Raye says Royal Albert Hall gig sign-up was 'overwhelmed' by ticket touts using AI bots
RAYE said her team will manually review sign-ups after scalpers used AI bots to create hundreds of thousands of fake registrations for 5,000 seats.
- On Tuesday, singer RAYE announced her team is manually reviewing ticket sign-ups for her October 23 Royal Albert Hall performance after AI bots generated hundreds of thousands of fake registrations for just 5,000 seats.
- Titled 'This Symphony May Contain Hope,' the one-off concert features an orchestral reworking of the musician's sophomore album with the Heritage Orchestra, following her recent chart-topping success.
- The singer received 1.8 million sign-ups for just 5,000 seats, prompting RAYE to bypass a standard pre-sale to prevent exploitation by ticket resellers.
- Selected applicants were set to receive pre-sale access codes via email at 11:45am BST on Tuesday, while any remaining tickets will be released to the public during a later general sale.
- The 28-year-old artist said this experience 'really opened my eyes' regarding ticketing issues, adding that she and her team must reconsider future strategies to protect fans.
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RAYE Changes Ticket Pre-Sale After 'AI Bots' and Scalpers Flood Sign-Ups: 'Never Witnessed Bots on This Scale'
RAYE has scrapped her original pre-sale process after 1.8 million sign-ups for 5,000 Royal Albert Hall tickets were allegedly overwhelmed by scalpers using AI bots.
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Great Yorkshire RadioRaye says Royal Albert Hall gig sign-up was 'overwhelmed' by ticket touts using AI bots
Singer Raye has said the sign-up list for her one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall later this month will be checked "manually" after ticket touts using artificial intelligence bots "overwhelmed" the process.
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