Ticketmaster, ticket resellers... who is the real enemy?
Nice article about Trent Reznor trying to combat re-sale ticket outlets:
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/03/16/trent-reznor-tells-fans-dont-buy-from-scalpers-criticizes-secondary-ticket-market/
I always thought scalping was illegal, so I don't understand how it's ok for companies to resell tickets at hundreds of dollars above face value. The RS article makes mention of a time when scalping "used to be" illegal, so I guess the law has changed. It's good to see that Trent is speaking out against this practice.
The ticket price issue is one that I feel strongly about. Kudos to Trent and to other acts like No Doubt, who are offering lawn seats at shows for only $10, for trying to keep their shows affordable.
6 comments:
amen to that!!!!!!!!!! it sucks so hard when the "service fees" are almost as much as the ticket itself.
How much will Janes and NIN be? Do you know?
Yeah I probably would have skipped No Doubt...until I saw how cheap lawn tix were!
PIT tickets for the NINJA show cost $99 a piece! Pretty pricey.
$99 doesn't sound bad for pit tickets. The best seats in the house are always super-expensive. That's why they have lawn seats!
Agreed, $99 isn't too bad for PIT considering it might possibly be the last tour for both NIN and JA, not to mention Morello will be there.
Now KOL charging $42 a seat at the Palumbo, that's a different story.
Yeah...Kings of Leon is out of their collective minds charging that much. I love em...but come on! I could see No Doubt 3 times for that! haha
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