Maggie Rogers announced she ’s operate “ old school ” ahead of her upcoming term of enlistment by bring ticket sales back to the in - person box office . tag go on sale at 10 a.m. today , and Rogers tell apart her fans on hersiteto “ buy an in - somebody tag like it ’s 1965 ” while expressing her frustration overrecent monetary value gouging and bug on Ticketmaster .
“ Fuck bot + piece of ass fees . amount grease one’s palms a ticket in person . tomorrow only , ” Rogerswroteon Instagram , and in an accompanying video , she explained her decision to move to in - person sales .
“ Over the last few calendar month , there ’s been a lot of conversation about how intense ticketing fee are and how mad bot activity is , and how problematical it is to just get tickets into the manus of fans , ” Rogers said . “ A lot of people , include me , are defeated and concerned , and I ’ve been thinking about a way to sort of give the great unwashed another option . So we ’re going old school . ” She added , “ Seems a piddling obvious but it ’s a way to get rid of some of the fee and get tickets directly into your bridge player . ”
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Rogers ’ conclusion come afterTaylor Swift fans were mesh out of Ticketmasterwhile trying to bribe tickets to the Isaac Merrit Singer ’s Eras go . “ It goes without saying that I ’m extremely protective of my fans , ” Swift wrote on Instagram in November . “ It ’s really difficult for me to intrust an outside entity with these relationships and loyalties , and excruciating for me to just watch mistake materialise with no resort . ”
Do n’t fret if you ca n’t make it to the ticket booth today , though . Additional tickets will become uncommitted on April 11 on Rogers ’ website;Spotify will open up to pre - sale ticketson April 12 ; and ticket will open to the general public on April 14 .
complaint arose from other celebrities regarding theTicketmaster ’s usurious fee make otherwise affordable tickets progressively expensive . Last month , The Cure require Ticketmaster issue repayment to fans for add on excessively gamey fee , which the company ultimately agreed to .
Rogers ’ conclusion now fall as a means to guarantee her fan do n’t run into the same issues and defeat . The ticket will be available for one day only at local box bureau , and Rogers said there there will be a two - slate - per - person demarcation line but all Leontyne Price and tier will be uncommitted , and contribute , “ along with exclusive merch and a especial playlist I cook up just for box office day . ”
In - person box office sales will vary from city to city , and Rogers sound out she will make an appearance at the Music Hall of Williamsburg box bureau in Brooklyn on Friday to greet devotee that are buying tickets for her July 27 show in nearby Forest Hills .
Rogers ’ U.S. summer hitch will course from July to August feature special guests Soccer Mommy and Alvvays .
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