Ticketmaster Has Made An Enemy Of The Beyhive Again
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The sales giant’s overloaded presale queues and pricey Cowboy Carter tickets have left Beyoncé fans fuming again.
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Once upon a time, Beyoncé fans could gleefully rejoice over the music icon’s tour announcements. However, the complicated process of buying concert tickets these days has made these occasions less than thrilling.
This week, presale tickets went live for Beyoncé’s highly anticipated Cowboy Carter Tour, which she announced earlier this month after postponing the initial Jan. 14 reveal. The news sent fans into a frenzy after they realized Queen Bey was, once again, asking us to open our wallets and get ready for another live show run — even amid President Donald Trump’s looming trade war and inflation causing the price of eggs to skyrocket.
As Ruth Etiesit Samuel wrote for HuffPost amid last year’s tour rumors, “Beyoncé, ma’am, we are broke.” Yet and still, Beyhive members prepped their bank accounts this week to secure seats at the Chitlin’ Circuit Tour.
For many people, this isn’t their first rodeo relying on Ticketmaster to supply their Beyoncé tour needs. In 2023, the sales giant tried an online lottery system for Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour with its Verified Fan program — which required fans to register for various presale categories to either receive a unique access code or be put on the waitlist. The Cowboy Carter Tour is following a similar process, but just like last time, it’s leaving folks both frustrated and pissed beyond belief.
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