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Fact #185281

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Short story:

Over 100,000 fans hoping to buy tickets for U2's first performance in South America (at Morumbi Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil) have to stand in line for several hours because unexpectedly high demand has caused the electronic booking system to crash.

Full article:

Luiz Oscar Niemeyer (promoter) : What happened was that there was a demand far above expectations. We knew that the tickets would sell out, but the characteristics of the Brazilian market are not those. If you do an analysis of what happens in Brazil regarding the big events, tickets are always sold during concert week. We were taken by surprise.
Source : https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq0902200617.htm)