yeah.

I completely agree
I bought 20$ tics that came out to 46$

i hate ticketmaster too

I thought you meant THIS monopoly.

I HATE HATE HATE Ticketmaster.

I have only gone to one concert in the past four years b/c everytime I check out shows and get ready to pay, I can't stomach paying THAT much more to see a show. There are alternative ticket purchasing sites, but its the venues need to get on board with them. Major League Baseball dumped them a few years ago and total ticket prices went way down.

Let us also not forget that it was Ticketmaster that caused the whole U2 ticket debacle of last Januray.

They are a corrupt organization and they need to be brought down somehow.

agreed. ticketmaster is terrible, clear channel (or the more friendly cc ) is evil, this is the state of music in the usa right now. of course some may say you screwed up by buying tickets to the "frays" anyway. i wonder how it happens because i know that when we have tm sell tickets they charge maybe a dollar or two, maybe the band has more power than they think?
what is a good alternative? interested to hear.

Scalpers.

Theft.

Chicanery.

Chicanery.

why don't you go to a ticket master in person and buy the tickets. come on stop being so lazy

Sorry ticketmaster was being a pain in the butt. But I am extremely excited to see them!!! You're such a nice big brother!

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I bought tickets to Hannah Montana through ticketmaster when they released them for the third (or whatever time it was). However, when I was buying them on the phone and internet it kept telling me that only single tickets were available. I bought them anyway because my 11 year old daughter said it was better then nothing. She didn't mind sitting alone, and either did her friends. I figured I would let me 2 year old (who is also a die hard Hannah Montana fan) sit on my lap. A few days later, I was on ticketmaster and realized that seats were now being sold together. This kind of upset me so I called ticketmaster to make a suggestion. They were very rude.
While I had them on the phone I asked them to confirm my tickets for the concert that day. They did and told me I could pick them up at about 6:00(Sat.) at will call. The big problem with this is that the concert started at 4:00. Why would I pick the tickets up at 6:00 and miss the concert?
When I got to will call I was informed that 2 of my tickets were not available because I had purchased them for the previous show. I know this is not the case because the internet confirmation showed Saturdays show.
I had purchased all tickets at the same time, so why would these tickets be different. They would not let me enter the arena unless I purchased new tickets. I had no other choice but to purchase them because I could not leave two 11 year old girls outside and let two go. I also couldn't let them go in alone.
TICKETMASTER RIPPED ME OFF!!!!
Then to top it all off, When I was seated in my seat, and usher came over and wanted me to move out of it because there were people who did not have seats and were sitting on stairs. My poor 2 year old and I didn't even get to watch the concert because the usher and some woman were concerned with me moving out of my EXCESSIVELY PAID FOR SEAT and the whole row moving down. I ended up standing in the hall with the two year old so that other people could be accommodated, even though I had MORE than paid for my seat.

how do i know if the tickets i have just bought off you are valid. re: portsmouth v westbrom. thanks.

Does anyone know why charges for tickmaster tickets that were billed at $82.00 had $1319.00 charges added for TMDEAL charges? I just got scammed in a huge way. Isn't this illegal?

I hear ya!!! Tried to get Beastie Boys tickets right at 10 am. Had 3 computers going and was on the phone and it comes back nothing available all day!!!~ After it says nothing available it redirects you to ticketsnow.com (owned by ticket master) and has thousands of tix available at 100 to 300 percent mark ups. We need to complain to local news and better business bureaus. This has to be illegal. Oh yehbest part, tickets now had these tix before 10AM. SHADY!!!!!!!!!

Another corporation influencing government to their benefit while screwing us! BOYCOTT them!

Ticketmaster IS a scam. They have open several other companies for the "resale" of tickets, but claim its individual "professional resellers" So now, they can take tickets off their availiblity at Ticketmaster, then, sell it for at least double on TicketsNow! Don't believe their excuses. Ticketmaster scalps their own tickets!!

************A MESSAGE TO TICKETMASTER********** I was dying to go the Robin Williams show. I finally got the money together to go, then, ticketmaster scammed me. Ticketmaster IS a scam! I used to be a loyal customer. Honestly, I ONLY used ticketmaster for every show. Didn't even go to stub hub or expedia or whatever to get my show tickets. I trusted ticketmaster for all my concert, theatre, and kid show tickets. That was until you people started taking these tickets that are supposed to be a certain price, putting them on these other companies that YOU own, then sell them for double the price!! You think people are stupid?!?! Not all of em, and not me! I cannot believe that you guys are so low, dishonest, and CRIMINAL!!!!!!! I'm am so pissed that you Natzi thieves do this to people! And, it is creating a monopoly which is illegal! I will be doing all i can do to expose you for what you are!! Crooks! Which will include class action lawsuit. Now, you may think that it would never happen, but someone sued McDonalds for spilling coffee on themselves, you best believe that I WILL find a laywer ready to, at least get some spotlight on this disqusting display of buisness management and dishonesty! Maybe, if your customers are lucky, much more will happen to your crooked business. I will NEVER use your lousy buisness again, and if that means never seeing another show, I DON'T CARE!! But who cares about just me and my hard earned money when you make millioins anyway, right? I know. Your lack of respect for your customers (who give all that money to you) will lead to your downfall! And, mark my words, I will do everything I can to speed up that process!

i definitely bought $39.50 britney spears tickets for $90. more than twice what she had them for.

true that.... tryed to get good seats for nickelback before actual sale date. expected choice seat but instead had to settle for some mid level back section and that was presale. the good seats were bundled to there spin-off companies and tied to passwords or american express. Just tried for taylor swift for my daughter (presale) and same thing. It's not good enough that they have a monopoly, so they have to scam the public with off the chart prices. tell your local news media. big company scams young public during hard economic times. let the talking heads talk.

Nothing against Leonard Cohen, I LOVE the guy, but his tickets should be around $50 - $120 TOPS! March 2nd went to get tickets to his Calgary, AB concert and he's sold out the first day??? His tickets are now $800/pair on a ticket resaler advertised through Ticket Master.

Any lawyers out there know how to get a class action lawsuit against these crooks?

Ticketmasters has turned into legalized scalpers........
I'm trying to get tickets to Avenged Sevenfold but ticketmasters has a 30% mark-up for "Convenience Fee" and that is not even including the shipping cost if your not willing to take a chance on snail mail.

Just bought Dora the Explorer tickets that were supposed to be $16.50 for $31.50. I walked to the theatre to purchase the tickets because I thought I would be able to get them cheaper there (figured there would be no "convenience fee". NOPE the price ended up being just $1.5 less than had I sat in front of my computer and buy it straight from TicketMaster website. The stupid tickets were still from TicketMaster. What a fraud. I hate TicketMaster and the venues that use them suck too. How is this legal? Like someone asked before, isn't this a monopoly?
I say we start a boycott.

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Please join my facebook page, im currently in touch with watchdog UK about ticket masters practises, also with my local paper and the musicians union please help me grow the page and get some kind of response, being a musician myself im disgusted with what they're up to
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Down-with-Ticket-Master-and-Get-Me-Incom/154223797953534

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Yeup. Bought lmfao tickets from TicketMaster. They were only supposed to be 70 bucks or something. came out to 150 each. BUT get this. Tickets didn't work. We never got in and never got our money back.

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