Overview
- Ticketmaster halted and then postponed the onsale after detecting what it called suspicious activity that disrupted the queue for Dion’s 10-show Paris residency.
- Thousands of fans who waited for hours in online queues reported being kicked out or moved to the back of the line, and complaints spread quickly on X.
- Ticketmaster France said tickets remain available but will be held for a rescheduled sale while technical teams investigate and try to restart the queue.
- The disruption is blamed on bots and scalpers that reporters say were snapping up tickets en masse, leaving real buyers unable to complete purchases.
- The shows at La Défense Arena mark Céline Dion’s return to performing after her 2022 Stiff Person Syndrome diagnosis, and the postponement raises questions about ticketing security for high-demand events.