Bad Bunny fans turned away from his Mexico City concert after ticket issues

Hundreds of Bad Bunny fans were sad and disappointed after being turned away from the singer’s sold out show in Mexico City Friday night. 

They are the latest to have issues with distribution giant Ticketmaster. 

Vulture reported that hundreds of attendees were denied access into the venue Estadio Azteca, which has the ability to hold 87,000 people. Fans were allegedly informed by the venue that their tickets were invalid.

Full house: Bad Bunny performed to a full house as more than 87 thousand fans packed Azteca Stadium in Mexico City Friday, as thousand of others were turned away due to problems with their tickets

In addition, the general admission portion of the stadium appeared half full minutes before the Puerto Rican musician appeared on stage.

Many disappointed and angry fans reported spending hours traveling to the Azteca Stadium in the Mexican capital, and paying out hundreds of dollars for a ticket. 

West Observer is reporting that one fan said they had purchased their rejected ticket directly from Ticketmaster.

‘I paid more than 9,000 pesos for the ticket at Ticketmaster (about $455) so that they tell me that my ticket is fake!’ 

Tickets: Pop Crave reported on Twitter Saturday that ‘Thousands of Bad Bunny fans were denied access to his concert yesterday in Mexico City due to their tickets being fake, duplicated, or cancelled by Ticketmaster’

Time and money: Many fans traveled from far distances and spend hundreds of dollars for a chance to see the Ojitos Lindos singer perform, only to be turned away.

Ticketmaster Mexico subsequently apologized and said impacted fans would be given a full refund. 

‘The venue Estadio Azteca released a statement of its own that said any ticket that was duplicated became invalid, causing those with tickets bought from Ticketmaster to be canceled,’ writes Vulture. 

The 28-year-old Efecto singer, who was named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year, has not made any comment so far. 

This is the latest incident of bad publicity for Ticketmaster.

No comment: The 28-year-old Efecto singer, who was named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year, has not made any comment so far

Swift action: More than two dozen Taylor Swift fans who had trouble buying tickets for her upcoming Eras Tour are suing Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, accusing them of fraud, misrepresentation and antitrust violations

More than two dozen Taylor Swift fans are suing the outlet and its parent company, Live Nation, accusing them of fraud, misrepresentation and antitrust violations over its botched Eras Tour ticket sale.

An attorney for the Swifties, as Taylor’s fans are known, told NPR as many as 400 fans have shown an interest in joining the court case seeking $2500 for each violation under California’s Unfair Competition Law. 

The US Justice Department and several state Attorneys General are also looking into Ticketmaster’s practices.  

Investigation: The US Justice Department and several state Attorneys General are also investigating Ticketmaster’s practices