Raye hits back at ticket touts who 'overwhelmed' sign-up for Royal Albert show
Singer Raye is implementing a manual verification process for her upcoming Royal Albert Hall show after AI bots flooded the registration system with fake entries. She aims to ensure tickets reach genuine fans at face value rather than being exploited by scalpers.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing tension between artists and automated ticketing systems, reflecting broader concerns about AI-driven market manipulation in the live events industry.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Raye made history when she won six Brit Awards in 2024
Raye has hit back at ticket touts who she says "overwhelmed" the sign-up process for an upcoming live show by using AI bots to create "hundreds of thousands of fake registrations".
The Where Is My Husband! singer revealed there were 1.8 million sign-ups for her one-off 5,000-seat performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October.
To avoid a pre-sale which she felt scalpers could exploit, Raye said the sign-up list had been manually reviewed to identify a shortlist of people believed to be "real fans".
The award-winning artist said she had "never witnessed bots on this scale" and was changing the process as it is "so important" to her that fans can buy tickets at the face value price.
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