Taylor Swift breaks Ticketmaster

[lucas80]

With staggering demand for her 50 date concert tour, Ticketmaster put the brakes on sales before the vast majority of the public had an opportunity to buy a ticket. Secondary markets are now pushing individual ticket up into the $20,000 range.
Members of Congress and multiple state AGs are now promising to break up the monopoly Ticketmaster holds over concert sales. It's a pretty diverse group from AOC, Amy Klobuchar, Mike Lee and the AG of Tennessee.

 

[QChawks]

pics?

 

[JupiterHawk]

PJ fought the good fight…and lost. At least they were able to compromise and keep the prices low for fan club members. TM sucks. Stopped going to concerts because of the BS of buying a ticket.

 

[EpenesaEpenesa]

Im sure Reddit had the presale codes

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

I observed this from a distance as my wife and daughter were unable to get tickets through the verified fan process, then in the Capital One presale. Then they canceled the general public sale today. The whole process seemed jacked up.

They ended up buying resale tickets from VividSeats at the end of it.

 

[SalAunese]

My wife got 4 tickets in the pre sale

 

[hawkeye54545]

Just so I have this right, people WANT to go to her concert?

 

[ConvenientParking]

Just so I have this right, people WANT to go to her concert?

Taylor Swift? She's bigger than Garth Brooks dawg

 

[Huey Grey]

You gotta wonder why Ticketmaster kept pushing for these extreme prices? I get profit, but they know fully well that they have virtually no competition and that they are under risk of being broken up. It's like they were daring to be declared a monopoly.

 

[hawkeye54545]

Taylor Swift? She's bigger than Garth Brooks dawg

 

[dgordo]

Just so I have this right, people WANT to go to her concert?

You must not have a daughter

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

You gotta wonder why Ticketmaster kept pushing for these extreme prices? I get profit, but they know fully well that they have virtually no competition and that they are under risk of being broken up. It's like they were daring to be declared a monopoly.

I think it's sort of like what FIFA did with the World Cup. You get so used to just doing whatever you want that one day you take it a step too far.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Just so I have this right, people WANT to go to her concert?

Why do people not realize that not all music is ment to be marketed towards them?

Look if a adult dude was going to a Taylor Swift concert on his own I would think that dude's a little weird. Because Taylor Swift doesn't make music for middle aged adult men.

Just like not every TV show or movie is marketed towards middle aged adult men, not every musician is marketed towards them either.

 

[SalAunese]

Hotel rooms are ridiculous. I secured one a week ago for the girls and now rooms are $400+ a night

 

[ping72]

 

[BelemNole]

Daughter got 2 and her friends got 6. They were going to try for more today. I told her if she could get $20k for her seats to sell them, she looked at me like I had 2 heads.

 

[alaskanseminole]

Copying my post from the other thread.

The whole lottery, advanced wait list, etc. has become a dadgum fiasco? My no pics daughter has been planning to see her and was unable to get tickets. She's like, "Dad, it's easier to purchase a gun than Taylor Swift tickets!"

Despite Taylor's best effort to prevent scalpers from getting tickets, here we are. Tickets being sold for thousands of dollars while my kiddo sits at home. She's a teacher and can't afford $2K+ for 2 tickets.

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[Formerly Rockymtnole]

You gotta wonder why Ticketmaster kept pushing for these extreme prices? I get profit, but they know fully well that they have virtually no competition and that they are under risk of being broken up. It's like they were daring to be declared a monopoly.

I think it was just extreme demand. Pretty sure the insane prices are on the resale market.

 

[QChawks]

you've been bad this year HROT

 

[steelrain]

If I was looking for tickets I would be upset. If I was trying to sell tickets I won the lottery. Capitalism.

 

[ping72]

My biggest complaint are:

1) usually most seats, especially good ones are near impossible for the average person to get.

2) Ticketmaster fees are just plain dumb. What, exactly, am I paying 50% if the ticket cost for?

3) Ticketmaster gets extra fees if they sell to scalpers/resellers as the same ticket goes through their system more than once.

