Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 15:28     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agree, OP. We end up having to overpay on stubhub most times. It is really frustrating and I don’t know why the lines all start at 10am! Work day for many!


Except op isn’t working.


I mean, my job is flexible enough that I can make up the time later. But, if I have a meeting, I cannot do it.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 15:21     Subject: Re:Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

I find it helps if you unplug your computer, throw it out the window, and go outside.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 15:19     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

OP here. I had a presale code today and I still didn't get through. Same with the last few concerts. It literally has become impossible to get tickets.

I'm working--on calls with ticket sale in the background. I'm sure some of you multi-task on Zoom calls too.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 14:57     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

Anonymous wrote:Agree, OP. We end up having to overpay on stubhub most times. It is really frustrating and I don’t know why the lines all start at 10am! Work day for many!


Except op isn’t working.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 14:57     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

How does Ticketmaster get away with having a monopoly?
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 14:57     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

All the joy has been sucked out of live music.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 14:56     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

Sign up to follow your favorite artists and you’ll get presale codes.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 14:54     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

I get presale codes for everything but I go to probably 20 concerts a year.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 14:07     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

Agree, OP. We end up having to overpay on stubhub most times. It is really frustrating and I don’t know why the lines all start at 10am! Work day for many!
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 13:29     Subject: Re:Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

Have you tried clearing your cache?
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 13:07     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

Wasn’t there a congressional hearing on this?

Agree OP it’s totally ridiculous.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 13:05     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

It's really hard. Ticketmaster has a monopoly at this point and for a lot of artists they do that verified fan thing which they say cuts down on scalpers but really just makes it so the same people (aka the ones who spend money) are getting tickets.

I know multiple people who went to multiple Eras tour shows last summer. They are all mega fans who buy the merchandise and stuff.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 12:28     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

OP here--just to clarify--these are not for Taylor Swift concerts--they're other artists. I can't seem to get tickets for anyone.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 12:27     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

Aren’t you supposed to be working?
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2024 12:26     Subject: Buying concert tickets online has just become impossible

I was successful with the first go-around of Taylor Swift (which I now recognize was incredibly lucky). So now on 4 different occasions I have been tasked by my teen daughters with sitting online for a Ticketmaster (or other ticketing operation) sale to start at 10am (since I work remotely and they're in school). I have never been successful again. I get in virtual waiting rooms, refresh like a maniac, never get tickets to even go into my cart. It's an exercise in stabbing myself again and again. Today it was some sort of festival in NJ---It sold out in about 20 minutes. I never even made it into the ticketing room.
SO FREAKING ANNOYING.
Why can't they just sell tickets in person again? I miss the days of sleeping outside in line.
Vent over.