Tickets for Radiohead’s Australian tour have already hit eBay, for more than quadruple the original price.
Thom Yorke of Radiohead. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.
Currently there are 38 listings – pairs of tickets going for up to a staggering $1225, and single tickets for up to $399. Some buyers are offering up to ten tickets, although ticketing agencies have a limit of four per customer.
The pre-sale kicked off at midday today and the demand reportedly caused server overloads, with hundreds of fans disappointed. Tickets are set at $130 on agency sites, with the official sale date being this Thursday 1 March.
Chugg Entertainment issued a statement on its Facebook page about the scalped tickets already popping up at massive-inflated prices on eBay.
It reads:
“We are aware that already, after a limited pre-sale, tickets are appearing on eBay for highly inflated prices.
“Unfortunately, there is simply no legislation in place to prevent this activity, at this time. We are taking measures to minimise this market, but there are limitations as to what restrictions to re-sale we can impose.
“We would warn Radiohead fans across Australia and New Zealand, not to buy tickets from unauthorised ticket sellers and scalpers, including those selling on eBay. We would like to remind fans that there are still authorised tickets to be released on Thursday for the general on sale.
“Fans buying tickets from unauthorised ticket sellers also risk the tickets not arriving, having their tickets cancelled or not getting the seats they thought they were getting. We reserve the right to cancel tickets from unauthorised ticket sellers and there is no right of refund if the ticket is cancelled.
“While we appreciate that there is an overwhelming demand for tickets from genuine fans, we just want everyone to be aware of the potential risks and we strongly encourage fans to only purchase tickets through the registered ticketing agency, so that they know the tickets will be valid.”
