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I'm devastated after spending £3,000 on tickets for Taylor Hawkins' tribute concert – Ticketmaster is a joke | The Sun
HUNDREDS of fans have slammed Ticketmaster after their tickets for the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert were suddenly cancelled.
Fans forked out up to £345 for the sold out gig but were told on Wednesday they weren't allowed in.
Tickets were also sold by See Tickets who are understood to have also sent cancellation emails.
Many devastated fans have already organised travel and accommodation.
Lynda Willoughby, 61, bought three tickets at £1,000 as a 17th birthday present for her son Ben.
The family, of Northallerton, Yorks., spent an additional £2,000 on trains and accommodation.
She told The Sun: "It's devastating, the concert was going to be a fantastic birthday present for Ben.
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"They had announced more people would be performing and Ben was really excited then about half an hour later we got an email to say we couldn't go and we would be refunded.
"It's a joke."
It is not clear exactly how many tickets have been cancelled.
The show is expected to still go ahead.
Taylor Hawkins, 50, died in March in the Colombian capital Bogota where Foo Fighters had been scheduled to headline a music festival.
The US rock band later announced his passing with "great sadness" after their "staggering loss".
His death sparked dozens of tributes from fellow musicians, many of whom are set to play the tribute show at Wembley next month.
Money made from ticket sales and merchandise will be donated to benefit charities chosen by Taylor Hawkins' family.
The Wembley concert for the Foo Fighters drummer has a star-studded line up including Liam Gallagher, Brian May, and Stewart Copeland.
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Drummers including Martin Chambers of The Pretenders, Metallica's Lars Ulrich, and Blink-182's Travis Barker will also appear.
Ticketmaster's cancellation email read: "We have to cancel your booking due to ticket irregularities.
"We've already issued a refund to your tickets, so you don't need to do a thing."
Ticketmaster were blasted on Twitter following the cancellation emails and asked fuming fans to contact customer services.
One said: "100s of people have been screwed over by ticket master cancelling Taylor Hawkins tickets with no explanation what should be a once in a life time memory has been cancelled with no explanation given."
Another asked the ticket seller: "When are you going to be an explanation for my Taylor Hawkins ticket being cancelled?
"And I don't mean your pathetic generic "not our fault" I bought my tickets through YOU 9 weeks ago.
"I deserve an explanation of what booking irregularities mean."
A third added: "Please can you explain why so many Taylor Hawkins tickets have been cancelled?
"We have sent emails and just received generic responses. It’s disgraceful."
Ticketmaster, See Tickets, and Wembley have been approached for comment.
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