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    Bought 4 $45.00 tickets Sunday morning for a George Thorogood concert at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City Indiana. Those $45.00 tickets ended up costing $206.00 after all the fees! $26.00 more than face value-that is just criminal!!
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    Irving has to do some damage control! Bruce Springsteen was mighty pissed at Ticketmaster for redirecting his fans to TicketsNow - TM's scalper site - when there were regular priced tickets still available. Here's his rant:

    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Springsteen
    A LETTER TO OUR FANS:
    We know there was much confusion regarding Ticketmaster and TicketsNow during last Monday's on-sale dates. We were as confused as you were, as we were given no advance notice of the major changes in the Ticketmaster-TicketsNow world. (Bear in mind that we are not clients of any ticketing company, and that all those arrangements are between venues and ticketing companies.)

    Last Monday, we were informed that Ticketmaster was redirecting your log-in requests for tickets at face value, to their secondary site TicketsNow, which specializes in up-selling tickets at above face value. They did this even when other seats remained available at face value. We condemn this practice.

    We perceive this as a pure conflict of interest. Ticketmaster is there to ensure that we have a good, fair sale of our tickets at their face value plus normal ticketing charges. TicketsNow is supposed to be a secondary site where people who already have tickets may exchange, trade, and, unfortunately, speculate with them. We have asked this redirection from Ticketmaster to TicketsNow cease and desist immediately and Ticketmaster has agreed to do so in the future and has removed its unwanted material from their and our site.

    We know the many cynical arguments some make in favor of the Ticketmaster system: There are rumors that some artists or managers participate in Ticketmaster charges--we do not. There are rumors that some artists or managers are receiving a percentage of the amount above face value at secondary outlets like TicketsNow--we do not. Some artists or managers may not perceive there to be a conflict between having the distributor of their tickets in effect "scalping" those same tickets through a secondary company like TicketsNow--we do.

    While many of you have sent notes to us and your local promoters, you may also send accurate informational letters to Albert Lopez of Ticketmaster and he will try to address your questions.

    A final point for now: the one thing that would make the current ticket situation even worse for the fan than it is now would be Ticketmaster and Live Nation coming up with a single system, thereby returning us to a near monopoly situation in music ticketing. Several newspapers are reporting on this story right now. If you, like us, oppose that idea, you should make it known to your representatives.

    The abuse of our fans and our trust by Ticketmaster has made us as furious as it has made many of you. We will continue to do our utmost now and in the future to make sure that these practices are permanently curtailed on our tours.

    Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau and the entire Springsteen Tour Team
    And Azoff's response:

    Quote Originally Posted by Irving Azoff
    AN OPEN LETTER OF APOLOGY TO BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, JON LANDAU AND THE ENTIRE SPRINGSTEEN TOUR TEAM:
    While we were genuinely trying to do the right thing for fans in providing more choices when the tickets they requested from the primary on-sale were not available, we clearly missed the mark. Fans are confused and angry, which is the opposite of what we hoped to accomplish. We sincerely apologize to Bruce, his organization and, above all, his fans.

    We recognize that we need to change our course. We have committed to Bruce and state publicly here that we have taken down all links for Bruce's shows directing fans from Ticketmaster to TicketsNow. This redirection only occurred as a choice when we could not satisfy fans' specific search request for primary ticket inventory, but to make sure there is no misunderstanding in the future, we also publicly state that we will never again link to TicketsNow in a manner that can possibly create any confusion during a high-demand on-sale. Specifically, we will not present an option to go to TicketsNow from Ticketmaster without the consent of the artist and the venue, both of whom work together to bring the joy of live entertainment to millions of fans.

    If any fans inadvertently purchased tickets in the resale marketplace believing in error they were purchasing from the initial on-sale, we will refund the difference between the actual purchase price and the face price of the ticket. (Please don't abuse this good faith gesture - we did not give brokers any preferential access to tickets.)

    We are committed to helping deliver the most transparent and best live entertainment experience to fans. We will do better going forward.

