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ticketmaster
Forced To Call Ticketmaster Over 225 Times About Pee-Wee Herman Tickets
Ryan had a dream. Not an unreasonable dream for any fan: he wanted to see Pee-Wee Herman perform live. Many fans, including Ryan, were thrilled when a limited engagement of shows was announced in Los Angeles, and Ryan bought tickets and made plans to travel cross-country for the performance. Then the concert promoter and Ticketmaster stole his bike. Metaphorically. He says he attempted to call Ticketmaster over 225 times (the line was busy) and the Pee-Wee debacle still isn't solved. More » -
mergers
UK May Block Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger, Save Universe
While U.S. authorities are still trying to figure out whether letting the Godzilla and Megalon of ticket-selling join forces is a good thing, the U.K. has come to the rescue of concertgoers worldwide. The Competition Commission declared that the merger would "will limit the development of competition in the market for live music ticket retailing." More » -
that's my ticketmaster
Ticketmaster Mislabels Concert, Sells Music Fan Tickets To Wrong Show
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports a Minnesota music fan named Chris logged onto Ticketmaster hoping to buy tickets to a show for a band called the Teen Idols, but what he got were tickets to a show of actual former teen idols from way, way back in the day. More » -
chargebacks
Rained-Out Concert Disaster Leads To Successful Chargeback
Ben wrote in a few weeks ago to share his successful chargeback after he and his girlfriend were rained out of one day of their three-day passes to the recent All Points West festival in New Jersey. His story raises questions about the definitions of the term "rain or shine." More » -
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Ticketmaster Makes Ticket-Selling Falcons Fan Wait 10 Days For Funds
Jeremy sold his Atlanta Falcons game tickets through Ticketmaster, the NFL's official ticket reseller. Ticketmaster's FAQ say the money should have been deposited into his account within five business days, but it took longer than that, and Jeremy had to hold the ticketing monolith's hand throughout the process and get an agent to manually authorize his payment. More » -
tickets
Ticketmaster Pays $50,000 Fine, Closes More Than 100 Deceptive Site
Ticketmaster will pay a $50,000 fine and shutter more than 100 deceptive brokerage sites as part of a wide-reaching agreement with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Madigan's office accused Ticketmaster's always shady subsidy, TicketsNow, of creating sites that masqueraded as local venues selling tickets at face value. The settlement also requires TicketsNow to wait until after Ticketmaster puts non-sporting events on sale before hawking tickets at outrageously inflated prices. More » -
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Ticketmaster CEO Azoff On Scalping, Er, Dynamic Pricing
Having lost our Worst Company in America contest to AIG, Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff today accepted as his consolation prize an on-stage interview with The Wall Street Journal's Kara Swisher at the annual D conference. A long-time talent manager, Azoff was introduced via video by Eagle Joe Walsh who joked that Azoff has "a beautiful house that we bought him." Then things took a turn for the worse. More » -
wcia 2009
Worst Company In America FINAL FOUR: Ticketmaster VS AIG
A loathed entertainment monopoly? Or an economy-wrecking out-of-control insurance company? Which do you hate more?
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wcia 2009
Worst Company In America: FINAL FOUR
Here we go people: It's the Final Countdown. Let's hear it for the last four companies standing. More » -
weasels
Ticketmaster Tries To Evade California Law By Calling "Gift Card" A "Discount Card"
See this gift card, the one that says "GIFT CARD" in big letters? Ticketmaster insists it's really a "Discount Card," and thus, not covered by the California law preventing gift cards from expiring. More » -
captchas
Maybe This Ticketmaster Captcha Will Convince You To Rethink That Overpriced Concert
This is what must pass for an existential howl from a guilt-racked corporate monster.
4) How pricy [Brooklyn Vegan]
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Worst Company In America: Ticketmaster VS Citibank
A bailed out bank? Or the ticket scalper's best friend? Who makes your blood boil?
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wcia 2009
Worst Company In America: Ticketmaster VS United Healthcare
A health care company that insures 70 million individuals nationwide? Or the ticket scalper's best friend? Which company ruins your day?
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wcia 2009
Worst Company In America: Ticketmaster VS Time Warner Cable
A cable company moving toward metered broadband — or the master of concert tickets... you make the call. More » -
apologies
Ticketmaster Sells Phish Tickets Early, Then Cancels
Thousands of disappointed Phish fans are crying right now because Ticketmaster accidentally sold "a significant number" of 4-day passes to the upcoming show at Red Rocks — then canceled them. Phish fan and Consumerist reader Trevor has the scoop: More » -
ticketsnow
"TicketsNow Hangs Up When I Say 'Refund'"
TicketsNow has a pretty explicit guarantee that if the tickets you buy aren't good, they'll refund the money. In Sean's case, they seem to have found a way to avoid delivering on that promise: they just disconnect whenever he mentions the word "refund." More » -
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Who's Scalping Those Concert Tickets? Artists And Agents, Frequently
The Wall Street Journal reported today that for many big name concert events, the people behind a good deal of the really expensive secondary market tickets are the artists themselves, along with their agents and promoters. Recent concerts where the artists and promoters resold tickets on the secondary market and split the profits with Ticketmaster include Neil Diamond, Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, Van Halen, Billy Joel, Elton John, and possibly Britney Spears.
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ticketmaster
Ticketmaster Agrees To Stop Linking To TicketsNow
When the recent Bruce Springsteen ticket sales event blew up in Ticketmaster's stupid face, it brought down the wrath of New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram. Now Ticketmaster and New Jersey have reached a settlement that will change how the company conducts business across the U.S. Here's what will change: More »
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