Rage Against The Machine has unveiled a plan to combat online ticket scalping for its upcoming reunion tour.
While tickets for the 40-date “Public Service Announcement” trek are officially going on sale Thursday (February 13th), you can already buy tickets for most shows on StubHub and for festival dates on Ticketmaster — at hugely jacked up prices.
On Wednesday (February 12th), a statement was posted on Rage's official web site which said in part, “We are doing everything we can to protect 90% of the RATM tickets from scalpers and then WE are holding in reserve 10% of the seating (random seats throughout each venue) to sell at a higher ticket price (but low enough to undercut the scalpers) We will donate 100% OF THE MONEY over the base ticket price to charities and activist organizations IN EACH CITY.”
The statement continued, “We are confident this will help many more fans get tickets at face value and put a big dent in the aftermarket gouging. WE HATE SCALPING AS MUCH AS YOU DO and will continue to try to find ways to combat it.”
The band added that it is donating all profits from its first three shows to immigrants’ rights organizations and will be supporting multiple charities and activist organizations throughout the tour.
The reunited quartet will kick off its first major trek in 20 years in March at several cities along or near the Mexican border, before headlining the 2020 installment of Coachella in Indio, California. The rest of the spring and fall will see the group playing arena shows and festivals, before heading to Europe in late summer for a string of major festivals.