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How Ticketing Works For The Cure’s Shows Of A Lost World Tour

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• TICKETS WILL BE NON-TRANSFERABLE : Ticketmaster will be following the artist’s terms and any tickets sold on our platform will be non-transferable to prevent tickets being resold for a profit. (Please note: This does not apply to tickets purchased for tour dates in New York and Illinois, where state laws prohibit artists from restricting resale).
• TICKETS CAN ONLY BE RESOLD AT FACE VALUE : To give fans flexibility if their plans change, the tour will utilize Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange, which allows fans to sell their tickets for the price they paid, including fees and taxes. That way, if a fan can’t make the show, they have a way to get their money back while making another fan’s night.
• THE ONSALE WILL USE VERIFIED FAN TO GET TICKETS TO FANS : The Cure is leveraging Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan technology to ensure more tickets get into the hands of concertgoers. Verified Fan requires registration to help filter out buyers looking to resell tickets, and instead get them into the hands of fans who want to attend the show. While there may not be enough tickets for everyone, Verified Fan does significantly block bots and professional resellers from competing against fans for tickets during the sale. It also provides an equal opportunity for all fans to get the chance to purchase tickets to shows by using a lottery-style selection process.

For more information on North American shows and Verified Fan Registration, please visit: verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/thecure2023

For more information about Ticketmaster Verified Fan, visit: blog.ticketmaster.com/verifiedfan-faq/  

Fans mean everything to artists, and we at Ticketmaster believe that the best way to ensure a fair ticketing experience for live music fans is to put more control in the hands of the artists themselves. To learn more about the FAIR Ticketing Act and how we’re supporting this movement, visit fairticketing.com .

How does Ticketmaster Verified Fan work?

Artists choose to use Verified Fan to give their fans a better chance at buying tickets by creating an extra line of defense against bots and professional resellers who are looking to get tickets for profit. The process includes three steps:

Step 1: Registration

By registering for a Verified Fan sale, you are letting us know that you’re interested in purchasing tickets. From the registration page, you  sign in to your account, select your preferred show(s) and register your email and phone number. Once completed, you’ll automatically receive a confirmation email letting you know that we got your request. It’s quick, easy and free to sign up.

Step 2: Verification

Next Ticketmaster vets each request by confirming it belongs to an individual  – not a bot – and that it hasn’t been tied to irregular behaviors that could be a sign of a professional seller attempting to access the sale.

Access Code or Waitlist

When demand exceeds availability, a lottery-style process will determine which registered Verified Fans get an access code for the sale, and which are put on a waitlist. You’ll receive an email the day prior to the ticket sale letting you know which group you’re in. 

Access Code: If you receive an access code, it will be sent via text message. It is unique to your account, and will not work if anyone else enters it – do not try to sell or trade your code. 

Waitlist: If tickets remain, we may text you an access code to join the ticket sale. The lottery-style process will be used to determine who gets off the waitlist.

While it doesn’t guarantee that all Verified Fans will get tickets, it does significantly block bots and professional resellers from competing against fans for tickets during the sale .

What does it mean if a ticket is non-transferable?

When tickets are non-transferable, it means that the transfer feature is disabled by the event organizer to prevent tickets from being resold for a profit. 

If you can no longer attend a show, you can sell your tickets for the price you paid using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange . Important note: Fans should not attempt to purchase tickets from sites outside of those made available on the Face Value Exchange. Learn more about how to avoid fake “speculative” tickets for live events.

What is Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange?

Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange allows fans to sell their tickets to other fans at the price they paid, including fees and taxes. Artists choose to leverage the Ticket Exchange marketplace to protect fans who can no longer make the show. It also gives fans looking for tickets access to purchase them at a fair price.

How do I list tickets for sale on the Face Value Exchange?

It’s quick and easy to list your tickets for sale on the Face Value Exchange. 

Here’s how it works:

• Sign in to My Account, click My Tickets then select See Details next to your event.
• Click the Sell button.
• Choose to list one or all your tickets for the price you paid.
• Tell us how you’d like to get paid.
• Review your listing and you’re all set .

