Australian BTS fans blast Ticketmaster’s ‘predatory’ tactic of hiding price until tickets go on sale

Australian fans of the K-pop group BTS are accusing the ticketing giant Ticketmaster of deploying “predatory” and “crazy” tactics, and have urged people to lodge formal complaints with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Ticketmaster Australia announced concerts at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium and Sydney’s Accor Stadium in February 2027 as part of the South Korean boyband’s comeback tour after a four-year hiatus . But Ticketmaster has not detailed the pricing of the tickets ahead of the presale and general sale next week. “Ticket prices will be made available once the Waiting Room opens and will not change during the Army membership presale or general onsale,” Ticketmaster says on its website. BTS fans are known as the BTS Army. The move has prompted strong criticism from fans and the Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC), which has described Ticketmaster’s strategy for the BTS shows as “manipulative” and “deeply unfair”. “I think this is going to be a really high demand show with a lot of fans who deserve to know how much a ticket will cost before they enter a high-pressure sales funnel,” the CPRC’s chief executive, Erin Turner, told the Guardian. “Ticketmaster should be absolutely upfront about the cost of a ticket. I’m worried that they’ll be charging different fans different prices, there’s nothing to stop them doing that currently. …