{"id":2105267,"date":"2026-08-21T10:34:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2105267"},"modified":"2026-08-21T10:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:34:23","slug":"ticketmaster-cancels-tout-tickets-to-olivia-rodrigos-the-unraveled-tour-and-fans-can-now-get-them-at-face-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2105267","title":{"rendered":"Ticketmaster cancels tout tickets to Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s \u2018The Unraveled Tour\u2019, and fans can now get them at face value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NMEAR_NME-GLASTO-2025-OLIVIA-RODRIGO-LIVE-ANDY-FORD-28@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ticketmaster cancels tout tickets to Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s \u2018The Unraveled Tour\u2019, and fans can now get them at face value<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The huge tour kicks off in North America next month<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Laura Molloy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-21T11:34:23+01:00\">21st August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NMEAR_NME-GLASTO-2025-OLIVIA-RODRIGO-LIVE-ANDY-FORD-28@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo performs at Glastonbury 2025, photo by Andy Ford\" title=\"NMEAR_NME-GLASTO-2025-OLIVIA-RODRIGO-LIVE-ANDY-FORD-28@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Andy Ford for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Ticketmaster has cancelled tout tickets to Olivia Rodrigo\u2018s upcoming \u2018The Unraveled Tour\u2019. Find all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<b>Olivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u2018You Seem Pretty Sad For\u00a0A\u00a0Girl So\u00a0In\u00a0Love\u2019 review: a bittersweet, cinematic odyssey from a generational talent<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rodrigo\u2019s huge world tour kicks off next month, starting in North America and arriving at The O2 in London next April. See the full list of dates\u00a0here\u00a0and find any remaining tickets\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, Ticketmaster has revealed that it has recovered tickets for the US and Canada leg of the tour purchased by touts and will now make them available to fans at face value.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can request these tickets via Ticketmaster (here) now, and requests will close today at 11:59am ET\/tomorrow at 4:59am BST.<\/p>\n<p>Fans who haven\u2019t yet secured tickets to the tour will be prioritised. There are also $25 \u201cSilver Star\u201d tickets available for request starting September 1 at 3pm EST\/8pm BST.<\/p>\n<p>The ticketing platform made the announcement yesterday (Thursday August 20), saying they are \u201care ticket purchases that broke the rules of the sales and are being released directly back to fans, at the original prices set by the tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcRfXUuH5g9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rodrigo\u2019s hero and collaborator, The Cure\u2018s\u00a0Robert Smith, made a similar move in 2023 when he confirmed the band had cancelled 7,000 tickets found on secondary resale websites in a bid to tackle touts.<\/p>\n<p>The same year, Smith also persuaded Ticketmaster to issue small refunds to verified ticket buyers over the \u201cunduly high\u201d service fees.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket touts are an increasingly hot topic in the music industry. In the UK, the government announced plans last November to ban the resale of live event tickets above their original cost, as well as limits of platform fees and potential fines of up to 10 per cent of a company\u2019s global turnover.<\/p>\n<p>However, the plans have not yet become\u00a0law. Ahead of May\u2019s King\u2019s Speech,\u00a0artists and music industry groups warned against a U-turn, and the measure\u00a0ultimately appeared\u00a0only as a draft bill,\u00a0prompting disappointment from the music industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere, an investigation in July found that\u00a072 per cent of StubHub UK\u2019s arena listings came from just three bulk sellers, while a month earlier,\u00a0the Competition and Markets Authority ordered StubHub UK to pay a \u00a3900,000 fine and refund more than 50,000 customers\u00a0after finding that mandatory fees had not been displayed upfront.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, it emerged that StubHub has reportedly spent millions of dollars in an effort to stop a bill that\u00a0would\u00a0cap ticket resale prices.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3874593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3874593\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3874593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NMEAR_NME-GLASTO-2025-OLIVIA-RODRIGO-LIVE-ANDY-FORD-26@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo performs at Glastonbury 2025, photo by Andy Ford\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3874593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Andy Ford for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In other Rodrigo news, the singer is\u00a0launching her new all-female Daisy Chain Fields\u00a0festival, with sets from\u00a0Chappell Roan,\u00a0Bikini Kill,\u00a0Doechii,\u00a0Garbage\u00a0and more \u2013 which takes place on August 29.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME<\/em>\u00a0gave her latest album, \u2018You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love\u2019 four-and-a-half stars, writing: \u201cHere is a major popstar who is not afraid to get weirder and more wonderful, to give even more of themselves over in their art. \u2018You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love\u2019 is undeniable evidence of Rodrigo\u2019s growth: as a songwriter, composer, and as a human being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, a fan recently revealed that Rodrigo\u00a0showed \u201ckindness to a stranger\u201d by quietly paying for her final semester of college.