This Said The Association Of Promotors On Ticket Calo In Performance Business

Illustration of God Bless's concert (Photo: Antara)

Music festivals and concerts in the country are again stretched. The Indonesian Music Promotor Association (APMI) responded to the existence of "calo" tickets which are also back on the rise.

APMI chairman Dino Hamid Dino explained that secondary ticket buyers are commonly found even on music festival ticket sales sites or international concerts in any country. He calls it commonplace in the entertainment business world.

"In the context of the entertainment business, the 'calo' is said to be the party that sells secondary tickets. This is legitimate because they did participate in buying and did not commit fraud, unless the ticket they sold was proven to be fake," said Dino Hamid to Antara, Thursday.

"The international ticket sales site also sells secondary tickets at a higher price, of course, the difference between their systems is digital and reliable. In my opinion, in the context of the show business industry, 'calo' is legitimate and even abroad," he explained.

Not surprisingly, continued Dino, when there was a process of opening pre-sales tickets online which was usually termed a "tICKet war", many parties took advantage of this momentum as a business gap.

"During the ticket war, many people also intend to do business, namely by buying as many tickets as possible to be resold at a higher price. We certainly can't hold it in as a promoter and it's legal," said Dino.

Responding to current conditions, Dino sees the growth of the entertainment business industry as quite encouraging. The COVID-19 pandemic, he continued, many people can finally enjoy entertainment outside the home safely and comfortably. The development of the show business, said Dino, is closely related to social culture which is also growing very rapidly.

"We call them Generation C or Generation Covid. They are young people who two or three years ago could not leave the house and were not old enough to watch the concert and are now able to socialize at a festival or concert," he explained.

Optimism in the entertainment world in the country, said Dino, can also be a force to avoid the threat of a global economic recession that haunts many countries. APMI, said Dino, has the belief that the festival industry will advance and strengthen Indonesia so as to avoid the threat of recession.

"We believe that Indonesia is safe because our micro-economy is strong enough. There is money that continues to rotate here, for example from promoters, artists, crew, talents, to MSMEs. All form a very strong ecosystem in our industry," he concluded.