Sold out but not out of luck: Dreamville launches official resale option
People looking to get last-minute tickets to the sold-out Dreamville Festival this weekend are in luck. The festival announced an official way to sell and buy tickets through its website on Tuesday.
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Georgia Southern University student Kennedy Henderson said she was scammed out of $200 earlier this month, after trying to purchase a Dreamville Festival ticket through a Facebook group.
“There was one guy who messaged me who seemed pretty legit," she told WRAL Wednesday. "The deal that we had was that I would put down a $100 deposit for me to secure (the ticket). Then, once he sent me the tracking information, then I would send the (rest of the) money."
Henderson said she never received a festival wristband and was given false tracking information. When she asked the seller about the problem, she said the man blocked her on social media.
“Sadly, I sent my money through CashApp, which is a big mistake that I would never do again," Henderson said. "I will not be buying a ticket from Facebook again.”
Henderson said she reported the incident to CashApp, her bank and her campus police department. However, she was told there was very little they could do since it was a private transaction.
Now that the festival has released an official means of securing a ticket, Henderson said she is still hopeful she can see some of her favorite artists.
“Hopefully, I am able to get a ticket, because I really want to see Drake and J. Cole and Ari Lennox. I want to go so bad," she said.
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein’s office is warning fans of ticket scams and offering the following tips:
- Buy through reputable ticket sale sites
- Read the refund policy
- Use a credit card to purchase tickets
- Be suspicious of emails offering free tickets
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