UPDATE: CONCERT TICKETS WENT ON SALE AT NOON AND SOLD OUT IN 30 SECONDS ACCORDING TO A CITIBANK PHONE REPRESENTATIVE.
CLICK HERE FOR ZUMIC'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON BAD INFORMATION GIVEN BY CITIBANK
One of the biggest rock bands in the world, The Black Keys, haven't announced any plans for a 2014 tour, but earlier today they announced a New York City show at Roseland Ballroom scheduled for the end of January (part of the NYC Super Bowl festivities) on their twitter account:
The Black Keys will headline @RoselandNY in New York City on January 31st. Tickets will be available January 27th.
— The Black Keys (@theblackkeys) January 7, 2014
Correction: Tickets for the @RoselandNY show on Jan 31st will be available Jan 28th: http://t.co/pCVl0RHHY0.
— The Black Keys (@theblackkeys) January 7, 2014
It appears that ticketing will be done exclusively through Citi, with no public sales through Ticketmaster or Live Nation. Clicking through the link above, the Citi website has changed the ticket buying information multiple times. As of 11am, it says:
The Black Keys
Location: New York, NY | Roseland Ballroom
Date: Friday, January 31st
Access: Exclusive Ticket Offer
Citi presents six time Grammy award-winning rock band, The Black Keys, in an intimate performance exclusively for Citi cardmembers.Tickets Available January 28th at 2:00PM ET: CLICK HERE
So get your Citicard ready (or apply for a new card with Citibank) and set a reminder in your calendar to call in and buy your tickets.
Update: There is now a page at Ticketmaster that has tickets listed at $66.50 including fees. Cardholders are allowed a maximum of 2 tickets per order.
What do you think? Are The Black Keys doing a disservice to their fans by doing this corporate deal, or do you give them credit for making a good business decision for themselves? Does it even matter?
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