Ticket Prices Frustration & Complaints

[mottabam]

Originally Posted by FM77

$1800 is not face value. TM is now in the scalping business.

I think they have been for some time now. They started with partnering with the National Association of Ticket Brokers by allocating blocks of sections to re-sellers, then came the Platinum Seating, followed by resale tickets right on the ticketmaster website. Basically these brokers have a huge lobby in Washington and their is enough $$$ in it to keep the politicians on both sides of the aisle silent.

I wanted to go to opening night but decided against it because of the the lack of tickets at face value. I hope their will be a DVD because I'll be sitting this one out until they roll into Tampa for the last show of 2014.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by mottabam

[/B]I wanted to go to opening night but decided against it because of the the lack of tickets at face value. I hope their will be a DVD because I'll be sitting this one out until they roll into Tampa for the last show of 2014.

So you won't be sitting this one out since you will be attending the Tampa show after all.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by mottabam

[/B]

I think they have been for some time now. They started with partnering with the National Association of Ticket Brokers by allocating blocks of sections to re-sellers, then came the Platinum Seating, followed by resale tickets right on the ticketmaster website. Basically these brokers have a huge lobby in Washington and their is enough $$$ in it to keep the politicians on both sides of the aisle silent.

I wanted to go to opening night but decided against it because of the the lack of tickets at face value. I hope their will be a DVD because I'll be sitting this one out until they roll into Tampa for the last show of 2014.

Yes I agree on the corrupt way they are doing tix these days.Tix prices is one of the main reasons I cut my multiple show count on this tour.The other reason is I hate fall/winter concert tours because of the cold and crappy travel weather.

I'm trying to decide who's worse .The ticket brokers or big oil corps.

I hate to say this .They might get the message if the concert goers boycott going to the concerts.

[mottabam]

Originally Posted by vivfox

So you won't be sitting this one out since you will be attending the Tampa show after all.

Correct. I meant to say, I won't be going to opening night and will wait till the Tampa show since I do have decent floor seats that were face value.

Besides the Mirage tour this will be the only Fleetwood Mac tour that I will only attend one show.

[Macfanforever]

I got a email today about Class Member vs Live Nation/Ticketmaster + PNC Bank Arts Center and the Susquehanna Bank Center in New Jersey.

I Was at both venues between 6/23/2003 to 6/15/2011 according to their time frame enjoying Stevie and FM shows .

Did anybody get this same email in the last couple of days.

Heres more info about this case.

https://eclaim.kccllc.net/caclaimforms/TLK/home.aspx

Can somebody please enlighten me what I will gain from this suit.

Why they dont come clean and drop those inflated BS service fees and just charge face value.

[elle]

wonder why our dear FM members don't care to do anything like this?



http://m.k102.com/onair/patrick-knig...s-902-12290223

BREAKING NEWS: Eric Church cancels 902 Minneapolis tickets bought by scalpers


BREAKING NEWS -

According to an article in Country Weekly, Eric Church has canceled 902 ticket orders that were bought illegally by scalpers. He and his team noticed that the scalpers had exceeded the allowed limit of tickets when they went on sale.

Those tickets will be put back on sale to the general public at 5 PM Central Time! Check the concert page at k102.com for more details and links to buy your tickets.

Church has sold more than 14,000 tickets to his September 16th show at the Target Center.

"A lot of acts just want to sell as many tickets as they can and they don't care who they sell them to," Church said in a release. He added, "I want my fans to be the ones who buy tickets to my shows, and I want scalpers to back off. I can't stop ticket scalpers completely, but I can definitely make it harder for them."



(Source: Country Weekly)

[SadAngel86]

Originally Posted by elle

wonder why our dear FM members don't care to do anything like this?



http://m.k102.com/onair/patrick-knig...s-902-12290223

BREAKING NEWS: Eric Church cancels 902 Minneapolis tickets bought by scalpers


BREAKING NEWS -

According to an article in Country Weekly, Eric Church has canceled 902 ticket orders that were bought illegally by scalpers. He and his team noticed that the scalpers had exceeded the allowed limit of tickets when they went on sale.

Those tickets will be put back on sale to the general public at 5 PM Central Time! Check the concert page at k102.com for more details and links to buy your tickets.

Church has sold more than 14,000 tickets to his September 16th show at the Target Center.

"A lot of acts just want to sell as many tickets as they can and they don't care who they sell them to," Church said in a release. He added, "I want my fans to be the ones who buy tickets to my shows, and I want scalpers to back off. I can't stop ticket scalpers completely, but I can definitely make it harder for them."



(Source: Country Weekly)

FM should totally do this and not be in it for the money all the time! Wake up FM and Ticketmaster!

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by elle

wonder why our dear FM members don't care to do anything like this?



http://m.k102.com/onair/patrick-knig...s-902-12290223

BREAKING NEWS: Eric Church cancels 902 Minneapolis tickets bought by scalpers


BREAKING NEWS -

According to an article in Country Weekly, Eric Church has canceled 902 ticket orders that were bought illegally by scalpers. He and his team noticed that the scalpers had exceeded the allowed limit of tickets when they went on sale.

Those tickets will be put back on sale to the general public at 5 PM Central Time! Check the concert page at k102.com for more details and links to buy your tickets.

Church has sold more than 14,000 tickets to his September 16th show at the Target Center.