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" 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class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Apple Corps Ltd and Universal Music Group announce landmark partnership for The Beatles ahead of biopics<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Ticketmaster has cancelled tout tickets to Olivia Rodrigo\u2018s upcoming \u2018The Unraveled Tour\u2019. Find all the details below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<b>Olivia Rodrigo \u2013 \u2018You Seem Pretty Sad For\u00a0A\u00a0Girl So\u00a0In\u00a0Love\u2019 review: a bittersweet, cinematic odyssey from a generational talent<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rodrigo\u2019s huge world tour kicks off next month, starting in North America and arriving at The O2 in London next April. See the full list of dates\u00a0here\u00a0and find any remaining tickets\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, Ticketmaster has revealed that it has recovered tickets for the US and Canada leg of the tour purchased by touts and will now make them available to fans at face value.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can request these tickets via Ticketmaster (here) now, and requests will close today at 11:59am ET\/tomorrow at 4:59am BST.<\/p>\n<p>Fans who haven\u2019t yet secured tickets to the tour will be prioritised. There are also $25 \u201cSilver Star\u201d tickets available for request starting September 1 at 3pm EST\/8pm BST.<\/p>\n<p>The ticketing platform made the announcement yesterday (Thursday August 20), saying they are \u201care ticket purchases that broke the rules of the sales and are being released directly back to fans, at the original prices set by the tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcRfXUuH5g9\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rodrigo\u2019s hero and collaborator, The Cure\u2018s\u00a0Robert Smith, made a similar move in 2023 when he confirmed the band had cancelled 7,000 tickets found on secondary resale websites in a bid to tackle touts.<\/p>\n<p>The same year, Smith also persuaded Ticketmaster to issue small refunds to verified ticket buyers over the \u201cunduly high\u201d service fees.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket touts are an increasingly hot topic in the music industry. In the UK, the government announced plans last November to ban the resale of live event tickets above their original cost, as well as limits of platform fees and potential fines of up to 10 per cent of a company\u2019s global turnover.<\/p>\n<p>However, the plans have not yet become\u00a0law. Ahead of May\u2019s King\u2019s Speech,\u00a0artists and music industry groups warned against a U-turn, and the measure\u00a0ultimately appeared\u00a0only as a draft bill,\u00a0prompting disappointment from the music industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere, an investigation in July found that\u00a072 per cent of StubHub UK\u2019s arena listings came from just three bulk sellers, while a month earlier,\u00a0the Competition and Markets Authority ordered StubHub UK to pay a \u00a3900,000 fine and refund more than 50,000 customers\u00a0after finding that mandatory fees had not been displayed upfront.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, it emerged that StubHub has reportedly spent millions of dollars in an effort to stop a bill that\u00a0would\u00a0cap ticket resale prices.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3874593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3874593\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3874593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NMEAR_NME-GLASTO-2025-OLIVIA-RODRIGO-LIVE-ANDY-FORD-26@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo performs at Glastonbury 2025, photo by Andy Ford\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3874593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia Rodrigo performs at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Andy Ford for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In other Rodrigo news, the singer is\u00a0launching her new all-female Daisy Chain Fields\u00a0festival, with sets from\u00a0Chappell Roan,\u00a0Bikini Kill,\u00a0Doechii,\u00a0Garbage\u00a0and more \u2013 which takes place on August 29.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME<\/em>\u00a0gave her latest album, \u2018You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love\u2019 four-and-a-half stars, writing: \u201cHere is a major popstar who is not afraid to get weirder and more wonderful, to give even more of themselves over in their art. \u2018You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love\u2019 is undeniable evidence of Rodrigo\u2019s growth: as a songwriter, composer, and as a human being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, a fan recently revealed that Rodrigo\u00a0showed \u201ckindness to a stranger\u201d by quietly paying for her final semester of college.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ticketmaster-cancels-tout-tickets-to-olivia-rodrigos-the-unraveled-tour-and-fans-can-now-get-them-at-face-value-3963930&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NMEAR_NME-GLASTO-2025-OLIVIA-RODRIGO-LIVE-ANDY-FORD-28@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Ticketmaster cancels tout tickets to Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s \u2018The Unraveled Tour\u2019, and fans can now get them at face value The huge tour kicks off in North America next month By Laura Molloy 21st August 2026 Olivia Rodrigo performs at Glastonbury 2025. 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