AI Hacks Festivals: How Claude Broke Lollapalooza's Security

A researcher used Claude, Anthropic’s AI, to bypass the Front Gate Tickets firewall with SQL injection and generate free tickets for Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, SXSW, and other U.S. festivals without paying a dime. What he found exposed the ticketing infrastructure of the entire live entertainment industry.

We examine the full case: what went wrong at Front Gate, a Live Nation subsidiary; how AI acted as a technical accelerator; why the real problem isn’t Claude but 1998-era vulnerabilities that are still in production; and what this means for the future of responsible disclosure as AI democratizes hacking. If you’re interested in the intersection of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and the real world, this episode is for you.

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