If I sell my tickets on the Face Value Exchange, will I get back the fees I paid when I purchased my tickets?

Yes. If you have purchased a ticket on our platform and discover you can’t use it, you’ll be able to make your money back by selling your ticket for exactly what you originally paid, including fees.

What does it cost to sell tickets on the Face Value Exchange?

There are no additional fees charged to buy or sell tickets on the Face Value Exchange.

What does it cost to buy tickets on the Face Value Exchange?

There are no additional fees charged when purchasing tickets on the Face Value Exchange. The tickets are listed at an all-in price including face value and fees paid by the original buyer.

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The Cure Look to Limit Scalping, Platinum Prices on Upcoming Tour

By Ethan Millman

Ethan Millman

Fans and artists trying to find solutions for a more fan-friendly ticketing experience may want to look to The Cure .

After the English rock band announced their first U.S. tour in seven years earlier this week, The Cure said Friday that tickets for most of their shows wouldn’t be transferrable, part of an effort to help make sure tickets sell only for face value and that customers won’t pay exorbitant prices from scalpers.

“We want the tour to be affordable for all fans, and we have a very wide (and we think very fair) range of pricing at every show,” The Cure said in a statement on Friday. “Our ticketing partners have agreed to help us stop scalpers from getting in the way; to help minimize resale and keep prices at face value, tickets for this tour will not be transferrable. If something comes up that prevents a fan from being able to use a ticket they have purchased, they will be able to resell it on a face value ticket exchange.”

TICKET REGISTRATION OPEN NOW AT https://t.co/PkDGUv9w7c #ShowsOfALostWorld23 #TheCure #NorthAmerica pic.twitter.com/KgYQNu3S4F — The Cure (@thecure) March 10, 2023

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The Cure announce 2023 North American tour

The 30-date tour includes three consecutive nights at both LA's Hollywood Bowl and Madison Square Garden in New York

The Cure have announced a 2023 tour across North America – find all the details below and purchase tickets here .

• READ MORE: The Cure live in London: an unusual, but thrilling festive party

The band will kick off the 30-date tour at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on May 10, with stops in Austin, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, Vancouver, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Tampa and many more, before closing out at the Miami-Dade Arena in Florida on July 1.

The run also includes three consecutive dates at both LA’s Hollywood Bowl (May 23, 24, 25) and New York’s Madison Square Garden (June 20, 21, 22) with support across all dates from The Twilight Sad .

THE CURE RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA IN MAY FOR A 30 DATE TOUR #ShowsOfALostWorld23 – REGISTER FOR TICKETS NOW AT https://t.co/PkDGUv9w7c pic.twitter.com/SU2wNqRG0f — The Cure (@thecure) March 9, 2023

“The Cure return to North America in May for a 30 date tour #ShowsOfALostWorld23,” the band wrote on social media, the hashtag being the name of their much anticipated first new album since 2008’s ‘ 4:13 Dream ’.

Verified fan registration is open now until Monday, March 13 at 10am EST and can be accessed here . Verified fan sale will then go live on Wednesday, March 15 at 10am CDT until Thursday, March 16, 10am CDT from here .

Find the full list of tour dates below.

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The Cure North American tour 2023:

MAY 10 – New Orleans, Louisiana, Smoothie King Center 12 – Houston, Texas, Toyota Center 13 – Dallas, Texas, Dos Equis Pavilion 14 – Austin, Texas, Moody Center 16 – Albuquerque, New Mexico, Isleta Amphitheater 18 – Phoenix, Arizona, Desert Diamond Arena 20 – San Diego, California, NICU Amphitheatre 23 – Los Angeles, California, Hollywood Bowl 24 – Los Angeles, California, Hollywood Bowl 25 – Los Angeles, California, Hollywood Bowl 27 – San Francisco, California, Shoreline Amphitheatre