    Sincerely,
    Irving Azoff, CEO, Ticketmaster Entertainment

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    HA! I have suddenly become a huge Springsteen fan!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Shame on you Irving Azoff!
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    There was a HUGE RUCKUS about this out here...it happended for the 2 NJ shows and I think one NY/LI show. We were logged in, waiting for the Ticketmaster site to respond to our request for tickets (realizing as the precious minutes ticked away, so did those tickets)--then a message to the effect that Ticketmaster could not respond to our request at that time, and then wham! onto the Tickets Now site with hugely inflated ticket prices. Apparently, some folks even got a 'Ticketmaster is undergoing routine maintenance' message, rather than a response to their ticket request! Frustrating, to say the least! By the time I reloaded my request, I was told to wait 15 minutes (which became 30...who knew?), so I knew he was sold out by then. There were countless stories in the press of folks who got through by phone/computer, and then were cut off just as they were entering their payment info. Apparently, Ticketmaster is contacting those people through records of the transactions as far as they got, because for many of them the tickets are still theirs (ie, the tickets did not go back into the sale bin just because the transaction did not finish.)

    Anyway, all of the newspapers and online sites got flooded with complaints. I even heard there is either a Congressman or Senator who is launching an investigation into it!

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    Good for Bruce for doing the right thing!! Irving is full of sh*t!!! Ticketmaster is the biggest ripoff there is!! That Ticketnow is basically Ticketmaster scalping their own tickets. It's all about the money-as if tickets aren't expensive enough -we have them continuously trying to get more for them.

    Note to Irving---Not all fans are stupid-- we know that when you started selling "no fee" tickets that you jacked up the price by $10.00 a ticket. Duh!! Like I wouldn't figure THAT out!
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    Quote Originally Posted by eaglesvet View Post
    Anyway, all of the newspapers and online sites got flooded with complaints. I even heard there is either a Congressman or Senator who is launching an investigation into it!
    That could be very good news for ticket buyers. I have often thought about contacting my congressman about event tickets unfair practices but never have. Maybe now would be a good time...
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    More news about the possible Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger:

    http://www.kshe95.com/musicnews/Story.aspx?id=1060441
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    I'm sorry, but I hope they do investigate and find out what the problem is and get whoever is responsible for it under control! It's ridiculous that they are essentially allowed to scalp their own tickets! I love music and love going to concerts but you just can't do it on a regular basis any longer--who can afford it? It will be a monopoly if this happens and I hate to think what ticket prices will become then. Irving is out of control and eventually I have to think it will catch up with the artists because people won't be going. JMHO!
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    I wonder what The Eagles think of all this?

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    First of all - I applaud the Boss for taking a stand on this.
    Since he is such an influential artist, maybe others will follow suit and launch their own complaints. I also hope the practices of Ticketmaster are thoroughly investigated, as well as, the implications of impending merger with Live Nation. I know Irving has an obligation to try to make the best deal that he can for his artists, and for Ticketmaster, but these practices are horrible for the fans. Scalping your own tickets is beyond being unfair, and Irving can claim as much as he wants that Ticketmaster does not "give brokers any preferential access to tickets", but how is it that the best tickets ALWAYS end up in their hands. When was the last time any fan brought up a 1st row ticket the moment the tickets went on sale? And don't hand us this crap about how 1st row seats are held and not put up for sale to the general pubic - if that's the case, how do they get in the hands of brokers who turn around and resell them (in some cases through TicketsNow) for thousands of dollars a piece???

    And while I'm on my rant, I may as well bring up ILAA - Irving's other pet project. It turns my stomach to see those 5-star packages with the signed guitar and M&G with Joe being sold for + or - $5.000. The only good news that I can find regarding this, is that it may have totally flopped. I notice that ILAA has pulled back somewhat - these 'Joe Walsh experiences' aren't being offered for the upcoming European tour, and the prices for the VIP packages seemed to have been lowered across the board. I think they are still two high, but it is a small victory, nonetheless.
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