Yo La Tengo Void Scalper Tickets For Hanukkah Shows, Launch New Lottery

Yo La Tengo recently announced this year's run of their annual Hannukah shows, slated for Dec. 4 to 11 at NYC's Bowery Ballroom. The pre-sale went down last week, and it was ruined by — you guessed it — scalpers! The band has since announced that they're voiding those tickets and launching a new lottery.The shows include special guests and surprises, and the money always goes toward charities, which makes this scalping situation even bleaker. On Instagram, the venue shared a statement:We are aware that many tickets for the Yo La Tengo Hanukkah shows did not end up in the hands of fans, and we are actively working to recover as many tickets as possible for redistribution. We realize this is especially disappointing in that these are benefit shows and it is extremely important to the band and to Bowery Ballroom that everything runs smoothly for all involved, especially their fans. We strongly advise against buying from resale sites.Yo La Tengo posted an update today, saying the scalpers and bots' tickets have been nulled and a new lottery will weed them out of the next sale. Here's what they wrote:Continuing (and hopefully concluding) our efforts to put Hanukkah tickets into the hands of fans, the many many tickets flagged as purchased by scalpers and bots have been cancelled, and will be re-sold in a lottery through Ticketmaster Request. You can request tickets from noon today, Friday, until Sunday, August 2 at 11:59 PM EDT. You’ll be notified by the end of the day Tuesday, August 4th if your tickets were fulfilled, at which time your card will be charged. You can register and find more information at the following link: https://yolatengo.request.ticketmaster.com (link is also in bio). You may try and purchase tickets for as many shows as you wish and there will be a two ticket limit per show. On Wednesday August 5th, additional tickets will be available at the Record Grouch (986 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn) when they open at noon.