Neil Young & the Chrome Hearts are hitting the road this year—but they’re not embracing Ticketmaster’s platinum ticketing. Young cites Robert Smith’s efforts to keep The Cure ticket prices and service fees low for its 2023 tour.

"Ticketmaster’s high priced Platinum tickets were introduced to the areas where scalpers were buying the most tickets for resale. The money went to me. That did not feel right," singer writes

In 2023, the Cure announced their first North American tour in a long while, and they did their best to keep ticket prices affordable. When Robert Smith saw the Ticketmaster service fees that were tacked on to most of those tickets,