Can AI solve fans’ concert ticket woes?

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2023 was a record year of live music, with an all-time high in worldwide ticket sales. Beyoncé and Taylor Swift’s world tours broke records, however fans trying to get tickets faced big problems.We hear from musicians, fans and global ticket selling giant Live Nation (of which Ti ...  Show more

Buying concert tickets used to be easy…you show a show you wanted to see, went down to the box office, plunked down some cash and in exchange were given a couple of stiff pieces of paper with some words on them… When it came time for the show, you presented those pieces of pape ...  Show more

After queuing online for hours to buy gig tickets, some fans saw the prices surge. What happened? Rob Davies reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus 

Taylor Swift's Eras tour has taken over the globe and getting your hands on a ticket has become a hot commodity, with general sale tickets being released in Australia on Friday.

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