Individual thought patterns V.024: FACEBOOK USERS VS. TICKETMASTER

Monday, December 15, 2008

FACEBOOK USERS VS. TICKETMASTER

TICKETMASTER (or TicketBastards) monopoly on the ticket industry is old news. As reported last summer, TICKETMASTER is going paperless in certain markets. Alot of venues are contracting the VAULT, TICKETWEB ect. as ticket agencies. This is kinda funny, a friend of mine showed me this on FACEBOOK (as I'm yet to give a fuck about FACEBOOK) as a grassroots organization is challenging Ticketmasters marketing and business ethics.
Also, today, the author of ITP has contacted the ACLU in case anyone feels the need to "confront ME" about the content of this journal, and it's statements of fact. We at ITP wholeheartedly support the efforts of the ACLU and they will get a link soon.
FROM FACEBOOK: Global
Basic Info
Type:
Common Interest - Beliefs & Causes
Description:
This group is designed to start a grassroots movement against the atrocity that is Ticketmaster
Recent News
They recently purchased ticketsnow.com for $265M. While trying to purchase tickets to an event recently I was told no tickets were available 1 minute after they went onsale. However,the same page telling me it was sold out offered a link where I could purchase tickets "right now" for 1000% over the face value of the ticket price. Yes, they offered to sell me a $50 ticket for $500!! The website was ticketsnow.com.

The convenience charges they have been raping the consumer with for years upset me, but it pales in comparison to holding tickets back. Then advertising on their site to buy tickets at a huge profit right after an event "sells out" straight up pisses me off.

We need to bombard congress with a request to examine their business practices. I know there are much greater things in the world to worry about. But Ticketmaster is taking advantage of an egregious monopoly and needs to be investigated for consumer fraud.

If anyone smarter than me (ie a lawyer with experience in this arena)would like to collaborate on an effective letter that than can be distributed on the internet via email and message boards, please get in contact with me. We can post the letter to this group as well. People can print it off, sign it, and send it to Washington. If we can get enough people to send letters to congress we may have a shot at stopping this abomination.

Please see the discussion board on this page for a rough draft
A similar issue has arisen regarding Holland's (GODLY) ROADBURN FEST as tickets to this amazing doom/avante garde fest sold out in 45 minutes, and YES, many tickets went to "other brokers" or scalpers. It is not illegal (in the Netherlands) to re sell tickets even for more than face value, however that is criminal behavior in the USA. However, TICKETMASTER is most likely NOT the ticket agency for 2009's ROADBURN FEST.
FROM BLABBERMOUTH.NET:
Holland's ROADBURN Festival Sells Out In 45 Minutes - Dec. 16, 2008
Roadburn, Europe's preeminent festival for stoner, doom, psychedelia and other colored metal, sold out in just 45 minutes after the tickets went on sale last Saturday, December 13.

Walter of Roadburn comments: "We still can't believe that the 2009 festival sold out so quickly. It was utter mayhem when the tickets went on sale last Saturday. Many of the tickets were gone before the regular Roadburn attendees realized that sales had even started. Unfortunately, about 150 to 200 tickets are currently being sold through secondary ticket outlets for prices up to 350 euros. We feel very badly that Roadburn can't prevent this from happening, but it's not against the law to resell tickets in the Netherlands. Please be very aware that some of these scalpers may sell fake tickets."

Roadburn Festival 2009, including the inaugural European version of NEUROSIS' acclaimed Beyond The Pale festival, will be held April 23 through April 25 at the 013 venue, Tilburg, Holland. There's an additional afterburner event scheduled for Sunday, April 26.

The lineup for Roadburn 2009 includes SAINT VITUS, MOTORSPYCHO, AMON DUUL II, CATHEDRAL, BARONESS, OM, ORANGE GOBLIN, THE OUTSKIRTS OF INFINITY, WINO, THE YOUNG GODS, SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE, ROSE KEMP, MONO, ASVA, SHORA, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, along with NEUROSIS and many others.

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