Back in the day, you would camp out or arrive early…stand in line…wait for the record store to open to buy tickets.
All tickets were same price
No Internet meant 1st person in line had a real chance to get front row seats
Tickets were 30.00 maybe…I paid 40 to see van Halen with Alice in Chains open.
Nowadays, seats are priced at a premium
Venues add an upcharge for seats on top of Ticketmaster
Fees are almost as much as a ticket
Front row doesn’t go to fans that camp out, they are sold at a huge markup.
No more paper tickets means ticketmaster gets to double dip on fees for a resale…if they even allow resale of your ticket.
Back in the day, you would camp out or arrive early…stand in line…wait for the record store to open to buy tickets.
All tickets were same price No Internet meant 1st person in line had a real chance to get front row seats Tickets were 30.00 maybe…I paid 40 to see van Halen with Alice in Chains open.
Nowadays, seats are priced at a premium Venues add an upcharge for seats on top of Ticketmaster Fees are almost as much as a ticket Front row doesn’t go to fans that camp out, they are sold at a huge markup. No more paper tickets means ticketmaster gets to double dip on fees for a resale…if they even allow resale of your ticket.
Fuck ticketmaster