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BTS Presales Fuel Sellouts and Added Shows as Ticket Transparency Fight Grows

Ticketmaster’s plan to reveal international prices only at purchase has sparked fan backlash and regulatory pressure.

Overview

  • ARMY membership presales on Jan. 22–23 sold out many dates, with BigHit confirming all three opening nights in Goyang are gone.
  • BigHit added one show each in Tampa (Apr. 28) and Stanford (May 19), with presales on Jan. 23 and general sales on Jan. 24 for those dates.
  • Fans reported long queues and site glitches during presales, with some traveling to Seoul for faster connections as general on-sales open by market from Jan. 24.
  • Ticketmaster published prices for London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at £76.05–£477.95 plus a £3.45 handling fee and said prices would not change during sales.
  • Mexico’s Profeco urged Ticketmaster and OCESA to disclose prices, seat maps, fees and terms in advance after thousands of complaints, as resale listings surged above face value.