An inconvenient rush (demand for Gore tickets crashes U of Toronto website)

Thousands out of luck as Gore talk sells out in minutes

Feb 08, 2007 04:30 AM
John Goddard
staff reporter

Overwhelming demand for tickets crashed the University of Toronto's UofTtix sales website yesterday when it received 23,000 hits in three minutes.

Thousands of would-be buyers were left empty-handed, including some who began lining up at the box office at 8:30 a.m. for a total of 900 tickets that were to go on sale at 11.

"We got inundated with calls and with people, and people trying to buy over the Web," box office attendant Kara Dymond said.

"I think it's safe to say that Mr. Gore is quite possibly the hottest ticket in North America right now," said Ruta Pocius, spokesperson for the event and for a one-day symposium the same day

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