Garth Brooks canceled a planned Kansas City afternoon concert scheduled for November 7 after a ticket on-sale queue exceeded 90,000 people, according to an October 30 Music Business Worldwide report.
What happened
Brooks’ team said most of the queue was made up of bots and that the ticketing system had prevented fans from buying seats. The affected matinee was canceled and ticket purchasers were due refunds; two previously scheduled evening shows remained on the calendar.
What it means for the music industry
The incident illustrates the operational risks that automated ticket buying can pose for live music. It does not show that every person in the reported queue was a genuine prospective attendee.
Source and verification
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