Concert ticket rip off fees

[DavidRyder]

I got an email saying seats were available for Art Garfunkel in London this weekend. I went on just out of interest, and was astounded at the fees:



The ticket price isn't overly expensive (relatively), but the fees, 3 lots - one of which is £3.50 to collect from box office! I know that if you want to go you'll have to pay these, but how do they get away with it?

 

[Titanic]

and the icing on the cake, the added fee for paying by credit card.

At least this one is being outlawed from January 2018.

The govt should do something about these other admin charges. They should be included in the advertised cost of the ticket, perhaps with discounts available for things that genuinely save them money like 'print at home' tickets etc...

 

[CHAPPERS]

Box Office collection fee takes the piss.

 

[Justice]

Everyone has to make a living pay staff etc

 

[catfish]

When you book with the Komedia you have to print the tickets and they charge you for doing it. I know it's only a quid per ticket but still think they're taking the pee.

 

[Arthur]

The ticket price isn't overly expensive (relatively), but the fees, 3 lots - one of which is £3.50 to collect from box office! I know that if you want to go you'll have to pay these, but how do they get away with it?

Turn up and buy one off a tout. You'll probably pay less than face and none of the fees.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Everyone has to make a living pay staff etc

Indeed they do but they should roll the fees you can't avoid paying into the headline price - otherwise they are advertising a false price.

 

[Titanic]

Everyone has to make a living pay staff etc

You don't go into Tesco, buy your food and then pay the checkout bod a fee for checking it out for you. All of those costs should be included in the face value of the ticket.

 

[Gazwag]

Yet people moaning about £1 fee for our tickets

 

[Gazwag]

You don't go into Tesco, buy your food and then pay the checkout bod a fee for checking it out for you. All of those costs should be included in the face value of the ticket.

Aren't ticket prices set by the artist rather than the venue?

 

[Justice]

Yes people moaning about £1 for our tickets

Dont think anyone would moan paying £1 for a match ticket

 

[Justice]

Indeed they do but they should roll the fees you can't avoid paying into the headline price - otherwise they are advertising a false price.

i bet in very small print somewhere it says plus booking fee or something similar

 

[Return of the Rev]

Back in the day you would pop down virgin records on a Saturday, buy your ticket for Dire Straights from the bloke with all the hair(£1.50) and that was it sorted

 

[Westdene Seagull]

i bet in very small print somewhere it says plus booking fee or something similar

Indeed it will - while the headline price is displayed in huge text - it's a completely dishonest way of doing business.

Is no different to the ISPs that print in bold giant letters - 100Mb broadband for only £19.99 a month - and then in really small text they tell you there is also line rental of £12.99 a month.

About time is was outlawed.

 

[Titanic]

Aren't ticket prices set by the artist rather than the venue?

if they are, they should be set to include the venue costs... like a can of beans in Tesco.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Back in the day you would pop down virgin records on a Saturday, buy your ticket for Dire Straights from the bloke with all the hair(£1.50) and that was it sorted

Couldn't resist:

 

[GOM]

This sort of thing was banned for the airlines advertising flights for 99p and then adding all the extras on, so why not ban it for everything ?

 

[Gazwag]

Back in the day you would pop down virgin records on a Saturday, buy your ticket for Dire Straights from the bloke with all the hair(£1.50) and that was it sorted

I would rather have seen the band than the tribute act

 

[Stat Brother]

Dont think anyone would moan paying £1 for a match ticket

Are you new here?

 

[matey]

Use to pay on the door in my days ..