Tragically Hip concert tickets sell out in minutes, again
Tickets to The Tragically Hip's Man Machine Poem tour went on sale at 10 a.m. this morning. And like at the pre-sale earlier this week, they sold out in mere minute. Fans and anxious page-refreshers, however, noticed that re-sale sites such as StubHub had numerous tickets in stock (albeit for exorbitant prices).
The Hip are playing three shows at the ACC on August 10, 12 and 14.
Many are frustrated by this seemingly convoluted ticketing process and some are even petitioning the attorney general to look into it.
Until that happens, Toronto-area fans are taking to social media to vent. Many are especially miffed proceeds from this tour are supposed to go to the Sunnybrook Foundation.
No, @Ticketmaster, I'm not a robot... Kinda wish I was though, maybe then I'd get a ticket! #TragicallyHip
— taylor renkema (@taylorrenkema) June 3, 2016
"Not Many Left," eh... Sure... #TragicallyHip pic.twitter.com/nU3vnJa9Wr
— Tevy Pilc (@tevypilc) June 3, 2016
What's worse, lining up overnight for tickets, calling & getting constant busy signal, or trying buy #TragicallyHip tickets online? #sameold
— S (@ShawnMeNow) June 3, 2016
Taking Tragically Hip tickets, where proceeds were supposed to go to a charity, and reselling them as scalpers is just plain scuzzy.
— Jessica Maxwell (@jstephmax) June 3, 2016
I'm awesome at identifying storefronts and bodies of water. Less awesome at securing 2 #TragicallyHip tix. You're terrible #ticketmaster
— Amanda Dickson (@miss_mandypants) June 3, 2016
Did anyone in the GTA actually get tickets to one of the #TragicallyHip shows from #TicketMaster? because 1000s of tix are on StubHub. #Foul
— Cris Costa (@CrisCostaLive) June 3, 2016
Will @JustinTrudeau be addressing the @TicketmasterCA scam soon? Seems relevant enough! #TragicallyHip
— johnlanthier (@johnlanthier) June 3, 2016
Today's #Ticketmaster winner. #TragicallyHip https://t.co/hw0t6ZR1Ip
— Ben (@BenMA7) June 3, 2016
Photo by Brian Morton.
