Garth Brooks cancels Kansas show after “most of” 90,000-person queue were bots

Garth Brooks has cancelled an additional Kansas City concert after ticket bots overwhelmed the sale, preventing many genuine fans from buying tickets. His team said the on-sale had to be shut down, and Brooks said he felt fans were left without a fair chance to attend.

The matinee at the T-Mobile Center had been scheduled for 7 November, with tickets going on sale on 23 October. Brooks’ team said most of the 90,000 people shown in the queue were bots; fans who secured tickets will receive full refunds. The article also cites Raye’s recent experience, when 1.8 million people signed up for a chance to buy tickets to a 5,000-capacity Royal Albert Hall show, prompting manual checks for suspected bots and scalpers.