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Lady Gaga Fans Furious After Ticketmaster Fiasco Leaves Them Empty-Handed!

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This week, Australian supporters of Lady Gaga found themselves enraged, having been unable to secure tickets for her eagerly awaited Mayhem Ball tour in Australia.

Even though many enthusiastic concert attendees had already joined the online lineup well ahead of ticket sales, a large number of them found themselves disappointed and without tickets, as they failed to secure seats for any of the shows.

Across the country, numerous enthusiasts flocked to Instagram and other platforms to voice their frustration as they found it challenging to acquire tickets due to a massive influx of people simultaneously attempting to do so ahead of time.

400 people were ahead of him in line, but he managed to get there in just minutes and still couldn’t snag a General Admission ticket. That’s got to be a joke! remarked one individual.

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With 400 people in front of him, it only took a few minutes for him to arrive, yet he failed to secure a General Admission ticket. Surely that must be a jest! said someone.

Anger arose among some fans when another Sydney concert was added to the schedule: “Man, I was number 600 in line when tickets went on sale and both the general admission were already sold out, and now this announcement comes after I got timed out.

How come, when I arrived precisely at 12pm, there were already 30,000 people ahead of me in line? Is that normal? they asked.

Others took to X to voice their frustrations. 

Even though I was among the first in line and had been waiting all morning, I unfortunately couldn’t secure Lady Gaga tickets, not even during presales. The Ticketmaster website is just incredibly frustrating to navigate, and buying tickets via their interactive map feels like a complete nightmare. I’m absolutely crushed by this disappointment.

Someone mentioned that they almost didn’t get a chance at all, attributing the incident to the problematic queue system on the ticketing site.

‘I’m thrilled! I finally managed to secure Lady Gaga concert tickets for Brisbane, but it was quite disappointing. I arrived at the queue much earlier than my sister, yet I ended up being around 7000th in line. Somehow, she joined later and got about 3500th place in the queue, so we ended up using her account to get the tickets.’

A user posted a snapshot showing they were waiting in an online lineup alongside over 14,000 others ahead of them.

They captioned the photo, “This is absurd… How on earth am I expected to get two tickets? The ticketing system in Australia needs major improvements. It’s just a complete mess,” expressing their frustration with the current ticketing situation.

’25 minutes in a queue to a sold old presale. Good job,’ said another.

Someone lamented, ‘I missed the chance to get Brisbane tickets which sold out quickly, just like Cinderella missing the ball.’

For the second time, followers of the 39-year-old American pop sensation found themselves enraged as they tried to secure tickets for her eagerly anticipated Australian tour this week.

The artist who made “Poker Face” famous will travel to Australia for the first time in a decade, as part of her Mayhem Ball tour schedule in May.

Nevertheless, when the initial pre-sales commenced on Monday, enthusiasts found themselves taken aback and financially affected upon discovering the ticket costs for the eagerly awaited performances.

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However, fans were taken aback and left with lighter wallets during the start of the first pre-sale on Monday, as they discovered the prices for the highly anticipated shows.

Many angry fans claimed dynamic ticket pricing had sent the cost soaring.

Dynamic pricing means the price of tickets will rise or fall based on demand.

One enthusiast, chatting about X this week, posted images of the ticket purchasing platform for one of Lady Gaga’s performances at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

The images display that Mastercard and Vodafone are offering standby tickets for a concert, priced at a reasonable $204.80 each.

Another shot showed prices for seated tickets, which ranged from $539 to $649.

‘Lady gaga #Melbourne Marvel stadium pricing,’ the fan wrote.

‘In dynamic pricing, ticket costs can fluctuate based on demand. For instance, you’d find the least expensive tickets at approximately $300 for upper-tier seats. However, if you prefer mid to front row seating, be prepared to spend between $550 and $650. The rear floor tickets are priced at $255.’

Another shared a screenshot which showed ‘nosebleed’ seats going for almost $500.

Absolutely, let me rephrase that for you from a first-person perspective as a lifestyle advisor:

“I must admit, I find it rather challenging to accept such high prices for tickets located far from the stage for Lady Gaga’s concert. The concept of dynamic pricing is intriguing, but I prefer being close enough to fully immerse myself in the experience.

A third person, pleased they had obtained tickets, acknowledged that the high cost associated with the event made it a somewhat bittersweet triumph.

‘Won the lady gaga ticket war but at what cost (a big f*** you to dynamic pricing,’ they wrote.

However, a Ticketmaster spokesperson said in a statement that dynamic pricing was not used.  

They explained that Ticketmaster doesn’t use variable pricing strategies or complex algorithms to change the cost of tickets based on demand.

‘Tickets were priced in advance of the sale and set at the individual seat level.’ 

Regarding the Instagram post about her upcoming tour, Lady Gaga shared that she hadn’t initially planned a global tour for 2025. However, the overwhelming enthusiasm generated by her recent album, Mayhem, prompted her to reconsider and decide to bring her show to an international audience instead.

She remarked that due to the swift work of Arthur Fogel and the incredible Live Nation team, they managed to organize a worldwide tour in an astonishingly short amount of time.

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2025-04-17 08:49

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