by Nathan Katsiaficas | Jun 18, 2016 | News, Ticketing
When it comes to buying tickets online, it’s never a pleasant experience seeing ridiculous service fees added to already-expensive tickets. Thankfully in the case of one such vendor, Ticketmaster, a class action lawsuit sought damages for these fees and reached...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 2, 2011 | Ticketing
Anyone that’s ever used Ticketmaster, and let’s face it, that’s almost everyone, has been annoyed by the “processing fees” that drive up the cost of tickets for no discernible reason. Well, two customers did something about it by filing a...
by Zach Shaw | May 6, 2011 | Ticketing, Touring
During the first three months of 2011, Live Nation reported that they experienced net losses of $54.3 million. This is partly to blame because of the poor economy, but also because of concert-attendance behavior, with people either waiting for discounts or picking and...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 3, 2011 | Ticketing, Touring, You Give Concert Sales A Bad Name
Right before the end of the year, Pollstar revealed their lists for the top 50 grossing concert tours of 2010. First, the good news: rock is dominating concert’s worldwide sales. Topping both the worldwide and North American tour lists is Bon Jovi, who grossed $201.1...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 8, 2010 | Ticketing, Touring
Need more proof that concerts took a big hit this past summer? Well here you go: DigitalMusicNews.com is reporting that Live Nation’s income has experienced a drop of 25.7% to $51.4 million, while revenue experienced a 14% drop to $2.14 billion. This accounts for the...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 23, 2010 | Ticketing
With Live/NationTicketmaster CEO Irving Azoff joining Twitter, layers of PR have been peeled away and it’s almost like talking to the man himself. So when he breathlessly unveiled “New TM full disclosure” on Saturday, it was reason to be excited. So...