JUNE 01 – Seattle, Washington, Climate Pledge Arena 02 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena 04 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Vivint Smart Home Arena 06 – Denver, Colorado, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre 08 – Minneapolis St. Paul, Minnesota, Xcel Energy Center 10 – Chicago, Illinois, United Center 11 – Cleveland, Ohio, Blossom Music Center 13 – Detroit, Michigan, Pine Knob Music Theatre 14 – Toronto, Ontario, Budweiser Stage 16 – Montreal, Québec, Bell Centre 18 – Boston, Massachusetts, Xfinity Center 20 – New York, New York, Madison Square Garden 21 – New York, New York, Madison Square Garden 22 – New York, New York, Madison Square Garden 24 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wells Fargo Center 25 – Columbia, Maryland, Merriweather Post Pavilion 27 – Atlanta, Georgia, State Farm Arena 29 – Tampa, Florida – Amalie Arena

JULY 01 – Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade Arena

In an email to fans, Robert Smith vowed to keep ticket prices reasonable, writing: “THE CURE HAVE AGREED ALL TICKET PRICES, AND APART FROM A FEW HOLLYWOOD BOWL CHARITY SEATS, THERE WILL BE NO ‘PLATINUM’ OR ‘DYNAMICALLY PRICED’ TICKETS ON THIS TOUR.”

Their website also says that tickets have been priced by the band to “benefit fans and our efforts to block scalpers and limit inflated resale prices”, supported by ticketing partners.

The Cure have not toured the US since 2016, but performed at Pasadena Daydream Festival and Austin City Limits in 2019.

Smith has repeatedly teased The Cure’s new record to NME  as a  dark, “merciless, relentless ” piece, inspired by  a period of great loss and in a similar spirit to their 1989 gothic art-rock album ‘Disintegration’.

Reviewing The Cure in London this December , NME described the show as “an unusual, but thrilling festive party”.

Elsewhere, Noel Gallagher released Robert Smith‘s remix of  High Flying Birds ‘ track ‘Pretty Boy’ this week, with The Cure frontman sharing that he was “surprised and delighted” when when the former Oasis singer-songwriter asked him to “remix this gorgeous song”.

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Breaking news, the cure is on tour and these ticket prices will surprise you.

At each and every gig on their 2023 ‘Songs of a Lost World Tour,’ The Cure put on a career-spanning 2.5-hour concert.

That’s a Taylor Swift length show.

However, tickets don’t cost nearly as much to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers live this summer.

While prices to see Swift typically hover above $1000, we found tickets to see Robert Smith and co. going for as low as $8 before fees (!) on Vivid Seats this summer.

While that price tag is an outlier — tickets for most remaining shows on the run start in the $20 to $200 range — it does demonstrate that great deals to see the band live are out there.

You just have to keep an eye out.

Especially when the “Just Like Heaven” rockers drop into New York City’s Madison Square Garden from June 20-22.

Over the course of the three-night MSG stay, prices start at $97 before fees but as we get closer to the mini-residency, things could certainly change.

You just might get to hear “Friday, I’m In Love,” “Close To Me,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “In Between Days,” “Pictures of You” and so many more live for less than a beer.

Want to know more about The Cure’s ‘Songs of a Lost World Tour?’

Keep reading — we’ve got everything you need to know and more below.

All prices listed above were found at the time of publication and are subject to fluctuation.

The Cure 2023 tour schedule

A complete calendar of all remaining Cure tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.

(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout .)

Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. 

They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.

The Cure festival appearance

In addition to the summer run of shows, the band will also take the stage at Chicago’s Riot Fest which takes place Sept. 15-17 at Douglass Park.

At the three-day extravaganza, they’ll perform alongside fellow legends like Foo Fighters , Death Cab For Cutie , Queens of the Stone Age , The Mars Volta , The Gaslight Anthem and many, many more.

If you want to cross all the above acts off your bucket list in one fell swoop, you can snag tickets to Riot Fest 2023 here .

The Cure set list

As noted earlier, Robert Smith and the band go all out when they headline playing hits and obscure tracks from their expansive catalog every night.

