The Rover Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I ordered a book to read about the concert ticket industry titled: Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped Product Details Hardcover: 384 pagesPublisher: ECW Press (June 1, 2011)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1550229494ISBN-13: 978-1550229493Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches As a side note, another book out there, that you may already know about is: Sold Out So What! How to Save Money at Concerts & Sporting Events with Tricks the Ticket Brokers and Scalpers Don't Want You to Know Product Details Paperback: 96 pages Publisher: Max Deale, LLC; 1 edition (May 25, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0615209637 ISBN-13: 978-0615209630 Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches ------------------------------- I am old enough to remember the concert ticket buying enviroment before Ticketmaster came to town. There are plusses and minuses to both enviroments.... But...... concert ticket prices have risen too high for the cheapest seats, even with adjuste inflation. That's the biggest bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I don't think this has been posted here so I thought I'd pass it along. Ticketmaster Refund: Processing Fees Will Be Refunded To 12 Years Of Customers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Before Ticketbastard, there was Ticketron...and we bitched about them just like we bitch about Ticketmaster. As the Who said...meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Pearl Jam were right weren't they. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I try to avoid Ticketmaster at all costs (pardon the pun). Since I rarely go to bigger shows it's usually not much of a problem but I still probably see 2-3 concerts a year where I have to go through them so it's a bit of a necessary evil. Despite all the other things that's inherently wrong with that organization I'll never understand the need for a convenience fee when you buy your tickets at the venue on the day of the show or even in advance at the box office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 As I've explained before, I stopped paying attention to Ticketmaster's pre-sale and on-sale scams. In LA, the best seats are pulled before the ticket sale by the promoters. These tix are given to the band and their family/friends, record company, sponsors, celebrities and radio stations. The day of the show, the unused tickets and cancellations get put back in the system and sold at the box office...at face value! No bullshit convenience charges, etc. I've never failed to get tickets to any show in this fashion...Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard at the Pantages, Rolling Stones at the Wiltern, Radiohead, Springsteen, Tom Petty, Page & Plant...and 99% of the time, seats in the pit or within the first 10 rows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 ^ Did the same thing for Page/Plant in '98 at Tampa. Ending up sitting next to where Robert watched the opening group - Lily Hayden - and then her group sat next to us to watch the P/P show!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I know of some folks that insist upon buying through brokers, thinking they're getting the best seats out there while paying through the nose for them (not to mention, lining the pockets of legalized criminals). To each their own but I refuse to buy from those people. Not to mention, I've had no problem scoring decent (and even front row) seats going through legitimate sites, even if it is Ticketmaster. On that tip, there's a real interesting article on fake sites (aka "parasites") in today's News and Observer from their resident musical scribe, David Menconi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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