Black Friday is the pinnacle of consumer power. That means it’s not just black Friday, it’s Fee Free (Black) Friday. This week we find far too many parallels exist between a recent behavioral economist’s study and ticket fees. We also see that a certain ticket industry giant has made the Consumer Reports “naughty list”. The Wall of Woe gets turned…
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A $19.80 concert ticket fee? Ticketmaster to the Tower of London? Gut-wrenching tales of sorrow from music fans? That can only mean the special Halloween Horror edition of Fee Free Friday! This week is especially terrifying because Halloween gives us the excuse to pull out all the stops bringing you all the latest news on the omnipresent horror that…
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We shout “GO BLUE!” for the “Wolverine State” as Michigan joins the fight against absurd ticket fees and services charges. Plus, buried in Live Nation’s Q2 report is an updated “Ticketing Fees Consumer Class Action Litigation” budget. ‘Power to be peaceful’ concert is cancelled rather than pass $90,000 in fees onto concertgoers, and yet another…
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