Festival season comes with plenty of unpredictability and hiccups, and StubHub may help ease some of that uncertainty with the launch of a new fan compensation initiative called FestProtect.
The newly announced program expands upon StubHub’s existing FanProtect Guarantee and is designed specifically for festival-related issues ranging from weather cancellations to overcrowding and scheduling conflicts. The rollout arrives just ahead of the busy 2026 summer festival season.
Three-Tier System
According to StubHub, the platform uses a three-tier system to address different levels of festival disruptions. Tier 1 focuses on major…





