for the ticketing giant

BY Allie GregoryPublished Jun 24, 2021

With live music slowly returning to the world, so has the sometimes painful experience of waiting in digital queues for artist pre-sales. This morning, Lorde fans got a solid dose of technical difficulties, and like clockwork, they're getting vocal about their frustration online.

Ticketmaster began trending this morning when fans, attempting to secure pre-sale tickets to the Solar Power tour, were met with long queues, sold-out arenas, crashes and plenty more. Similarly, Twenty One Pilots fans experienced difficulties getting tickets earlier this week when Ticketmaster crashed entirely. The ticketing agent has since issued an apology and blamed the issues on "overwhelming demand."
 

Latest Coverage