Tomorrow X Together Faced Complications With Their World Tour, ‘ACT: LOVE SICK’
For those unaware, Tomorrow X Together (TXT) finally embarked on their first world tour this summer titled, “ACT: LOVE SICK.”
It had been a long journey up until this point for both the band and its fans. The boys have released six comebacks since their last time in the U.S. and have since gained international popularity. They are one of the most prolific fourth-generation boy groups, however, it has been a rocky road for many fans in terms of obtaining concert tickets.
TXT first announced their tour dates in late April and put forth their full schedule and the locations they decided on traveling to. The band first performed in Seoul, South Korea then transitioned to U.S. cities: Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Atlanta, GA, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, San Francisco CA, and Los Angeles, CA.
Fans from all over had been waiting anxiously for the group’s return to the States, however, there were complications with the venues and animosity directed towards HYBE in regards to the way that the company handled their international tour.
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— ang✘la (@gyuccibeom) May 22, 2022
– adding another tour date on la as an “appreciation for moas’ love and support” WHEN THEY COULD’VE JUST CHANGED THE VENUE SO THAT THERE WILL BE MORE MOAS AND TXT WILL AT LEAST GET SOME REST TOO
First and foremost, TXT’s venues were much smaller than initially anticipated. Despite their large fanbase, many of the theaters where the group was scheduled to perform only housed around 4,000 to 9,000 seats. The tour planners severely underestimated the number of fans who were anticipating seeing the group live—which lead the way for many frustrations later on in the ticket-obtaining process.
Many fans were aware of the pre-sale benefits that would occur by joining the group’s official Weverse membership. On May 18, fans waited for their pre-sale codes to be released, which would open up a gateway with access to pre-sale tickets a day before the general sale on May 19. Weverse, HYBE’s artist-fans interaction service, announced that fans would have to apply and then be accepted to receive the pre-sale code. However, little did everybody know, that many of the fans who had paid for the TXT membership received the code.
75K people waiting in a queue to buy tickets for a venue that fits only 5K. idk what world you live in because the demand is clearly there and TXT can easily sell a much bigger venue. https://t.co/toVGwEMKm8
— Sarah⁷ (@sarahsummer16) May 21, 2022
On the day of the presale, tens of thousands of fans were lined up in queues at the ticketing websites. Of course, not everyone got the chance to purchase a ticket, and many were left disappointed in both the way that the tour was handled, as well as the company itself. There are many issues with the way that the tour was handled, mainly the sheer size of the venues which did not accurately reflect the group’s fanbase.
Furthermore, it was revealed days after the pre-sale and general sale that many of the tickets (particularly those distributed by Ticketmaster) were up for re-sale. Fans expressed their discontent with the re-sale size and prices; some of which originally went for $249 jumped to $600-$700.
the amount of tickets up for resale right now for the txt ny date……………………. thats like half the damn venue pic.twitter.com/j2XjDVlIgX
— belle (@oddsuhs) May 19, 2022
Among the upset fans, many have speculated a few theories, one of which being that this year’s tour paralleled the tour that TXT was going to have when they first debuted. It would explain the sheer size of the venues and the lack of other international locations.
Fans can keep with the group’s Instagram and Twitter accounts for more information regarding the rest of their tour, “ACT: LOVE SICK,” and their upcoming projects.
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