After purchasing a ticket to see Tim Minchin at the Largo in Los Angeles, at $26. I noticed the very next day that new dates for shows had been issued. One of the added shows was at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, the only venue in N.Cal of that tour. I thought I would quickly buy up 6 more tickets, except these tickets were through Ticketmaster and were $42. each. I could only afford 4, and in the end that meant that two of the ppl who I was sure would want to go had to buy seats in a different area and many rows back.
The difference in price was partly due to less expensive base price. At the Largo $24, and in S.F. $30 As you can see the difference in service fees was huge. the way I understand this to be is that ticketmaster makes deals with major venues to be their only ticket vendor, and the venue then can only book preformers who are willing to let ticketmaster handle all their ticket sales for that show/venue. I am not very well informed as to why so many venues contract with ticketmaster. I know the monopolization of venues by ticketmaster is not a recent issue. The socially active and wicked cool rock group Pearl Jam campaigned against ticketmaster for just this reason. I would guess, I am less informed about that than most here at the forum, knowing only that Pearl Jam won some battles, but lost the war. The one thing I am sure of is that a $12.00 service fee is just wrong, and just one more example of market manipulation and greed.
The comedian announced Monday evening that he'll charge a flat, no-fee rate of $45 to all of the shows on a 39-city tour he kicks off in October. Tickets will bypass ticketing services and are available only through louisck.com.
That's similar to how he sold downloads of his special "Live at the Beacon" for $5, a move that was widely hailed and has since been imitated by other comics like Jim Gaffigan and Aziz Ansari. It made more than $1 million in 12 days.
"I'm trying something new, building on the fun, success and fan-benefit of selling my content online," the comedian, whose FX show "Louie" debuts its third season Thursday, said in an email to fans. In an effort to deter scalping, he pledged that any tickets sold above the original price will be canceled. True-market value for a show by Louis C.K., one of the most popular stand-ups in the country, would fetch higher prices. (Online ticketing company Etix is assisting the comedian's sale.)
Often, booking venues without the inclusion of a large ticketing service can prove problematic for acts looking to avoid Ticketmaster, which merged with concert producer LiveNation in 2010. Louis C.K. said booking venues had been "a real challenge."
"About a year ago I reached a place where I realized I am making enough money doing comedy so the next thing that interested me is bringing your price down," he told fans. "Either way, I still make a whole lot more than my grandfather who taught math and raised chickens in Michigan."
The difference in price was partly due to less expensive base price. At the Largo $24, and in S.F. $30 As you can see the difference in service fees was huge. the way I understand this to be is that ticketmaster makes deals with major venues to be their only ticket vendor, and the venue then can only book preformers who are willing to let ticketmaster handle all their ticket sales for that show/venue. I am not very well informed as to why so many venues contract with ticketmaster. I know the monopolization of venues by ticketmaster is not a recent issue. The socially active and wicked cool rock group Pearl Jam campaigned against ticketmaster for just this reason. I would guess, I am less informed about that than most here at the forum, knowing only that Pearl Jam won some battles, but lost the war. The one thing I am sure of is that a $12.00 service fee is just wrong, and just one more example of market manipulation and greed.
Louie ain't having it! I say, " :thumbleft: Fuckin' Right On Louis CK :thumbleft: "
(AP) — After selling a comedy special directly to fans and upending the comedy business, Louis C.K. is taking the same approach with tickets to his next tour.The comedian announced Monday evening that he'll charge a flat, no-fee rate of $45 to all of the shows on a 39-city tour he kicks off in October. Tickets will bypass ticketing services and are available only through louisck.com.
That's similar to how he sold downloads of his special "Live at the Beacon" for $5, a move that was widely hailed and has since been imitated by other comics like Jim Gaffigan and Aziz Ansari. It made more than $1 million in 12 days.
"I'm trying something new, building on the fun, success and fan-benefit of selling my content online," the comedian, whose FX show "Louie" debuts its third season Thursday, said in an email to fans. In an effort to deter scalping, he pledged that any tickets sold above the original price will be canceled. True-market value for a show by Louis C.K., one of the most popular stand-ups in the country, would fetch higher prices. (Online ticketing company Etix is assisting the comedian's sale.)
Often, booking venues without the inclusion of a large ticketing service can prove problematic for acts looking to avoid Ticketmaster, which merged with concert producer LiveNation in 2010. Louis C.K. said booking venues had been "a real challenge."
"About a year ago I reached a place where I realized I am making enough money doing comedy so the next thing that interested me is bringing your price down," he told fans. "Either way, I still make a whole lot more than my grandfather who taught math and raised chickens in Michigan."
