Arts & Entertainment

Newport Folk Festival Announces Fan-to-Fan Ticket Exchange

Fans can now sell tickets to each other in a safe, legal way.

NEWPORT, RI—If you missed a chance to get tickets to the Newport Folk Festival, there’s a safe and certified way to buy a ticket from someone else without fear of getting ripped off.

As expected, the Newport Folk Festival has made it possible for fans to exchange adult single and multi-day tickets at face value “and res easy that these are Ticketmaster Verified.”

Child tickets cannot be resold and three- and two-day passes can’t be split by any individual day for resale or transfer.

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To sell your tickets, log in to your TIcketmaster account or from the Ticketmaster app and look for the ”sell your tickets” option.

To buy, search for the festival day and look for the “re-sale tickets” option tab.

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For more information on how verified tickets works, visit:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/verified?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_verified

The Folk Festival doesn’t make any money from the transactions.

Resale fees do apply.

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