Purchase Springsteen tickets through official channels

Media Release
20 September 2016

Vbase urges public to purchase Springsteen tickets through official channels

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band public ticket sales open through Ticketek this Friday, with pre-ticket sales opening for Frontier Touring members at noon today.

Vbase, who secured the event for 21 February, wants to make sure people avoid disappointment and purchase their tickets through the only official ticket providers.

Early last week Australian media outlets once again highlighted the problem ticket re-sales are causing the entertainment industry. Michael Gudinksi of Frontier Touring, who visited Christchurch to announce the New Zealand and Australia Tour of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band last week, spoke out about scalpers who are buying bulk tickets on an ‘industrial scale’ and reselling them at increased prices.

Re-sales typically take place after ‘official tickets’ have sold out, however many ticket buyers unwittingly purchase resale tickets (at a hiked price) even when authentic tickets are still available through the official ticket provider.

Vbase General Manager, Darren Burden says he doesn’t want to see the public being misled and buying tickets at inflated prices for the Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band concert in Christchurch this summer.

“Our team have worked really hard to secure this event for the people of Christchurch and the wider South Island, and we want to make sure the public are paying the right prices for their tickets.

“Buying tickets for the Christchurch show from sources other than Ticketek would put people at risk of ending up with tickets that may not be genuine.”

Tickets for the Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band Christchurch concert, with special guests Jet and Marlon Williams & the Yarra Benders, will be available on public sale from noon NZDT Friday 23 September from ticketek.co.nz. Further information can be found online at vbase.co.nz.

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