EBMM & crossroads??

[shredderbetter]

there is SOMETHING wrong with the system if you ask me~ticketmaster sells out in a minute and the tix sites are loaded with them? I dunno how they get them but they do? IF it's like last year they WILL release another batch of tix in the end feild which is how I got mine last year and honestly it was fine? SO those who have struck out one more try is possible good luck!

 

[nobozos]

How the scam works...

One of the perks that venues offer as a part of purchasing season tickets, is first shot at purchasing their seats for any event that comes through. They need to be asked before tickets are available to the general public, so that TM knows if the seats are available for sale. Good deal for the season ticket holders, 'cause if they pay $900 for season tickets, they can make it up by buying event tickets, and re-selling them at an increased price. Well, it doesn't take long for somebody to figure out that they can develop a whole business around this, buying season tickets at different venues across the country, or recruiting season ticket holders to get tickets for them. I'm sure there are some other back-door deals through the venue to other entities.

As a result, all of the really prime seats are usually gone before anyone has a chance to pay face value for them. Either way, this doesn't benefit the venue, or the artists that play there, as their ticket prices are set. It's really a bad deal for everyone involved, except for the insiders that have access to the venue's seats. I honestly don't know how there isn't more pressure to do something about this set-up. Seems like between the venue, the artists, and the fans being angry about it, something would get done.

Myrz, sorry if I came off like a smart-ass, but it's really not the act's fault. The reason it sold out so quickly is that there was a very high demand for tickets, the show is one day as opposed to two, at a relatively small venue.
As far as the venue's prices, you're right. Ordinarily, you would expect to pay $4 for a pretzel, $6 for a cup of beer, and $3 for a hot dog, but this is Chicago. Once you get done paying the taxes and fees, you can probably expect to pay twice that. Chicago is absolutely the worst town for tourism. You can't park downtown, and if you can, you're going to pay through the nose. They charge you for everything. They literally get you coming and going.

 

[myrz]

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Very well said. I didn't mean no harm and sorry if I was a little sarcastic. I'm just not very good at getting my point across. Thanks for setting me straight.