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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘The Unraveled Tour’ Was Hit With Serious Scalping Issues, So Ticketmaster Stepped in To Stop It

Olivia Rodrigo is heading out on a big tour, and Ticketmaster had to step in to stop scalpers from taking advantage of fans needing tickets.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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Ticketmaster has stepped in to stop ticket scalpers from ruining Olivia Rodrigo’s “The Unraveled Tour”. The company has taken back a massive amount of tickets and is offering them back to fans at face value pricing.

On Aug. 20, 2026, Ticketmaster shared a social media post explaining that they had recovered tickets for Rodrigo’s high-profile new trek. They are now turning around and offering those tickets to fans at the original price. Ticketmaster stated that recovered tickets “are ticket purchases that broke the rules of the sales and are being released directly back to fans, at the original prices set by the tour.”

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Fans will have to submit a request for tickets, and fans who have not yet bought tickets will be prioritized. The window to request tickets closes Friday, August 21st at 11:59 p.m. ET. Fans can head over to the Ticketmaster website to request tickets now.

Scalpers have tried to take advantage of Olivia Rodrigo fans before

Notably, this is not the first time Ticketmaster has taken on scalpers for an Olivia Rodrigo tour. Back in 2023, they enacted some measures to try and stop........

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