Ticketmaster is again arousing the ire of concertgoers after fans of the popular '80s British band The Cure complained on social media about having to pay processing fees that exceeded the face value of the tickets.
Ticketmaster is again arousing the ire of concertgoers after fans of the popular '80s British band The Cure complained on social media about having to pay processing fees that exceeded the face value of the tickets.
The Cure priced tickets for its upcoming North American tour as low as $20 after pledging to make the shows affordable for fans. The group also wrote on itsthat it worked with its ticketing partners to thwart scalpers and avoid inflated resale prices. Despite those efforts, some tickets were going for more than double their base price on Wednesday after fans added up the costs of Ticketmaster's facility charges, service and order processing fees. that he was"sickened" by the Ticketmaster fee"debacle" and had no control over the site's charges."I have been asking how [the fees] are justified," he wrote."If I get anything coherent by way of an answer I will let you all know.
I AM AS SICKENED AS YOU ALL ARE BY TODAY'S TICKETMASTER 'FEES' DEBACLE. TO BE VERY CLEAR: THE ARTIST HAS NO WAY TO LIMIT THEM. I HAVE BEEN ASKING HOW THEY ARE JUSTIFIED. IF I GET ANYTHING COHERENT BY WAY OF AN ANSWER I WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW. XTicketmaster has long drawn criticism for its sales practices. In December, the service faced a widespread backlash,
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