Spotify to reserve tour tickets for artist ‘superfans’ in support of live music

For years, many concertgoers have voiced their frustration over how hard it is to get tickets to their favorite artists’ tours amid scalpers and soaring resale prices

For years, many concertgoers have voiced their frustration over how hard it is to get tickets to their favorite artists’ tours amid scalpers and soaring resale prices.

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Now, Spotify says it’s launching a new program aimed at easing that problem for superfans of select artists.

The streaming giant announced the launch of “Reserved,” which identifies an artist’s most engaged listeners and reserves two seats for them at a show.