Ticket Master fees are ridiculous! Rant

If it’s not a concert that is expected to sell out in minutes, I’ll go to the venue and purchase directly. I believe all venues are required to sell tickets in a manner that allows people to avoid those fees. Even if the venue isnt super close, I’ll still make the drive. The inconvenience is always worth the fee.
I get annoyed that I still have to pay a ‘facility fee, but it’s still way cheaper than Ticketmaster.

That's insane, and infuriating! How on earth can people afford to go to concerts?! I am very glad that Ticketmaster Australia doesn't do that. The most we have to pay is small (about $7) handling charge.

ETA: I just checked the order from my most recent concert, and the tickets were $130 each, plus a $7.30 handling charge.

We bought tickets to Garth Brooks Residency in Vegas, We bought them November 2022... Tickets were $569.00 a ticket...... Fee for each ticket $105.00 and tax was $51.21 for the grand total of $725.21 PER TICKET for a concert that is in December 2023. Imagine the interest they are also earning on that money I have given them!

George Straight our tickets were 265.00 and 36.15 per ticket (surprised there) (In Detroit)

Luke Combs 2 day ticket was 420.00 with a few of 84.25 (in Buffalo)


We have a local large theater district and the local collage is doing Avenue Q, tickets are 20.00, but the fees are 10.00 a ticket (and this is their site, not ticketmaster) I'm making the drive to get those tickets!

Ticketmaster is why I rarely go to concerts anymore. I DO have a membership to one of our localish concert venues and along with that membership comes the ability to buy tickets without the extra padding of fees. Some seasons it pays off more than others, but at least I don't get hopping mad anytime I want to buy tickets from there.

StubHub is just as bad. My football tickets had a $35 fee on each one.

Agree! We are going to see Pink and Brandi Carlile tomorrow night and the ticket fees were outrageous. We almost never go to stadium shows for this reason.

Next week we’re seeing All Time Low at a much smaller venue, and both the ticket price and the fees were much more reasonable. I prefer a smaller venue anyway where you can be closer to the act without payout $1000 ticket prices to do it.

I said the same thing.. Not sure how many more chances I will get to see George Straight... and then you add on Chris Stapleton (and for us, Little Big Town) I find the 265.00 price not so bad 89.00 for each performer. 
I think we paid about the same for Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks this summer

The fees put me off buying a lot of tickets. The ones that get me are the fees for something where no actual tickets are issued and it's open seating, so all they have to do is keep track of how many are sold, but you're still paying a gazillion dollars for all these administrative fees. Yeah, it's a grumpy old lady fact about me, but so be it.

And even when the fee isn't a huge amount dollar wise, but is a huge amount percentage wise, I get really grumpy. Tickets for my daughter's athletics games are now $5 each (to sit on aluminum risers, not even bleachers) and you have to pay a $4 fee on each ticket. They don't have a cutoff on how many people (it's partially outside, so people often just stand out on the lawn) and no tickets are physically issued. There is someone from the school who volunteers to scan the QR code, and that's it. And I certainly understand that hardware and software cost money and that there are people behind the scenes that deserve an income, but paying literally an 80% fee seems out of line.

Pink and Brandi Carlile will be worth it! It is a fantastic show. Still all if the production value of a Pink show but also some sets that just let her voice shine.  Brandi was also excellent (first time seeing her) and her genuine joy on stage was contagious. Have fun!!