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We apparently now reside in a world \u2014 OK, a rustic \u2014 the place artists have to remain in an energetic dialogue with Ticketmaster to make sure that their followers don\u2019t get priced out of exhibits. Today, the Cure\u2019s Robert Smith tweeted that Ticketmaster would promise partial refunds to counteract its \u201cunduly high\u201d charges for the band\u2019s upcoming North American tour<\/a>. \u201cAFTER FURTHER CONVERSATION, TICKETMASTER HAVE AGREED WITH US THAT MANY OF THE FEES BEING CHARGED ARE UNDULY HIGH, AND AS A GESTURE OF GOODWILL HAVE OFFERED A $10 PER TICKET REFUND TO ALL VERIFIED FAN ACCOUNTS FOR LOWEST TICKET PRICE (\u2018LTP\u2019) TRANSACTIONS\u2026,\u201d Smith tweeted at this time.<\/p>\n Smith continued: \u201cAND A $5 PER TICKET REFUND TO ALL VERIFIED FAN ACCOUNTS FOR ALL OTHER TICKET PRICE TRANSACTIONS, FOR ALL CURE SHOWS AT ALL VENUES; IF YOU ALREADY BOUGHT A TICKET YOU WILL GET AN AUTOMATIC REFUND; ALL TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW WILL INCUR LOWER FEES\u2026 I WILL KNOW IN A BIT \u2013 AND LET YOU KNOW \u2013 WHAT SHOWS HAVE TICKETS LEFT FOR SALE TOMORROW\u2026 ONWARDS X\u201d<\/p>\n When the Cure first introduced its North American tour, the band promised \u201cno \u2018platinum\u2019 or \u2018dynamically priced\u2019 tickets on this tour.\u201d The band additionally defined that the tickets for the exhibits wouldn\u2019t be transferable, aka should you purchase one, you’ll be able to solely promote it for face worth. In an effort to maintain ticket costs cheap, the band additionally agreed to Ticketmaster\u2019s Verified Fan plan, which is designed to maintain scalpers and bots from snapping up all of the tickets however could make the duty of shopping for tickets extra difficult.<\/p>\n On March 14, after registered followers have been seeing remarkably excessive charges, Smith tweeted extra<\/a> concerning the band\u2019s US ticketing technique (which was meant to keep away from scalping and reselling), acknowledging that it doesn’t matter what the band does it\u2019s nonetheless not straightforward for followers to purchase tickets. \u201cWE KNOW IT IS A FAR FROM PERFECT SYSTEM \u2013 BUT THE REALITY IS THAT IF THERE AREN\u2019T ENOUGH TICKETS ONSALE, A NUMBER OF FANS ARE GOING TO MISS OUT WHATEVER SYSTEM WE USE; AT LEAST THIS ONE TRIES TO GET TICKETS INTO THE HANDS OF FANS AT A FAIR PRICE\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Smith\u2019s newest assertion is beneath.<\/p>\n