How to get good concert tickets

Dr_Rez · 04-01-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by concertfan

so how do you get your tickets to these at least "halfway" decent shows?

As stated earlier in thread always go to the actual venue and buy them. Even if they are the same price its better not to support ticketmaster.

ps: Remember when pearl jam tried doing a tour without them and ended up being broke?

crash_override · 04-01-2009, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

As stated earlier in thread always go to the actual venue and buy them. Even if they are the same price its better not to support ticketmaster.

ps: Remember when pearl jam tried doing a tour without them and ended up being broke?

Pearl Jam still doesn't use ticketmaster. Which I really support.

savannah · 04-01-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

ticket master overprices and is being sued for a couple of million for corrupt practices.

it was a joke,...as in i cry to get better seats,....like when i cry to get out of speeding tickets,....

i recently bought clapton/winwood tickets,.....got pretty good seats,.....bought them as soon as they went on sale through the venue,....just sayin

Kevorkian Logic · 04-01-2009, 03:56 PM

crying is fine, especially if it gets you out of speeding tickets

.

I was more referring to ticketmaster, they really do have sleazy practices

lucifer_sam · 04-01-2009, 04:08 PM

not to mention shit prices.

i was gonna go see john mclaughlin at some grimy club in town until i noticed that they jacked ticket prices up to over $50. lame.

Kevorkian Logic · 04-01-2009, 04:39 PM

yeah, to some concert at the cats cradle that I could have gotten for like 14 dollars from the cats cradle site they were selling for like $120, it was infuriating to me.

concertfan · 04-02-2009, 07:53 AM

prices will certainly be cheaper at the venues, but will you be able to find good seats or spots when you buy directly from a venue? I think the concert organizers and venues (and even artists themselves) direct their best (so-called "premium") seats to sites like ticketmaster so that they make extra.

Kevorkian Logic · 04-02-2009, 11:01 AM

no, thats not true,

concertfan · 04-03-2009, 09:30 AM

I actually read this on many news sources. Here is one. No wonder you can't find good seats at venues or ticketmaster.

"Concert Tickets Get Set Aside, Marked Up by Artists, Managers"

online.wsj.com/article/SB123672740386088613.html

MusicWiz · 04-06-2009, 09:32 AM

interesting article, concertfan. I always suspected that the best seats were directed to and sold on online sites, and now I see why: thanks to the artists and their managers themselves.

I tried a number of sellers online and as far as I can see, there isn't much difference in terms of prices or the seat selection. So if there is a site that offers extra discounts, let me know. I'd be interested to check it out.

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Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	crying is fine, especially if it gets you out of speeding tickets . I was more referring to ticketmaster, they really do have sleazy practices __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

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lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	not to mention shit prices. i was gonna go see john mclaughlin at some grimy club in town until i noticed that they jacked ticket prices up to over $50. lame. __________________ first.am Last edited by lucifer_sam; 04-01-2009 at 04:13 PM.

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Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	yeah, to some concert at the cats cradle that I could have gotten for like 14 dollars from the cats cradle site they were selling for like $120, it was infuriating to me. __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

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Kevorkian Logic Imperfectly Perfect Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,290	no, thats not true, __________________ "it is only through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect that a certain type of perfection can be attained"

04-03-2009, 09:30 AM	#19 (permalink)
concertfan Groupie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 7	source I actually read this on many news sources. Here is one. No wonder you can't find good seats at venues or ticketmaster. "Concert Tickets Get Set Aside, Marked Up by Artists, Managers" online.wsj.com/article/SB123672740386088613.html

04-02-2009, 07:53 AM	#17 (permalink)
concertfan Groupie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 7	prices will certainly be cheaper at the venues, but will you be able to find good seats or spots when you buy directly from a venue? I think the concert organizers and venues (and even artists themselves) direct their best (so-called "premium") seats to sites like ticketmaster so that they make extra.

04-06-2009, 09:32 AM	#20 (permalink)
MusicWiz Groupie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3	best seats are online interesting article, concertfan. I always suspected that the best seats were directed to and sold on online sites, and now I see why: thanks to the artists and their managers themselves. I tried a number of sellers online and as far as I can see, there isn't much difference in terms of prices or the seat selection. So if there is a site that offers extra discounts, let me know. I'd be interested to check it out.