U2 Ticket Limits Cause a Fuss
U2 and its management have created a scenario where ticket brokers appear to be purveyors of evil gouging and U2 management appears to be protecting fans by limiting the number of tickets to U2’s two local shows.
In reality, when U2’s manager Paul McGuinness stated in the Nov. 16, 1991, issue of Billboard that “we want to reintroduce the American public to the concept of the hard ticket,” he was extremely aware of the scenario that would be created by playing one or two shows in a smaller arena and limiting access and ticket quantity.
U2 deliberately created a situation where ticket cost would be so high that it would create a sensationalistic media frenzy. U2 would receive millions of dollars in free publicity nationally to promote the band and its album.
Did they really have the best interests of their fans at heart?
LARRY GOLD, Owner
Ticket Time
Los Angeles
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