 

[TarponSpringsNole]

Good grief. That concert would be torture.

 

[mnole03]

Copying my post from the other thread.

The whole lottery, advanced wait list, etc. has become a dadgum fiasco? My no pics daughter has been planning to see her and was unable to get tickets. She's like, "Dad, it's easier to purchase a gun than Taylor Swift tickets!"

Despite Taylor's best effort to prevent scalpers from getting tickets, here we are. Tickets being sold for thousands of dollars while my kiddo sits at home. She's a teacher and can't afford $2K+ for 2 tickets.

Taylor Swift Tickets

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Taylor’s best efforts? Come on. She’s getting paid off of this.

BTS tried to go around TM with their own sales to fans only. They cut out credit card companies and stadium employees. They even cancelled some sales for tickets that immediately went up on secondary markets. They didn’t beat TM, but they did a hell of a lot better than Taylor Swift.

 

[QChawks]

I miss the days where you would stand in line for concert tickets

first come, first served

 

[alaskanseminole]

I miss the days where you would stand in line for concert tickets

first come, first served

Yup...remember camping out for Garth tickets in 1991.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

I miss the days where you would stand in line for concert tickets

first come, first served

I remember we could get concert tickets at the record stores, but also, strangely enough, mall department stores. I remember getting paper tickets from Burdines and Jordan Marsh.

 

[hawkifann]

Why do people not realize that not all music is ment to be marketed towards them?

Look if a adult dude was going to a Taylor Swift concert on his own I would think that dude's a little weird. Because Taylor Swift doesn't make music for middle aged adult men.

Just like not every TV show or movie is marketed towards middle aged adult men, not every musician is marketed towards them either.

I don’t have daughters and don’t have TS on my concert to-do list, but she is pretty talented and has some really good music.

 

[bhawk24bob]

Does ticketmaster dump tickets straight on its own secondary market prior to offering them to the public first? It's their right to do so imo, but i think it's fair for the public to know

 

[ericram]

Imagine that the biggest problem in you life was not being able to purchase Taylor Swift tickets?

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

I don’t have daughters and don’t have TS on my concert to-do list, but she is pretty talented and has some really good music.

She's very talented. . . but she markets herself towards teen and tween girls.

 

[B1GDeal]

To those making smart comments about Taylor Swift tickets... you're missing the point. TM is a monopoly that charges a bunch of fees and favors resellers because they make even more of those sales. Doesn't matter if it's NFL, NBA, MLS, Garth Brooks, Bruno Mars, Rhianna, etc... the game is rigged and we are all paying for it.

 

[noleclone2]

I remember we could get concert tickets at the record stores, but also, strangely enough, mall department stores. I remember getting paper tickets from Burdines and Jordan Marsh.

In 2022 it would be complete mayhem. There would be dead tweens everywhere.

 

[SalAunese]

She's very talented. . . but she markets herself towards teen and tween girls.

She has a huge following amongst 20-30 somethings too

 

[ConvenientParking]

She has a huge following amongst 20-30 somethings too

She was popular when I was in high school as a country act. She blew up quickly and she has rarely paused putting out new content and touring. Somehow not crazy

 

[hawkifann]

She was popular when I was in high school as a country act. She blew up quickly and she has rarely paused putting out new content and touring. Somehow not crazy

Just don’t date her, you’ll be her next hit.

 

[ConvenientParking]

Just don’t date her, you’ll be her next hit.

That would be a major upgrade in status for me

 

[hawkifann]

That would be a major upgrade in status for me

Fair point. Could be worth it. But you have to go in knowing how it’s going to end.

 

[NoleATL]

Hotel rooms are ridiculous. I secured one a week ago for the girls and now rooms are $400+ a night

You do realize they can cancel your reservation and give it to someone else if room rates get extremely high?

 

[SalAunese]

You do realize they can cancel your reservation and give it to someone else if room rates get extremely high?

I used Priceline and already paid for the room

 

[jaxhawk06]

Fair point. Could be worth it. But you have to go in knowing how it’s going to end.

It's worth the risk IMO