Sam Fender postponed the presale for his two homecoming concerts at Newcastle’s St James’ Park, scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, after what organizers described as a sophisticated bot attack on the ticketing system.
The disruption follows a similar incident around sign-ups for a Raye show in London, where automated bots reportedly overwhelmed registration. The back-to-back cases point to a growing problem for artists and promoters trying to secure fair ticket access for fans amid rising bot-driven scalping activity.
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