"A lot of acts just want to sell as many tickets as they can and they don't care who they sell them to," Church said in a release. He added, "I want my fans to be the ones who buy tickets to my shows, and I want scalpers to back off. I can't stop ticket scalpers completely, but I can definitely make it harder for them."



(Source: Country Weekly)

Wow. Yes .All the artists should get involved instead of the scalpers getting the hard earned loot from the fans and concert goers.

Nice job Eric .I hope others follow suit.

[elle]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Wow. Yes .All the artists should get involved instead of the scalpers getting the hard earned loot from the fans and concert goers.

Nice job Eric .I hope others follow suit.

i wish. most won't and are probably in on it, sadly.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

I got a email today about Class Member vs Live Nation/Ticketmaster + PNC Bank Arts Center and the Susquehanna Bank Center in New Jersey.
Can somebody please enlighten me what I will gain from this suit?

If you can prove to them, which shouldn't be too hard considering they sent YOU the e mail, that you attended a show at these venues during the time period allotted, then you will receive 3 free tickets to sit on the lawn(aka the nose bleed section) to any 3 shows of your choice.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by elle

i wish. most won't and are probably in on it, sadly.

Yes I agree.Its sad that we have to cut back on going to see our favorite band do to these crazy tix prices.

Maybe if we are lucky and FM is not pooped out from touring the states and across the big pond .They will swing around for a summer tour in 2015 at the sheds and casinos with cheaper seats.

I will make up for loss of not seeing more shows on the first leg.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by vivfox

If you can prove to them, which shouldn't be too hard considering they sent YOU the e mail, that you attended a show at these venues during the time period allotted, then you will receive 3 free tickets to sit on the lawn(aka the nose bleed section) to any 3 shows of your choice.

Yes I just read and filled out the info on the link I provided in the earlier post .

Whiiiippppppy Doooooooo. as little kitty say.Freaking free lawn seats .Plus and big $5 bucks off the next tix purchase.

Will FM wont be going to those venues this summer so I take the $5 bucks and use it next year if FM or Stevie stops at those venues.

Screw the freaking lawn seats .I retired from sitting on the lawn and tired of drunks tripping on me and spilling their beer all over me.I end up going home smelling like a drunk.

[Nicks Fan]

Tom Petty did something similar back in 2006.

This just in from Tony Dimitriades, manager of Tom Petty & the
Heartbreakers.

As promised, we have continued to investigate how our fan club
tickets were acquired and distributed during last week's presales,
particularly in Minnesota. And with the help of the folks at
Ticketmaster and Signatures, who at our request have scoured scalper
and secondary ticket outlets, we have identified approximately 460
tickets for the June 26 and 27 concerts at the Xcel Energy Center in
St. Paul, Minn. that were allocated for Highway Companions Club
members, but which were either resold or acquired by scalpers in
clear violation of the fan club conditions of membership.

THOSE TICKETS HAVE NOW BEEN CANCELED ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED FAN
CLUB MEMBERSHIPS. We will make these tickets available to fan club
members who comply with the conditions of fan club membership and are
willing to pick up their tickets at a special fan club Will Call
window on the night of the show. In order to accomplish this, a new
Internet on-sale of these tickets open only to fan club members will
be announced shortly.


**Please DO NOT CALL Ticketmaster, the Fan Club, or the building box
office regarding your tickets. Cancellation emails have been sent via
email to the address associated with the Ticketmaster transaction. If
you did not post your tickets for resale, your order should not have
been canceled. If you did not receive a cancellation email, but you
are concerned about your tickets, or if you purchased tickets from
any source other than Ticketmaster, you may check our posting of the
canceled seat locations. If you purchased tickets from an
unauthorized source, and those tickets were canceled, your only
recourse is through the unauthorized seller.
We will continue to be vigilant and to make every effort to make the
fan club an enjoyable and rewarding experience for all members. In
fact, last Tuesday, we were able to identify and remedy within
minutes a problem at the Denver presale.

An apology from the Pepsi Center's box office manager will be found
elsewhere on TomPetty.com, and those fans who purchased bad tickets
inadvertently released from an inventory other than that set aside
for the fan club will be contacted and offered better tickets.

By now, you are probably also aware that we have responded to your
ticketing concerns and desires by changing the way fan club tickets
are delivered. Beginning with this week's presales (ie. Those from
May 2 onwards), Highway Companions Club members will be required to
pick up their tickets from a special fan club will call window.
Tickets will only be released to members who can show an ID and the
credit card that matches their ticket purchase information.

To be clear, only the St. Paul tickets that have been canceled will
be re-sold to fan club members, and it is only those tickets that
will be required to be picked up at will call with proper
identification. All other St. Paul fan club tickets purchased in last
week's presale will remain valid.

We don't claim to have completely eliminated all reselling activity
on these or any other shows, but this is definitely a step in the
right direction and a major strike on behalf of the good guys.

Our thanks to Xcel Energy Center, Ticketmaster, Signatures and the
promoters Jam Productions, all of whom responded to the call with
total commitment and all their resources.

[Musicman408]

Originally Posted by mottabam

Correct. I meant to say, I won't be going to opening night and will wait till the Tampa show since I do have decent floor seats that were face value.

Besides the Mirage tour this will be the only Fleetwood Mac tour that I will only attend one show.

Face value floor seats for Tampa? When did you get them? Where are they?

[Macfanforever]

I remember Bruce Springsteen fans had problems with tix for his concerts.