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Aussie Scene Remains Buoyant
The Splendour in The Grass festival in July sold out its 30,000 tickets in five hours, with a bill including The Strokes, The Pixies, Ben Harper, Mumford and Sons, The Ting Tings and Scissor Sisters.
Fans complained that ticketing agency Moshtix’s website went into meltdown, preventing them from finalising their ticket purchases. Moshtix denies the claims.
More than 175,000 tickets have moved, selling out 17 of the 26 dates.
The tour now winds up in the band’s hometown of Brisbane – much to the annoyance of fans in that city who booked flights and accommodation to the original finale show in the Victorian town of Ballarat.
The band is expected to play to at least 130,000 by the time it arrives in October after a six-year absence.
Dainty Consolidated Entertainment added new shows in four cities for