Rock singer Bruce Springsteen has criticized a company which encouraged US fans to buy tickets online for one of his concerts at higher prices. The musician, together with his manager, Jon Landau, condemned Ticketmaster for redirecting fans to a website called TicketsNow, which was selling more expensive tickets, in spite of the fact that other seats remained available at the initial value.

 

A letter posted on the artist’s website said that he had asked the company to immediately put an end to this practice which he deeply condemns.

 

Ticketmaster replied that it has removed all links and has pledged to refund fans their additional costs for tickets.

Furthermore, Ticketmaster’s manager, Irving Azoff, admitted the fact that his company had made a mistake in an effort to provide fans with more choices and offered Springsteen and his confused and angry fans a sincere apology.

 

Bruce Springsteen’s 24^th album has received a five-star rating from Rolling Stone magazine and made its debut on Wednesday on the highest position on the Billboard 200. Other reviews were not so enthusiastic about it, saying that it does not sound like the singer at all, which is quite an odd sensation considering that when you hear Springsteen's music you are always keenly aware of his persona - his history, his politics, his voice.

 

But Springsteen is obviously very excited by his new material and he has all the reasons in the world to be. In order to sustain his attitude, the legendary rocker will begin a world tour in April in San Jose, California.