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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

The Cure’s Robert Smith convinces Ticketmaster to refund ‘unduly high’ fees after fan anger

Robert Smith of The Cure performs on stage in London in December 2022
Robert Smith of the Cure told fans he was ‘as sickened as you all are’ over the fees being charged on tickets for the band’s US tour. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Getty Images

Ticketmaster will refund some of its fees to fans buying tickets for the Cure’s US tour, after frontman Robert Smith took them to task over their “unduly high” fees that were, in some cases, adding up to more than the price of a ticket.

On Thursday, Smith told fans that he was “as sickened as you all are” and he would contact Ticketmaster after many took to social media to complain about the ticket sales behemoth’s additional fees.

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