To give you a closer look, here’s what the band played at a recent concert courtesy of Set List FM :

01.) “Alone” 02.) “Pictures of You” 03.) “A Fragile Thing” 04.) “Burn” 05.) “Lovesong” 06.) “And Nothing Is Forever” 07.) “At Night” 08.) “A Forest” 09.) “If Only Tonight We Could Sleep” 10.) “Want” 11.) “Kyoto Song” 12.) “A Night Like This” 13.) “Push” 14.) “Shake Dog Shake” 15.) “From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea” 16.) “Endsong”

17.) “I Can Never Say Goodbye” 18.) “It Can Never Be the Same” 19.) “Plainsong” 20.) “Prayers for Rain” 21.) “Disintegration” Encore 2:

22.) “Lullaby” 23.) “Six Different Ways” 24.) “The Walk” 25.) “Friday I’m in Love” 26.) “Close to Me” 27.) “In Between Days” 28.) “Just Like Heaven” 29.) “Boys Don’t Cry”

The Cure opening act

At all remaining shows, the goth icons will be joined by Scottish post-punk/indie rock outfit The Twilight Sad.

The five-member group is most well-known for their 2014 album  “Nobody Wants To Be Here & Nobody Wants To Leave”  which spawned their most popular tracks, the moody “There’s A Girl In The Corner,” pulsating “I Could Give You All That You Don’t Want” and ethereal “Last January.”

You can dive deep into The Twilight Sad’s catalog here .

’80s groups on tour in 2023

There’s a truly shocking number of ’80s stars on tour this year.

Rather than bombard you with over 100 acts we found (!) that are on the road, here are just five of the biggest ’80s artists on tour over the next few months.

•  Madonna

•  Depeche Mode

•  Peter Gabriel

•  Duran Duran

•  Billy Idol

Want to see the entire list of ’80s acts we found on tour this year? Check out our list of the  107 biggest ’80s stars on tour in 2023 here .

The Cure Tickets

The Cure Concert Tickets

To catch one of the most iconic post-punk bands in history, be sure to snag The Cure tickets from TicketSmarter today. The Cure first formed in West Sussex in 1978. As with most bands that have been around for many years, members of The Cure have varied from time to time. The initial members of The Cure are vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith, bassist Michael Dempsey, and drummer Lol Tolhurst. Today, the only original member who still remains with the band is Robert Smith. While the Cure is mainly remembered for their post-punk sound, the Cure has gone through different periods in the band's history. They’ve been dark at times and have been labeled under the Gothic Rock genre. They experienced great commercial success in the 1980s with popular hits like “Just Like Heaven”. In 1992, their album “Wish” included two international hits, “High” and “Friday I’m In Love”.

When you purchase The Cure tickets, you’re getting access to one of the most notable rock groups in history. Over the years, the Cure has been nominated for many different awards. In 1991, they won the Brit award for Best British Group of the Year. The music video for “Friday I’m In Love” won the Viewer’s Choice (Europe) top video of the year in 1992. Most recently, they were awarded the 2020 NME award for Best Festival Headliner.  

The Cure Ticket Prices

Lately, The Cure has been performing at music festivals around the world. They routinely will play the Austin City Limits Music Festival and other similar festivals. You can also see them rocking out at huge venues like Foro Sol in Mexico City. The Cure performs many overseas events, but you can catch them in the states at the Barclays Center or at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre . 

How much are The Cure tickets?

You can find The Cure tickets for as low as $50 when they’re performing in venues like the PNC Music Pavilion . You can find great, cheap tickets for The Cure in the general admission lawn section. The best tickets at venues like the PNC will cost around $175 to see The Cure. For a lot of tours, The Cure will headline or make appearances at various festivals around the world. When they play at places like the Austin City Limits music festival at Zilker Park , three-day general admission passes will cost around $250. There are also general admission plus packages that will cost about twice as much as normal passes. These will include access to private areas such as private bars and restrooms. Whatever the venue or event, you can find The Cure tickets easily on our schedule above.

