Comments on: The end of the ticket tout? http://extremelisteningmode.com/2008/10/28/the-end-of-the-ticket-tout/ You know, there’s a lot of it about. Music, I mean. Mon, 28 May 2012 17:34:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: extremelisteningmode http://extremelisteningmode.com/2008/10/28/the-end-of-the-ticket-tout/#comment-1822 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:09:59 +0000 http://extremelisteningmode.wordpress.com/?p=509#comment-1822 Totally agree. People could also put their names down for returns and be contacted. Plain and simple and fair.

]]> By: howlinwhippet http://extremelisteningmode.com/2008/10/28/the-end-of-the-ticket-tout/#comment-1820 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:13:04 +0000 http://extremelisteningmode.wordpress.com/?p=509#comment-1820 great fucking idea. Apparently the government are actually thinking about passing some law regarding this.

]]> By: Pacmusic http://extremelisteningmode.com/2008/10/28/the-end-of-the-ticket-tout/#comment-1817 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:23:46 +0000 http://extremelisteningmode.wordpress.com/?p=509#comment-1817 What needs to happen, is that the venues need to accept returns of tickets up to the second of the gig, including a full refund. If this was the case, then people looking for tickets on the day can turn up and have a chance of getting in at face value, and people who suddenly can’t go, can return their ticket and get their money back. This would bypass touts to an extent and I think should be the first step to eradicating the foul vermin that are touts.

]]> By: bertrand d'oyle carte http://extremelisteningmode.com/2008/10/28/the-end-of-the-ticket-tout/#comment-1712 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:05:24 +0000 http://extremelisteningmode.wordpress.com/?p=509#comment-1712 Sadly I rarely attend gigs where this is a problem!! If something is sold out I usually just don’t go to be honest.

But maybe the Rolling Stones showed what the future hold with their ebay auction style method. “How much is it worth to you?” was their attitude,

REM said it well in ’89 when I saw them at Wembley Arena and it was (for that venue) very cheap: “It costs us x to put the gig on, we make y on top of that to ensure tour is not a loss maker and anything above that is simply fleecing the audience.”

]]> By: Longman Oz http://extremelisteningmode.com/2008/10/28/the-end-of-the-ticket-tout/#comment-1711 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:58:41 +0000 http://extremelisteningmode.wordpress.com/?p=509#comment-1711 The Scouse stereotype is far from exaggerated. When U2 tickets went on sale here a few years ago, there were loads of complaints about a Fagan-type who had come off the boat from Liverpool with an army of kids, all holding enough euros each to purchase the maximum allocation.

]]> By: Good god, man! http://extremelisteningmode.com/2008/10/28/the-end-of-the-ticket-tout/#comment-1710 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:05:39 +0000 http://extremelisteningmode.wordpress.com/?p=509#comment-1710 I remember a fiend of mine trying to buy a ticket for a very sold out strokes gig, the first time they played Glasgow. A big scouse tout tried to flog him one for £80 (the face value was £15) and when challenged (i.e. told to fuck off) he said “me grannie’s not well”.

My mate ended up buying one of a wee pissed guy outside who accidentally tried to barter him down instead of up.

Scouse guys, websites or pissed idiots? I know who I would try to buy a ticket off every time!

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