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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
If bands really don't like scalpels there is a simple way to crush a lot of them. Scalpers make money because more people want to attend then there are seats available.
They need to announce a show and sell out. The next day they just announce a second date and a third date if necessary. Suddenly the Scalpers are left holding the bag for a ton of seats that are now worth less than they paid. If they started doing that randomly throughout a tour Scalpers would wise up really quickly or go bankrupt.
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Garth Brooks has mentioned that out supplying demand (essentially what you're describing) is the best way he's found to combat scalping. But logistically it's not realistic for most acts, heck even the venues.
There's many more moving parts involved in setting up a tour than just the artist saying "oh, this show sold out in 5 seconds, better add three more", there's promoters, transportation booking, crew members, supplies that all need to be considered.
Heck let's just say your a roadie for M&S, you've worked with them for years and there's a mutual respect between you and the artist. Suddenly M&S explodes in popularity and you get the call from management about the North American tour that summer: "Well we'll be visiting 12 cities over 2 months, but we're concerned about scalpers, so we'll be adding shows as we need. So the number of shows you need to work could be 12 or it could be as high as 60, just depends on how many sell out!"
Plus even if they are add extra shows at random, I suspect the scalpers (whom already have tickets before the public sales) would catch wind of these things and seldom get burnt.
