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Livenation's new ticketing service

JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,626
edited January 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
A $35 Modest Mouse ticket has a $12 service charge.

A bit excessive!
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    and you expected....? :)
  • sweet adelinesweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    they are giving TM a run for their money :)
  • Evil Merlin Part DeuxEvil Merlin Part Deux Posts: 234
    I wanna go to that show badly!
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,194
    Anyone who thought LiveNation taking over ticketing at their venues was gonna be an advantage for the consumer is in for a rude awakening.
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    I can only imagine how much I'm going to get bent over for the Springsteen serivce charges ... :shock:

    (granted, I'm hoping just to be in the building)

    my girl picked up the MM and Bloc Party tickets, so, I haven't seen the service charges ... I'm getting Springsteen and Coachella tix ... fair trade ... :D
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  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,395
    I thought the "service fee" with livenation was going to be like all of ticketmaster's little BS fees rolled into one. Also, I don't think they are going to charge for you to print your own tickets.
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,626
    Evil Merlin Part Deux wrote:
    I wanna go to that show badly!

    I seent them a few times last year...they are a great live band.
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    The worst is when Ticketmaster gives you coupons for free McDonald's and 2 free itunes songs. But then your normal $8 service charge ends up being a $12 service charge :evil:
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  • chromiamchromiam Posts: 4,114
    Poncier wrote:
    Anyone who thought LiveNation taking over ticketing at their venues was gonna be an advantage for the consumer is in for a rude awakening.

    Well said...
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  • Champagne BreakfastChampagne Breakfast Posts: 1,526
    Fact is overall the Live Nation ticketing charges are going to be cheaper. I've already ordered tix to a few shows through them and it is 10x easier and quicker.

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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Now that LiveNation is able to offer ticketing, and they are also the promoter - this means that PJ now has leverage!! Before TM had control of the venue, and had no real competitor. PJ can negotiate with LN because there ARE other promoters... so they can negotiate with LN and say, if you want this tour, then we get to sell 100% tickets directly to fans, and then any unsold thru tenclub can then be put into LN's system for sale.

    I'd even say we should start a petition on the pit for this. This gives PJ the freedom they wanted - let's hope they use it.
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