The Cure Tour Dates & Concert Schedule

You can expect The Cure to be offering performances almost every year. They will mainly be performing at different festivals like the Austin City Limits Festival or the Open’er Festival in Poland. You can also expect to see the Cure routinely performing in England at places such as Hyde Park. In the past, The Cure has performed alongside other post-punk bands such as Deftones and Pixies. You can always check our simple and straightforward schedule above to find out when you can get your hands on some The Cure tickets.

When do The Cure tickets go on sale?

Check back frequently to find out when the latest The Cure tickets are on sale. For their festival dates, you can expect to find some to go on sale as early as a year in advance. Closely follow The Cure band updates to see which festivals they’ll be at in the coming year.

The Cure Seating Chart

You can safely find many great The Cure ticket options by checking out the seating chart above. Playing mostly festivals and large arenas, you can find a good mix of both affordable and premium seating options. You will definitely want to purchase multi-day passes to most music festivals as this will give you the best price, with the option to see multiple great acts alongside The Cure. They typically perform at large festivals at this point where there are massive crowds. When The Cure is on an arena tour, they hit major cities where the arena capacity is 15,000+.

Safe and Secure The Cure Ticket Purchasing

It can be a pain to try to find a reliable ticket purchasing site. That’s why we’ve worked tirelessly to provide you with the easiest and simplest The Cure ticket purchasing experience available. You’ll find that we’ve used the highest standards in the industry when it comes to safely secure your purchase. We hope that your Cure concert ticket buying experience has been an easy and memorable one.

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All TicketSmarter tickets are 100% guaranteed. Verified customers rate TicketSmarter 4.6/5.0 stars, so you can order with confidence knowing that we stand behind you throughout your Cure ticket buying experience.

Songs from the The Cure Tour Setlist

The Cure's setlist while performing in Bogota , 34 at “Movistar Arena” included the following songs:

• Pictures of You
• A Night Like This
• The Last Day of Summer
• Fascination Street
• In Between Days
• Just Like Heaven
• Charlotte Sometimes
• Play for Today
• Shake Dog Shake
• From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
• It Can Never Be the Same
• Disintegration
• Friday I'm in Love
• Close to Me
• Why Can't I Be You?
• Boys Don't Cry

Source: Setlist.fm

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Updated on March 17 with the latest information on ticket fees for The Cure's 2023 tour.

First Ticketmaster provoked the ire of Swifties — fans of pop star Taylor Swift — and now it's coming for another group of devotees in decidedly darker clothing: fans of The Cure. 

Anyone who attempted to purchase Verified Fan presale tickets on Wednesday was met with an array of added fees that, in some cases, more than doubled the total cost of a ticket to see the legendary English new wave band.

One Twitter user buying tickets to a show in Detroit shared a screenshot of a checkout page showing that for each $20 face-value ticket purchased, she was charged a service fee of $11.65 and a facility charge of $10, topped off with a processing fee of $5.50 for the full order. That's $27.15 in fees on a $20 ticket.

The Cure frontman Robert Smith took to Twitter later that day to express his dismay with the fees writing, "To be very clear: The artist has no way to limit them. I have been asking how they are justified."

By late Thursday evening, Smith tweeted that the band had worked with Ticketmaster on a compromise regarding fees. "After further conversation, Ticketmaster have agreed with us that many of the fees being charged are unduly high," Smith wrote, adding that Ticketmaster would be automatically refunding $10 per ticket to all Verified Fan accounts for all "lowest ticket price" transactions and $5 per ticket refunds to all other price transactions. He also said all tickets on sale for the public sale Friday would be priced with lower fees.

Range of tickets prices offered

On March 10, The Cure announced via social media it would be offering affordable tickets for its North American tour, writing, “We have a very wide (and we think very fair) range of pricing at every show.” The band said it had come up with an agreement with Ticketmaster to help stop ticket scalping and minimize resale price gouging by not allowing for transferable tickets. Fans would instead be able to resell them on a face-value ticket exchange.  

