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More than 890,000 users attempted to get tickets to Jay Chou's homecoming concerts at the Taipei Dome in December
By Lisa Henderson on 28 Oct 2024
Around 150,000 tickets to Jay Chou’s upcoming concerts at Taipei Dome were snapped up in just five minutes last week.
The Taiwanese star is due to play four shows from 5 to 8 December at the venue, which opened last year and has a capacity of up to 50,000 for concerts.
A total of 890,583 users visited ticketing website Tixcraft in an attempt to secure tickets for the 45-year-old’s first performances in his native country in seven years.
The box office value of the 150,000 tickets reached more than NT$657m (€18.9m), with individual ticket prices ranging from NT$1,880 to NT$6,880.
The box office value of the 150,000 tickets reached more than NT$657m (€18.9m)
Tixcraft chief executive Chiu Kuang-Tsung said the company had to make use of more than 10,000 virtual machines – its most ever – to accommodate the heavy traffic.
“In the future, there might only be Jay Chou who’s capable of breaking that record,” Chiu said, as reported by Focus Taiwan.
The concerts, which are part of Chou’s Carnival World Tour, are expected to set the record for the largest indoor solo concert held in Taiwan.
Demand for the shows was so high that scalpers were reportedly selling tickets for up to NT300,000 (S$12,000), prompting Taipei mayor Chiang Wan-an to order a strict investigation.
According to local media, the police received over 300 tip-offs in a day and one couple was arrested for scalping.
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