Nine Inch Nails hammers scalpers with new policy (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Billboard) - In a move meant to get fans intopremium seats and bypass ticket brokers and scalpers,industrial-rock bandNine Inch Nails has reserved tickets toeach of its upcoming summer tour dates for registered users ofits Web site, .

The limited allotment of tickets will be made availablethrough online pre-sales only to users registered under theirlegal names on NIN.com. Tickets acquired through thesepre-sales will be marked with the purchaser's name and willhave to be picked up at the appropriate venue on the date ofthe event. A valid government-issued ID matching the nameprinted on the ticket will be required for entrance.

The pre-sales will begin about 72 hours before generalonline ticket sales for each event.

Nine Inch Nails' summer tour kicks off July 25 at thePemberton Festival in Pemberton, British Columbia, andcontinues through September 6.

Nine Inch Nails' new fan ticketing procedure followssimilar strategies from bands like Pearl Jam and Maroon 5, whohave also required fans who purchase tickets from their Websites to pick up tickets with valid I.D. at the concert only.

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