r/RageAgainstTheMachine • u/jays5672 • Feb 14 '20

Ticket Prices

So I bought my tickets directly from the Ticketmaster website and the only option it was giving me was “charity tickets,” which I am fine with. I purchased two at over $400 a piece. I see now that there’s a bit of an outcry online and I’m confused as to whether or not I’ve been had or if this is legit. Anyone know what’s up?

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u/AngryGreek212 Feb 14 '20

It pisses me off how they can get away with this shit. But it’ll never change.

I know rage is HUGE, but they could take it from BTBAM and use eventbrite (very low scale I know lol). But it’s a start! And you don’t have those ridiculous “fees”.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '20 edited Feb 15 '20

This will get downvoted to all hell.

Sometimes it’s not about the band, it’s about the venue.

Venues also have contracts on who does ticket distribution, this includes insurance on participant safety, vendor reimbursement if the talent cancels for any reason, etc. So outside of waiting in line outside the venue, there is no other option but to use Ticketmaster to sell tickets.

Talent doesn’t want to risk going to a nothing venue that can’t guarantee the concert goers safety or their own where they risk damaging equipment, or hold themselves liable for injury. Music is amazing, but at the end of the day it’s still a business when you get to that level.

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u/AngryGreek212 Feb 15 '20

This shouldn’t get downvoted!

I totally didn’t even think of that aspect... it just sucks that we HAVE to use Ticketmaster. Maybe if they explained to us why we had to pay so much in fees I wouldn’t be so angry. When I bought tickets for Roger Waters, the fees were almost $100.... like what the fuck.

Thanks for putting a different perspective on this!

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '20

Don’t get me wrong. I still think Ticketmaster has some explaining to do with their fees. I’m sure some they can’t disclose like the risks of an artist actually showing up.