remphish1 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009...1.html#comments The only thing worst than Ticketmaster is Live Nation! There web page is terrible and can't handle a large onsale. Also there service charges are more if that is possible! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009...1.html#comments The only thing worst than Ticketmaster is Live Nation! There web page is terrible and can't handle a large onsale. Also there service charges are more if that is possible! Yeah, and then there was the horseshit about not charging outrageous "Convenience fees" like ticketmaster. That went out the window pretty quick. Isn't this a monopoly or something? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Oh man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 In theory, in an acquisition they buy everything including the technology, so maybe they will swap out their poor Web site for the better one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...d=moreheadlines there will likely be anti-trust investigations/hearings before the merger is allowed to be complete. the article in the post earlier today said that the merger would allow the companies to have stronger bargaining power and could pay artists less for concerts which would then = cheaper ticket prices. more like a way to increase profits for the music industry and take money away from the artists. the article even points out that they sidestepped talking about the hefty fees the ticket companies add on. the article now deals more with the anti-trust issue and ticket scams that ticketmaster seems to encourage to over inflate ticket prices. bruce is not pleased. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 well...that looks to be the final straw for my concert going... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 well...that looks to be the final straw for my concert going... the 9:30 club still does its ticketing through tickets.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobfrombob Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 In theory, in an acquisition they buy everything including the technology, so maybe they will swap out their poor Web site for the better one.Isn't it more of a merger than a takeover? At any rate, they will use the Ticketmaster technology. That's the part Live Nation needs. Say what you will about TM but anybody who can sell out 10 or 15 dates of a tour, 20,000 tickets per date, in an hour or less, have a pretty sophisticated technology. But yeah, this does not bode well for concert goers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W(TF) Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Isn't it more of a merger than a takeover? At any rate, they will use the Ticketmaster technology. That's the part Live Nation needs. Say what you will about TM but anybody who can sell out 10 or 15 dates of a tour, 20,000 tickets per date, in an hour or less, have a pretty sophisticated technology. After a few more weeks of hindsight this should officially be updated to "sophisticated crookedness", no? But yeah, this does not bode well for concert goers. A-greed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Billy Corgan endorces the merger http://stereogum.com/archives/mr-corgan-go...2.html#comments Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 P.S. Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff is the Smashing Pumpkins' manager. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 I did not know that! That explains lots! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty Shackleford Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 This is in today's Wall Street Journal. Apparently some big-name acts have been selling their own tickets through the "secondary" market (i.e. scalping). I've always suspected as much, but it's nice to see proof: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123672740386088613.html This isn't the only thing they do, either. Some performers will insist on low sticker prices for their tickets but then take a cut of the service fees charged by Ticketmaster. This way they get to act like they care about their fans (offering low ticket prices) and publicly complain about Evil Ticketmaster while profiting. I'm still trying to figure out how the Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger will have any effect on anything. LN does their own ticket distribution for their own venues, and TM does exclusive deals with other venues. It's the venues (and, to some extent, the performers) who have market power here and can demand a markup. Or am I missing something? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mybenito Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Sign a petition to stop merger:http://www.ticketdisaster.org/ If you are disgusted with paying more and more every year for the live concert experience THEN ACT NOW, CLICK ON THE LINK IMMEDIATELY BELOW AND SEND A MESSAGE TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE URGING THEM TO STOP THIS MERGER HERE!antitrust.complaints@usdoj.gov Another Planet link Tell your friends! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 When I tried (and failed) to buy Wilco tickets for the upcoming Philly concert Live Nation flipped me over to Ticketmaster when I clicked the "Buy Tickets" button, so they've already been working together for awhile. With the overwhelming number of ticket purchasers using the internet to secure tickets, why don't the venues just sell their tickets themselves on the net? I'd rather pay them a S&H fee than the outrageous fees we're paying the middlemen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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