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=== Eurovision 2023 on-sale crash ===
For the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023]] in [[Liverpool]] in May 2023, the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) and the host broadcaster [[BBC]] partnered with Ticketmaster.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-02 |title=Eurovision 2023: Tickets for Liverpool sell out after huge demand |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64784428 |access-date=2023-03-07}}</ref> Prior to the ticket booking platform going live, many users complained that the Ticketmaster website had crashed with a [[500 error]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Somerville |first=Ewan |date=2023-03-07 |title=Eurovision tickets website crashes moments before sale begins |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/07/eurovision-tickets-sale-website-crashes-ticketmaster-liverpool/ |access-date=2023-03-07 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Tickets for the contest's final sold out in 36 minutes, with the remaining available shows selling out around an hour later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Damian |date=2023-03-07 |title=Eurovision final 2023 tickets sell out in 36 minutes |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/eurovision-final-2023-tickets-sell-out-in-36-minutes-3409546 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> Following this, tickets were available on third-party [[Ticket resale|resale platforms]] such as [[Viagogo]], with a general admission standing ticket for the final, originally priced at {{Currency|380|GBP}}, being sold for up to {{Currency|11800|GBP|linked=no}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tickets: Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final - Live Show, Liverpool {{!}} Sat, 13 May 2023, 20:00 {{!}} Ticketmaster UK |url=https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/eurovision-song-contest-grand-final-live-liverpool-13-05-2023/event/37005E5CB24B11CC |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Ticketmaster UK |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-07 |title=Eurovision tickets reselling for up to £12,000 as fans hunt for ways to attend contest |url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-03-07/eurovision-tickets-reselling-for-up-to-12000-on-third-party-websites |website=[[ITV News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-07 |title=Tickets for all 9 shows at this year's Eurovision Song Contest have now SOLD OUT. |url=http://eyeonsouthport.co.uk/tickets-for-all-9-shows-at-this-year-s-eurovision-song-contest-have-now-sold-out |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Eye on |language=en}}</ref>