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so posty and chappell roan are pretty much confirmed for sziget according to the forum   with charli xcx and wet leg also under negotiation   got to confirm posty and chappell both at r&l right?

First thing is they don't really want to sort this. headlines like 6 million try for tickets help the festival, even if its about 350k real customers with an average of 15 devices.   If they did, it's about tightening up the registration system. That means collecting more data on people and maybe even verifying identity to an extent. At the very least manually reviewing those with the same address to check they aren't the same person, and have a higher burden of proof for changing the address post sale. That'll cost some money - like all of this.   Then overhaul ticket day. Something like:   9am - open groupings. You get your group of six set up prior to the ballot; each registration may only be in one group of six and each member of the group of six must be online to approve their entry into the lead bookers ballot. 9.30 - the groups of six move forward into the ballot and are assigned the opportunity to pay their deposits. They have until 10am to do so, at which point it goes to the lucky losers.   Its a mix of a totally random ballot, but keeps groups and mean you have to be online at the time so there is a bit of effort. It'll cost a load to toughen up the registration process and lose headlines around the chaos that the festival loves.   That or spin the SE corner off into a totally separate festival. From look at reddit it seems there are a good chunk of people who go for that and that alone.

It's wouldn't be for me, but they don't have camping equipment, aren't keen on buying a load for just this. The ability to drive up and not have to pitch when they arrive, is also a big draw for them. 

Not as a first time festival, not anywhere near a significant percentage.  It's too hard to get tickets and too big for most people to see it as an entry point.     Of course BBC attract people - that's the whole point of them.