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Originally Posted by TheScoop
Ticketsnow.com (who run their own independent broker site outside of Stubhub/Ebay and Ticket Network Direct) just posted recently how they are no longer allowing postings of tickets before the initial sale date anymore. You can read the announcement here: http://www.ticketsnow.com/TicketsNow...l_Message.html. The industry is getting scared right now because they realize people are starting to find out about this (finally). |
Its my understanding that this rule pertains to people who purchase tickets to concerts via pre-sales, and tickets to sporting events that are re-sold by season ticket holders. There's nothing to "find out".
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Originally Posted by TheScoop
The only time (and I mean the only time) nowadays you can get premium seats at face value through Ticketmaster or at the venue is when tickets for that market have not sold for their extorted asking price and those involved in the sale get desperate enough to sell those tickets for their supposed "face value".
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Not true at all. I've gotten front & 2nd row for in-demand shows via public on-sale, and I know I'm not the only one.
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Originally Posted by TheScoop
From what I've been hearing, every FM show thus far outside of a major market is selling very very poorly. If you're attending one of these shows this year, do not be surprised to see half (or more than half) empty venues. If they get desperate enough, they may even drop their face value to avoid cancellation in some markets. This can and will happen if things continue (it's happened before with other artists).
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Everyone knows the tour is tanking- duh. Yes, we'll be seeing 2 for 1 deals and heavily papered venues in pretty much every market outside LA, the Bay Area, and NYC.