NH venue says third-party Foo Fighters tickets are invalid

GILFORD, NH — The Foo Fighters come to New Hampshire in Might, however numerous followers with tickets might not be capable to get in. 

“That is probably the most thrilling factor for me this summer time, so I am actually, actually bummed,” stated Jennifer Alba, who just lately realized her tickets are invalid. “What’s going to occur to these seats? All of the seats which were purchased?’

The band will play on the Financial institution of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford. The venue won’t be accepting any third-party tickets for the live performance. This consists of websites like StubHub or Vivid Seats. The request was made by the band to attempt to thwart scalpers and ticket firms from shopping for up tickets to resell at increased costs. Sadly, a variety of followers already purchased the tickets and had them transferred. 

“It is an business large downside with these third-party distributors. They’ve the potential to purchase 2/3 of the tickets right away,” stated Tricia Frazier, a Foo Fighters fan who’s holding onto a third-party ticket. “Seat Geek gave me an e-mail instantly after I made the acquisition saying that we’d not be getting the tickets till nearer to 72 hours previous to the precise occasion, and that was on the request of the venue.” 

“Ticket Middle was like, ‘This a legit ticket. It is good. For those who get declined on the door, we’ll assure a reimbursement,” added Aislinn McCarthy who has been ready to see the Foo Fighters since their final native live performance was canceled. 

WBZ has been speaking with the venue and Stay Nation for the previous three days however have but to get an announcement or interview with the corporate. They did launch an announcement to followers saying solely tickets that present up in a Stay Nation or Ticketmaster account can be legitimate. Alba has her parking ticket in her account, and McCarthy has her ticket insurance coverage, however neither have tickets. 

“Actually onerous to know how they don’t seem to be legitimate if you find yourself getting all the opposite items all despatched to you from Ticketmaster,” says McCarthy. 

The venue recommends followers start asking these firms for a refund now. Ticketmaster has a web site as much as change tickets, however solely at face worth.