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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Problems Aplenty For Led Zeppelin Ticketing Scheme 

The lottery system for tickets to the Led Zeppelin reunion concert at London's O2 Arena has drawn the ire of nearly everyone involved with the process and now promoter Harvey Goldsmith has threatened to cancel the show after ticket codes given to successful ballot entrants were sold on eBay for up to $6,000.

"If you think that you can beat the system by buying from eBay or any other website you are wrong, you will not be allowed in to the concert and your application for tickets will be cancelled within the next 14 days," the irate promoter is quoted as saying. "I have no interest in supporting parasite businesses who prevent fans from supporting their artists by the increased price of the tickets and who ultimately put nothing whatsoever back into our business to support it." While Goldmith may have his morals in the right place, cancelling the ticket application punishes the buyer who paid the exorbitant resale value, not the seller who scalped it.

Fans have also expressed their discontent with the ticket code system. In order to gain entry to the show, the personal information of the ticket holder must match the credit card information used to purchase the tickets. If you don't have a credit card or are using Mom or Dad's credit card, this could cause problems. Goldsmith is aware of the issue and claims that they will address each problematic situation individually.

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