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The Cure frontman Robert Smith says he's "sickened" by Ticketmaster fees

Headline from CBS News

Fans of the British band complain that the event company's charges exceed the face value of concert tickets.

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11 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    The Cure: Robert Smith tells fans he is ‘sickened’ by Ticketmaster fees as US tour goes on sale (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The frontman said that artists had no way to limit the ticketing giant’s fees but his band had declined to participate in the ‘greedy scam’ of dynamic pricing

  2. CBS News

    The Cure frontman Robert Smith says he's "sickened" by Ticketmaster fees (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Fans of the British band complain that the event company's charges exceed the face value of concert tickets.

  3. UPI

    Robert Smith: Ticketmaster fees thwarted The Cure's attempt to cut ticket prices (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Cure's Robert Smith says that trying to keep the band's concert ticket prices low was hampered by Ticketmaster fees.

  4. KRDO

    The Cure's Robert Smith 'sickened' over Ticketmaster fees (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Marianne Garvey, CNN The frontman for The Cure is taking on Ticketmaster. The legendary New Wave band, set to head out on a North American tour, began selling tickets through Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan sale on Wednesday.

  5. Insider

    Ticketmaster will give Cure fans a refund after Robert Smith said he was 'sickened' by its additional charges and demanded an explanation (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Robert Smith told his fans in tweets Thursday that he was "as sickened as you all are" over Ticketmaster's additional charges on Cure tickets.

  6. NBC News

    Ticketmaster to refund some fees after The Cure’s Robert Smith says he was 'sickened' by prices (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    One photo posted on Twitter showed that the fees on the Ticketmaster website totaled more than the $20 single ticket price.

  7. NPR

    Robert Smith of The Cure convinces Ticketmaster to give partial refunds, lower fees (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The announcement came a day after Smith shared his frustrations with Ticketmaster, saying he was "as sickened as you all are" by the company's fees.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Famous Artist Robert Smith Secures Partial Refunds For Fans After Blasting Ticketmaster On Social Media (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Robert Smith, front-man of The Cure, posted a flurry of angry twitter messages blasting Ticketmaster for charging exorbitant fees and convinced them to issue refunds.

  9. Quartz

    The Cure forced Ticketmaster to refund fans a portion of "unduly high" fees (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    In some cases, the fees were higher than the face value of the tickets to The Cure's US tour

  10. The Guardian

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

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ticketing giant will refund $10 to fans who bought cheapest tickets on the band’s US tour, and $5 to everyone else after frontman asks for an explanation

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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