I bought my ticket to Def Leppard and Cheap Trick today. It was both a positive and negative experience, so I figured what better place to sound off about it than here.
On the bad side, it was pricey. Tickets always are these days, but this is the first time I’ve participated in one of those “pay for the privilege” presales. I assume the extra $20 they make people cough up these days has something to do with discouraging scalpers, but I don’t like paying it. The only reason I did was because I’d already made the decision to travel to the Brisbane show. Once you decide to throw money at plane tickets, what’s another $20?
I was also annoyed with the Ticket Privilege club for not the first time. I joined a couple of months ago. I bought tickets to Jason Mraz, a concert which the club wasn’t selling for, so there was no advantage there. Today I had received no word from the club, so I opted to go for the Visa presale. An e-mail about a Privilege Club presale came through a few hours after my transaction was complete. Thanks Ticketek. It was interesting to see they were also charging the $20 fee to book. Shouldn’t my $100 Privilege Club membership cover that? Why is it more expensive to buy Privilege Club tickets than regular ones? I certainly hadn’t expected that.
Those gripes aside, I got great seats – front row in the second block back from the stage on the sides. I guess that $20 fee might be worthwhile after all. I’d like to think the ticket agencies could come up with a better way to stop scalpers than fleecing us for more cash, but until they do I guess I’ll swallow the fees.
So I’m all set for my trip to Brisbane in November. I don’t make a habit of travelling to concerts around the country, but I couldn’t pass this one up. My husband didn’t want to see the show, and my Brisbane dwelling best friend had no one to go with. Rather than spend money on my reluctant hubby’s tickets, I figured the cash would be better spent on airfare. With the show slated for Saturday night, I plan to spend a girly weekend in the Sunshine State. I can’t wait!
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