I'm online holiday shopping and noticed Cirque du Solei is having a Black Friday sale. But, ticketmaster fees are so insane, I'm not going to, just because I'm annoyed. 23% of the total cost!
But, ticketmaster fees are so insane, I'm not going to, just because I'm annoyed. 23% of the total cost!
The insane fees are exactly why the whole Taylor Swift thing is so infuriating. Ticketmaster has a monopoly and charges fee after fee after fee. Swift says her people asked Ticketmaster again and again if they were prepared for the demand that her shows would generate, and Ticketmaster insisted that they were ready. Well, they charge about 30 percent in fees and they were not ready. Then they had the nerve to blame Taylor Swift for being too popular!
The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into the owner of Ticketmaster
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/...-ticketmaster-investigation-taylor-swift.html
It is annoying but to the all in price is the important number. Some may prefer the fees broken down so they know where the money is actually going.
Kind of like with airline tickets.
Ticketsmaster is now a monopoly in their industry.I've noticed the same. In some cases, the fees add up to as much as the ticket prices. Adding "Dynamic Pricing," where Ticketmaster raises prices due to popularity of the event, and it gets to be ridiculous. If nothing is done to reverse the Ticketmaster acquisition of Live Nation, giving them a monopoly, expect pricing to be even more outrageous.
What geographic location or show are you trying to buy tickets to see? If it happens to be in Las Vegas, there are other ticket buying options.
Dave
An area theatre here hosts great plays and concerts. Once on their page I saw a Ticketmaster link and was shocked. The fees were significant. I called the box office. They sold me the tickets over the phone at face value and I could pick them up there the day of the show. The lady said too many people didn’t realize they could call or come to the box office for the best prices. Maybe management required the TM option for convenience. (I just looked at their webpage. Both choices are more obvious now).OP here - I ended up finding a local theatre that was offering a nice play the afternoon of NYE and the only fee they charged was $2 for mailing of hard copy tickets, they handle their own ticket sales.
At least one local restaurant here is doing that. It’s posted on the entry door as well as on a sign inside the entry.Food for Thought a restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia are suggesting you pay in cash or they will be charging you a service fee for using a credit card.
Food for Thought a restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia are suggesting you pay in cash or they will be charging you a service fee for using a credit card.
We saw the Beatles Love, last visit to Vegas. We bought our tickets at the venue, don’t remember additional fees.