The Cure also announced there would be no “platinum” or “dynamically priced” tickets for the 30-date tour, which kicks off on May 10 in New Orleans. On Twitter, Smith referred to these higher price ticket levels as “a greedy scam.”  

For comparison, face-value ticket prices for Bad Bunny, 2022’s top touring act (according to Billboard), averaged more than $200, with the lowest tier coming in at about $150.  

The upset among Cure fans comes four months after Ticketmaster abruptly canceled its public sale of tickets for Swift’s long-awaited Eras tour after technical difficulties, long wait times, and, ultimately, prematurely outselling its inventory of tickets through a multitiered presale for Verified Fans. All the while, resellers posted tickets for tens of thousands of dollars. The move prompted disappointed Swifties to file a class-action lawsuit accusing Ticketmaster of fraud, misrepresentation and antitrust violations.

Biden and Congress eye junk fees

In November, President Joe Biden announced that he planned to take action against hidden junk fees, specifically referencing processing fees on concert tickets, tweeting “they’re unfair, deceptive, and add up.” Then, in February, Biden introduced the Junk Fee Prevention Act, which would crack down on excessive entertainment ticketing fees.

In a White House press release, Biden called on Congress to take action by prohibiting excess fees, requiring fees to be disclosed in the face value of the ticket, and mandating disclosure of any ticket holdbacks that would lower available supply for consumers. 

Congress is taking notice. On Feb. 23, members of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee overseeing competition policy urged the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division to investigate Live Nation and Ticketmaster over concerns they hold monopoly power. In a letter to the DOJ, the group of bipartisan senators wrote, “​​For too long, Live Nation and Ticketmaster have wielded monopoly power anticompetitively, harming fans and artists alike.” The letter followed a January hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee that delved into the Taylor Swift ticketing debacle.

Live Nation Entertainment — formed by the 2010 merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster — reportedly owns an estimated 70% of the live event ticket brokering market, according to consumer advocates.

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“Everyone with a previously issued but unsuccessful Verified Fan code from any market will have first option to buy tickets – sales open fri 7th Apr @ 10am local time – limit of x4 tickets per person & all tickets non-transferrable. Vf fans will be notified on thu 6th Apr,” he wrote in one typical post.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON’T BUY TICKETS IF YOU DON’T INTEND GOING TO THE SHOW!!! IF THERE ARE STILL TICKETS LEFT THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC ONSALE FROM SATURDAY 8TH APRIL. DETAILS TO FOLLOW #ShowsOfALostWorld2023 3/5 — ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) April 5, 2023

However, he has continued his habit of speaking emotionally about the process even as he gets deep in the weeds. “FYI these are our Portland, OR ticket prices – a few of the front rows are a bit more expensive* (this helps ‘subsidise’ the cheaper tickets) $130.00 $110.00 $90.00 $70.00 $50.00 $30.00 usd… *front 14 rows go from $150.00 up to $230.00 (for row 1)… X,” adding:

“I could go on… The main point is, we decided the ticket prices, and are content that they are fair – we don’t want to price anybody out of the show. Any major artist can do the same. But we cannot control the fees that are added… Hope everyone that wants a ticket gets one.”

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2-Day Tickets: Friday, September 27, at 10 AM PDT Single-Day Tickets: Friday, January 17, 2025

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FIFTH MEMBERS (Codes that begin with METF ) Starts: Monday, September 23, at 12 PM PDT Ends: Tuesday, September 24, at 10 AM PDT or when presale tickets sell out.

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Citi is the official card of the 2025 M72 World Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, September 24, at 10 AM PDT and ending Thursday, September 26, at 10 PM PDT through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit citientertainment.com .

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Verizon will offer an exclusive presale for select shows on the 2025 M72 World Tour through Verizon Access, just for being a customer. Verizon Access Presale tickets for the Syracuse, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Atlanta, Tampa, Houston, Santa Clara, and Denver stops will begin Tuesday, September 24, at 10 AM PDT and end Thursday, September 26, at 10 PM PDT. For more details, visit Verizon.com/Access .

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