Oh boy! Just when one Bieber scandal is resolved another has surfaced. Justin Bieber's PR team announced a few months ago that his Madison Square Garden show sold out in 30 minutes meanwhile his entire Believe Tour sold out in an hour, but that might not be the case. According to a new investigation done by News Channel 5 in Nashville, it looks like Bieber's team didn't exactly sell all the tickets.
“Bieber's fans were not told that there were really not that many seats left by the time tickets went on sale to the general public,” reports News Channel 5. “Ticket instructions obtained from Bieber's Nashville concert show that out of almost 14,000 available seats the number actually set aside for that public on sale: just 1,001 … In Bieber's case, the biggest chunk of tickets, almost 6,000, went to American Express customers through an AmEx presale. Another 3,000 went to paying members of Bieber's fan club.
News Channel 5 says that it found 14 tickets on TicketsNow (a resale site with a huge markup) in row G, listed for $246 each. Documents show that this entire row consisted of seats that were not made available to the general public.
News Channel 5 says that it found 14 tickets on TicketsNow (a resale site with a huge markup) in row G, listed for $246 each. Documents show that this entire row consisted of seats that were not made available to the general public.
Those same ticketing documents also show that Bieber's tour held back 500 tickets to be sold at marked-up prices as part of Ticketmaster's Platinum Exchange program, along with some 900 seats reserved for various programs labeled as "VIP" tickets.
Bieber isn't the only artist that does this though, according to News Channel 5, three years ago, less than 1,600 seats out of 15,000 seats at Taylor Swift's tour went on sale for the general public, adding that Ticketmaster has no say in what tickets artists make available for sale.
News Channel 5 attempted to reach Bieber’s publicist, but did not receive any calls for comment.
So, what are your thoughts on this? Does this break the law in your opinion? Is it fair to the fans? Sound off in the comments below or let us know your thoughts on Twitter or Facebook.
Posted By: Joe
Bieber isn't the only artist that does this though, according to News Channel 5, three years ago, less than 1,600 seats out of 15,000 seats at Taylor Swift's tour went on sale for the general public, adding that Ticketmaster has no say in what tickets artists make available for sale.
News Channel 5 attempted to reach Bieber’s publicist, but did not receive any calls for comment.
So, what are your thoughts on this? Does this break the law in your opinion? Is it fair to the fans? Sound off in the comments below or let us know your thoughts on Twitter or Facebook.
Posted By: Joe