Moderators Zico Posted March 17, 2022 Moderators Share Posted March 17, 2022 tickets for Yeah Yeah Yeahs on sale tomorrow 2 gigs in June, Manchester and London they put on a good show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted March 18, 2022 Moderators Share Posted March 18, 2022 20 hours ago, Zico said: tickets for Yeah Yeah Yeahs on sale tomorrow 2 gigs in June, Manchester and London they put on a good show none of this should be a surprise anymore but 2 tickets - £38.50 each fine but then Facility Charge £1.50 x 2 Service Charge £5.60 x 2 and top it off Handling Fee £2.75 they're etickets so at least I didn't have to pay for delivery £93.95 I'd rather they just said tickets are £47 each, no hidden extras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted March 18, 2022 Members Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Zico said: none of this should be a surprise anymore but 2 tickets - £38.50 each fine but then Facility Charge £1.50 x 2 Service Charge £5.60 x 2 and top it off Handling Fee £2.75 they're etickets so at least I didn't have to pay for delivery £93.95 I'd rather they just said tickets are £47 each, no hidden extras Stormzy tickets were £49 plus 3 different fees It ended up being £62 Twickets reselling then at £49.50 no fees Ill never buy off ticketmaster again Edited March 18, 2022 by Rudy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted March 21, 2022 Moderators Share Posted March 21, 2022 Yes, finally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted March 22, 2022 Members Share Posted March 22, 2022 Email this morning Kaiser Chiefs supported by wait for it….. The Fratellis Fuck me id rather plait shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Rudy said: Email this morning Kaiser Chiefs supported by wait for it….. The Fratellis Fuck me id rather plait shite Did the email come from 2008? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted March 22, 2022 Members Share Posted March 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Traf said: Did the email come from 2008? Not sure, got another email 10% off stolen from Ivor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Of my top 5 live acts (based on fun I have their shows rather than musical talent) I've already seen 2 since the end of lockdown in Skindred and Alestorm. Just got tickets for The Hell at the Star and Garter to tick off number 3. Metallica need to do a tour for number 4 and someone will have to resurrect Lemmy so Motorhead can tour again to round off the quintet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnestTurnip Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 BODEGA were absolutely belting last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshape Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Got tickets for Fairplay Festival in Manchester next Saturday, going straight after Wigan. Meatraffle at The Peer Hat will be class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnestTurnip Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Honestly tempted to buy a ticket just for their half hour in case they do Ndrangheta Allotment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshape Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 On 25/03/2022 at 18:55, ErnestTurnip said: Honestly tempted to buy a ticket just for their half hour in case they do Ndrangheta Allotment. You should do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshape Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Saw Doctors touring in December. Pissed off I didn't know earlier coz they're all sold out now. Gna be a Twickets job with a bit of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnestTurnip Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Not quite the same but Flogging Molly are out and about in August including the Ritz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshape Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 hours ago, ErnestTurnip said: Not quite the same but Flogging Molly are out and about in August including the Ritz. I'll be there. Always wild at the front at Flogging Molly gigs. Especially when The Bronx supported them last time they played there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshape Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Got two Glastonbury tickets in the resale this morn. Roll on June, walking down the train tracks, the smell of veggie curry and the sound of distant bongo drums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burnden Posted March 27, 2022 Members Share Posted March 27, 2022 10 hours ago, tshape said: Got two Glastonbury tickets in the resale this morn. Roll on June, walking down the train tracks, the smell of veggie curry and the sound of distant bongo drums. Me too fella Bearded as a warm up in May first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Glastonbury just doesn't appeal anymore. In fact watching gigs not in Brixton doesn't appeal anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 On 18/03/2022 at 09:49, Zico said: none of this should be a surprise anymore but 2 tickets - £38.50 each fine but then Facility Charge £1.50 x 2 Service Charge £5.60 x 2 and top it off Handling Fee £2.75 they're etickets so at least I didn't have to pay for delivery £93.95 I'd rather they just said tickets are £47 each, no hidden extras But how does everyone make their money? That's the shakedown and everyone's in on it. Its not nice, but there it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted March 27, 2022 Members Share Posted March 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: Glastonbury just doesn't appeal anymore. In fact watching gigs not in Brixton doesn't appeal anymore. You go to Brixton? Wagwan my brudda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L/H White Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 Always wanted to experience glasto, but the lineup this year is horrendous Do enjoy watching it on the Tele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolton_blondie Posted March 27, 2022 Members Share Posted March 27, 2022 Determined to get to glastonbury before i turn 40. Posh tent though innit. Not with the commoners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted March 27, 2022 Moderators Share Posted March 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: But how does everyone make their money? That's the shakedown and everyone's in on it. Its not nice, but there it is. It feels like a different set of fees everytime i buy a ticket I'm sure there only ever used to be an admin fee I don't even know what the difference between a service and facility charge is But the service charge for NIN was £2.20 more than YYYs per ticket But proportionally less of the ticket price The other fees were the same So seems random I'm not arsed as such, like i said, just round it all up and don't break it down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, Rudy said: You go to Brixton? Wagwan my brudda Its 10 minutes from my house, the academy is my local venue, the Electric is good for smaller gigs. Best area in London to watch bands (although I'm South London biased)- don't have to go central, direct train home and all the bars and food you need all in walking distance. Best night out in London is Brixton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Zico said: It feels like a different set of fees everytime i buy a ticket I'm sure there only ever used to be an admin fee I don't even know what the difference between a service and facility charge is But the service charge for NIN was £2.20 more than YYYs per ticket But proportionally less of the ticket price The other fees were the same So seems random I'm not arsed as such, like i said, just round it all up and don't break it down The facility charge is set up by the venue - it goes directly to them not Ticketmaster. So basically, most venues have an API which goes into a venue's ticketing system (if they have one) and takes out a set allocation (as some venues just go through TM so that TM give them more promotion, others a range of agents and therefore a ranges of APIs) It not a huge amount of set up, but because of the complexity of allocations nowadays venues will charge a fee as you need more people to manage this (even though an API is just a direct link) Nowadays, you can't sell a bean to anything in major centres unless you are selling through third party agents as they have been data and - you the public- like to purchase digitally through them. So say, See tickets and TM want to sell the hot ticket they will say what data they have and what they will do to promote you if you give them exclusivity. Other times you split the allocation between a number of providers, and then sometimes a provider won't have an API set up and you need to manually allocate a set number of tickets, say 200; if they haven't sold but another agent has you have to then mark back these tickets to the venue and then onto another provider - which is why you'll see 'released tickets' for a show that looks sold out if you go directly to a venue. So there you go, its a fucking headache and I wish it was a simple as putting up posters when I started 20 years ago. But it's not, and we all want paying, and it's all about data and the customer gets screwed but that's capitalism for you, if people want something, they'll pay, and my clients want a pound of that transaction thank you, so they can pay agencies like us to work with ticket agents like them. Edited March 27, 2022 by Not in Crawley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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