Unreal service Charges through Live Nation

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Unreal service Charges through Live Nation

Postby styxfanNH » Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:56 am

Styx Section 2, Row U, Seat # 42 Citi Presale $45.00 Ticket Fee $12.85 Facility Fee $7.00 Total $64.85

Unreal service Charges through Live Nation They are out of control.

Bought $54 tickets to Billy and Elton and the service charge was $17 a ticket.

Unbelievable
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Postby ItsMyLife » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:24 pm

Just wait until the Live Nation / Ticketmaster merger.
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Postby KWH17 » Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:44 pm

Ya, service chargers make it almost worth it to wait in line to get the tickets.....almost.
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Postby styxfanNH » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:20 pm

hard to wait in line with Internet Presale is the only method tickets are available.

And Live Nation and Ticketmaster are seperating, not joining. Live Nation is creating their own ticket agency in their top grossing venues.
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Re: Unreal service Charges through Live Nation

Postby froy » Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:51 pm

styxfanNH wrote:Styx Section 2, Row U, Seat # 42 Citi Presale $45.00 Ticket Fee $12.85 Facility Fee $7.00 Total $64.85

Unreal service Charges through Live Nation They are out of control.

Bought $54 tickets to Billy and Elton and the service charge was $17 a ticket.

Unbelievable


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Postby kansas666 » Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:24 am

styxfanNH wrote:hard to wait in line with Internet Presale is the only method tickets are available.

And Live Nation and Ticketmaster are seperating, not joining. Live Nation is creating their own ticket agency in their top grossing venues.


Live Nation already created their own ticket agency awhile back after their licensing deal with Ticketmaster ended. They are now talking merger but the government might step in and prevent it due to anti-trust laws.

It is nearly impossible to get tickets for "face value" anywhere anymore. I have boycotted Ticketmaster and gotten tickets at the door as much as possible recently. But even when I do that, I still get hit with a "facility fee" or extra charges for using a credit card.

I can deal with high ticket costs. But please don't try to fool the paying public into believing they can get something for an advertised price when they can't.
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Postby kansas666 » Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:27 am

Ticketmaster also owns the aftermarket ticket sales outlet "TicketsNow"

When Springsteen tickets went on-sale recently, Ticketmaster diverted a number of people to TicketsNow even though tickets were still available for the show.

Something needs to be done about this.

Contact your congressman.
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Postby ItsMyLife » Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:26 am

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Postby pinkfloyd1973 » Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:35 am

ItsMyLife wrote:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29392221/




Unreal, I thought Ticketbastard was worse enough and now this :shock:

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