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Tom Petty cancels fan club member tickets after they were resold for a higher price
10 May 2006 23:47:25 -0700 alt.showbiz.gossip
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US rocker Tom Petty has cancelled almost 500 concert tickets issued to
fan club members, after they were resold for a higher price online. The Refugee hitmaker's management and Ticketmaster took the decision because they feared touts had specifically joined Petty's fan club in a bid to obtain tickets and then sell them for profit. Petty will be supported by Pearl Jam at his gigs in St Paul, Minnesota, on 26 and 27 June. Manager Tony Dimitriades says, "We don't claim to have completely eliminated all reselling activity on these or any other shows. "But this is definitely a step in the right direction and a major strike on behalf of the good guys." Kathy...
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