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Cure sell out to scalpers?

The Cure
May 13, 2011 Updated May 16, 2011

All tickets for The Cure's upcoming shows at the Sydney Opera House sold out within minutes of going on sale yesterday.

The struggle to get hold of tickets prompted some fans to create an anti-Ticketmaster Facebook group, suggesting that scalpers were once again spoiling things for us ordinary punters.

Such theories were seemingly borne out, with a pair of $180 tickets being offered on eBay today for the princely sum of 3 thousand dollars.

Source: Pedestrian TV external link

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The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member. The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with its debut album Three Imaginary Boys (1979); this, along with several early singles, placed the band as part...

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On May 13, 2011. 10:45am
Sassacass said

I got tickets!! but I also HATE scalpers!! They need to put an end to this dirty practice!

On May 14, 2011. 7:26pm
ellfra said

I was on the phone constantly trying to get through for the first hour - and missed out. If this was sold out due to scalpers then WTF - surely with the technology available this cab sorted out so as there is a limit by customer ID or something : (

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