Pac Amp/Ticketmaster

[Jay]

I just bought tickets to Bad Religion/X at Pac Amp on July 17.

 

I got this email saying "internet presale" so I went to check it out.  There was a promo code in my email.  Internet presale starts at 10:00 AM, but I figured hey it's 9:00 let's see what's available.

 

So I go there and most of Section 2 is sold out, the rest is reserved for internet presale.  There are some decent seats midway up sections 1 and 3 on the aisle.

 

I find that if I select "concert + vip parking package" I can go ahead and buy tickets, whereas "concert only" I have to wait until 10:00. I wish I had known that beforehand, I might have tried at 5:15 AM when I read the email.

 

Anyway, tickets are $44.28 each, I bought 2.

$4.78 service fee on each ticket.

 

VIP parking is $33.51.  How they arrive at these prices I have no idea.

$3.51 service fee on the VIP parking pass.

 

So now I'm at $122.07.  I figure OK, if I wait until July to buy tickets on eBay I'll pay $150 at least, without parking.  So I click "continue" and surprise!

 

$4.50 order processing fee.  Total $126.57.

 

I feel a little bit like I got ripped but at least we're going to Bad Religion/X.

 

 

[St1ck]

Well check you out with the VIP parking. 

[Jay]

Usually I'm in scrub parking but even that's $10.00

[St1ck]

Should be a fun concert, but yeah Ticketmaster blows.

[CaliAngel]

Less than $20 for service/processing fees on Ticketmaster for 2 tickets and a parking pass? Consider yourself lucky.

 

I remember getting charged like that for each individual ticket back in the 2003, price of the ticket was $34 and processing was like $20 it was ridiculous.

[Jay]

Update:

 

Bad Religion was effin great.

[Angel Dog and Beer]

Somewhat related, but I was going to buy me and my kids tickets to the monster truck show at the Mid State Fair. Online I see that tickets were reasonable starting at $11 each, but then they tack on a $9 "ticket fee" to each ticket (!) plus a $8 order charge. WTF man. These fees are a ripoff.

[DowningRules]

Pretty much have to force me at gun point to see anything live anymore for the reasons stated above.  The added ticket fees coupled with the general disposition of humanity out there makes me happy to be anywhere but at that event.

[Brandon]

I always try to buy direct. I only see live shows these days as must see or bucket list type of things. Fees are out of hand.

[TobiasFunke]

I'm the same Brandon

[halobob]

Yeah, I love it when ticketmaster fees turn a $25 lawn ticket into a $42 ticket...those fees are so out of hand.

[Agalloch]

I went and saw Wolves In The Throne Room last week and bought my tickets in advance thinking they might sell out. Then when I got the the venue they had tickets for sale without any fees! I hate getting tickets online...

[TobiasFunke]

What about the fee for printing out your stub hub tickets on your own printer?

 

They'll get you any way they can

[Brandon]

I went and saw Wolves In The Throne Room last week and bought my tickets in advance thinking they might sell out. Then when I got the the venue they had tickets for sale without any fees! I hate getting tickets online...

 

One thing I've done over the years if I can't buy direct is just go to the venue. At the minimum there is always people selling extra tix at face value or better. Let someone else eat the fees.