What if ticketing for concerts was fair, transparent, and truly for the fans?
NoResellMyShow is a "What if" parody project inspired by my frustration with how difficult it is to get tickets for major events, like a Coldplay concert. If you’ve ever tried booking tickets on platforms like BookMyShow, you’ve probably experienced the same issues:
- Ticket scalping: Bots snatch up tickets in seconds, only to resell them at ridiculous prices.
- Lack of transparency: Fans have no clue how tickets are distributed.
- Unfair systems: True fans lose out, while scalpers and resellers profit.
And here’s the thing: BookMyShow didn’t really do anything about it. Scalping, reselling, and price inflation continue to this day. The root issue? Digital tickets can be easily resold, and platforms like BookMyShow haven’t taken the steps needed to truly protect fans.
That’s why I believe blockchain can change the game.
Blockchain, with its SoulBound Tokens (SBTs) and decentralized identities, solves the problem BookMyShow hasn’t touched. Here’s how:
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No reselling: Once a ticket is minted as a SoulBound Token, it’s tied to the buyer and can’t be transferred. This ensures tickets stay in the hands of real fans.
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Transparency: Blockchain creates an immutable, open record of ticket distribution. Fans can see exactly how tickets are allocated—no more secrets.
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Fan-first experience: By eliminating reselling, the platform prioritizes fans instead of scalpers and profiteers.
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Seamless UX with Meta Transactions: With decentralized identities and meta transactions, fans get an easy, user-friendly experience. Everything happens behind the scenes—no need to deal with blockchain complexity.
- Fair Access for Fans: Tickets minted as SoulBound Tokens can only be used by the original buyer, preventing reselling.
- Full Transparency: Fans can track ticket distribution, making sure everything is fair.
- Scalper-Free Ecosystem: By locking tickets with blockchain technology, scalping becomes impossible.
- Ticket Minting: Each ticket is minted as a SoulBound Token (SBT) when it goes on sale, linking it to the buyer’s decentralized identity.
- Non-Transferable Tickets: The ticket can’t be sold, transferred, or resold—only the original buyer can use it.
- Meta Transactions: Meta transactions handle the blockchain details, so fans don’t have to worry about wallets or fees.
- Concert Day: Your identity is verified through the blockchain, using your wallet or ENS, and you enjoy the show!
- Fairness & Ownership: Blockchain ensures that tickets go to real fans, not resellers. You own the ticket, and only you can use it.
- Scalability: As demand grows, blockchain scales to handle it, maintaining security and fairness. But yeah we will need to handle concurrency but that's not the point here.
- Future-Proof: Blockchain-based ticketing isn’t just solving today’s problems; it’s creating a better future for ticketing, where fans are always the priority.
NoResellMyShow is my way of asking: What if BookMyShow had actually done something to fix the ticketing mess? By leveraging blockchain and SoulBound Tokens, I’m reimagining a system where reselling and scalping are no longer an issue, and where fans get the tickets they deserve, with full transparency and fairness.