It's all so bizarre, as it unfolds and i wish i could make heads or tails of it better- But this Irving Azoff- who is either a manager or lawyer (both?) for Fleetwood Mac, is part owner of 'TicketsNow' and possibly involved with 'I Love All Access' and 'Platinum Packages', all THREE of which have direct links on the TicketMaster site-- so it seems that Azoff (on behalf of the band, it would seem, as their representative) has purchased "a gazillion" of the best seats, and hey, scalpers and eBay never charged so much for what 'ticketsnow' wants for 2 seats to the MoheganSun show- prime seats, section 2,row B-- $1800!!! So, is it that one of his companies paid the $350 to TicketMaster (MoSun seats are $175 each) and if somehow the $1800 seats get sold, the $1450 profit would go to Mac and Azoff? Tell me i'm wrong, because it sure SEEMS that way. -
and if this overselling of the best seats is achieved 100 times or so at each venue, which seems to be the attempt, that's another $145,000 in sales, per venue in somebody's pockets above the already high (but not ridiculously so*, actually) top ticket price! * compared to other bands, such as The Eagles...
As for me, i can't even get TicketMaster seats for any shows i try to pull up tickets for, i get a message of the ilk 'there's a problem with your request, please try again'--- So, thats when i checked out 'tickets now', 'i love all access' and the 'platinum packages'--
If Fleetwood Mac wants to play for their fans and have it not be completely about the money, they should cut the bullsh** with 'i love all access' and the 2 other linked ticketmaster sites and just get on with selling tickets to the show at the actual cost- $150 for best floor seats in most markets (slightly higher, i guess, for the casinos)-- You'd "think" in this economy they'd be doing well to get the $150 per seat, but $1800 for 2 seats--- dream on, silly dreamer
I'm not sure if Lindsey is 59 or 60 at this point, but (humor me)-- they are ALL in their 60s, have no new material, and the element of Christine (missing) does not add up to a band at its peak able to charge top dollar and then massacre with overkill packages. I think this Azoff (who i first became more than vaguely familiar with in the news article largely circulated lasted week- the teleconference interviews--) is really trying to milk (bilk) every last dollar possible out of this tour- perhaps, yes, that would be his job. But, perhaps, if he continues, the possible half-or-less-empty arenas will make this be remembered as the VERY unofficial Fleetwood Mac Farewell Tour....