Ticketmaster cancels successive ticket sales for BTS member Suga’s US tour after “extremely high demand” in first presale

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BTS member Suga‘s upcoming solo tour in April and May will no longer be sold following “extremely high demand” during its first presale.Ticketmaster announced via its Twitter account on Thursday (March 2) that due to the “extremely high demand” during its ARMY members presale run, it would not proceed with planned General Verified Fan presales and General sales.UPDATE for SUGA | Agust D TOUR IN U.S. — Due to extremely high demand during today’s ARMY MEMBER Presale, there will not be a General Verified Fan Presale or General Onsale.— Ticketmaster (@Ticketmaster) March 2, 2023Ticketmaster had previously announced that due to high demand, 100 per cent of all available tickets would go up for sale during the first ARMY member presale. “If all tickets are purchased during the ARMY MEMBER Presale, there will not be any additional sales,” it confirmed.REMINDER: Demand is high, and Tour Organizers are making 100% of tickets available for purchase during the ARMY MEMBER Presale.

If all tickets are purchased during the ARMY MEMBER Presale, there will not be any additional sales.— Ticketmaster (@Ticketmaster) March 1, 2023Some fans taken to social media with their observations of several tickets still available for purchase on the site, though they had been blocked out and reserved as “Official Platinum” seats. “Official Platinum” tickets are typically tickets that have been reserved by Ticketmaster due to demand and marked up in price.

Fans are now calling for Ticketmaster to release the “Official Platinum” tickets at face value. Ticketmaster has yet to comment.With the Agust D Tour, which is named after one of Suga’s monikers, he becomes the first BTS member to stage a solo world tour.