Session 5
Ambassador of Strings & Wings
TicketMaster
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Clem
Well-Known Member
It's a bit crazy. I've used them twice lately and the checkout price is so much higher than the expected price based on seating costs. Bought 2 tickets to Steve Miller last night at Tennessee. $39.95 a seat. Checkout price $120! The supercross tix I bought not long ago was worse.
BFT Gibson
Ambassador of Originality
Still freaked out you dont get a physical ticket anymore. Got 2 tickets for my oldest daughter & I to go to Hershey Giant Center for Monday Night Raw on May 22. Cashless venue, lets see if we end up on TV again lol
Sapient
Ambassador of Vocal Inspiration
Sapient
Ambassador of Vocal Inspiration
Everything is a monopoly nowadays. It's the "affiliation" that determines how it will be handled.
BFT Gibson
Ambassador of Originality
My main Tech has to have 2 phones with 2 dif providers cause of constant dispatch. There is glitches & they are oftenSegway to bitcoins and the end of the world.
BFT Gibson
Ambassador of Originality
Iron mixed with clay
Sapient
Ambassador of Vocal Inspiration
From the article in the OP:
"Ticketmaster is also facing a Senate hearing and an antitrust investigation for abuse of power helmed by the Justice Department (the investigation also targets Live Nation Entertainment—the company formed after Live Nation and Ticketmaster merged in 2010)."
We'll see what comes of it.
When I was buying tickets back in the 80s and 90s, my experience with them was positive. At that time didn’t feel ticket prices were horrible and handling charges were reasonable. Nothing like today. And I was always able to get tickets for any concert we wanted to go to. Even the ones that sold out in 10-15 minutes.
The one concert that really stands out was opening night for a new venue in Moline Illinois. They’d managed to book Neil Diamond for the first concert ever in the newly constructed venue. 12000 seats give or take a few. People standing in line at the ticket booth for 24 hours waiting to buy tickets. The moment they went on sale, started speed dialing Ticketmaster. When the local number was busy I had the number for Cedar Rapids. It was busy. Went to Des Moines…. Busy. Council Bluff. Got in. Got 4 tickets purchased. Went back to working since I was actually on the clock. Elapsed time. Less than 10 minutes. And by the time I’d finished my transaction, it was a sold out show. Best part of that show besides not standing in a line all night…….. We were about 10-12 rows back from the stage.
Ghostman
Ambassador of the SuperNatural
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
95% of the live music I see is in small venues featuring up and coming bands. So, a cover charge at the door.
The very few national touring acts I would even want to see in an arena setting (Tool, for example) would likely be forced to use Ticketmaster due to contracts with the venues, which would definitely give me pause before I decided to purchase the tickets. I've seen too many concerts in my life to allow myself to be extorted by a company that seems to operate as a crime syndicate. Just not worth it.
The very few national touring acts I would even want to see in an arena setting (Tool, for example) would likely be forced to use Ticketmaster due to contracts with the venues, which would definitely give me pause before I decided to purchase the tickets. I've seen too many concerts in my life to allow myself to be extorted by a company that seems to operate as a crime syndicate. Just not worth it.
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I like the small intimate theaters. Saw ELP sometime in the 90s in a tiny 2600 seat auditorium in Davenport IA. It was awesome.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
I don't enjoy seeing bands in sports arenas at all. It has never been a good experience but unfortunately a lot of bands only play in the places.
My favorite venues are 1500-2000 seat theaters, that are stull small enough to feel fairly intimate and generally have good acoustics.
