Concert ticket rip off fees

DavidRyder · Jul 21, 2017

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 · Jul 21, 2017

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 · Jul 21, 2017

Box Office collection fee takes the piss.

Justice · Jul 21, 2017

Everyone has to make a living pay staff etc

catfish · Jul 21, 2017

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 · Jul 21, 2017

DavidRyder said:
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 · Jul 21, 2017

Justice said:
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 · Jul 21, 2017

Justice said:
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 · Jul 21, 2017

Yet people moaning about £1 fee for our tickets

Gazwag · Jul 21, 2017

Titanic said:
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 · Jul 21, 2017

Gazwag said:
Yes people moaning about £1 for our tickets

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

Justice · Jul 21, 2017

Westdene Seagull said:
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 · Jul 21, 2017

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 · Jul 21, 2017

Justice said:
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 · Jul 21, 2017

Gazwag said:
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 · Jul 21, 2017

Return of the Rev said:
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 · Jul 21, 2017

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 · Jul 21, 2017

Return of the Rev said:
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 · Jul 21, 2017

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

Are you new here?

matey · Jul 21, 2017

Use to pay on the door in my days ..

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