Raye presale bot onslaught reignites calls for enhanced UK ticketing legislation
Five million website requests swamp presale for the 5,000-capacity Royal Albert Hall show after the artist said the process was 'overwhelmed by scalpers'
News By Hanna Ellington | 13 October 2026
Raye’s intimate 5,000-capacity Royal Albert Hall (RAH) show attracted 5 million website requests for the presale, IQ can confirm, hours after the British singer said scalpers using AI bots had ‘overwhelmed’ the system.
The singer is due to stage a one-night-only symphonic show at the venue next Friday (23 October), called This Symphony May Contain Hope, joining with the Heritage Orchestra and Flames Collective. The Metropolis Music-promoted engagement was announced two weeks in advance, with a presale due to…
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