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Thrillcall has been in the concert listings game for a few years now with a site that's similar to the likes of Songkick, Bandsintown, and JamBase. But today, they've announced a new mobile app that will offer a twist on the concert listings game - exclusive ticket offers via mobile to live music fans in [...]

AEG - the world's second largest presenter of live music and entertainment events after Live Nation - has announced that they will include a lottery system in their new "Fair AXS" ticketing operation. The goal of the lottery is to help deal with the increasingly maddening problem of ticketing bots making it difficult for fans [...]

At a Facebook event last week, 60 applications were launched that integrate directly with Facebook's open graph and the newly rolled out (and now being forced on users) Timeline Profile. It was back in September when this functionality was first announced and that was also when we started seeing the ticker on the top right of the page telling us what our friends were listening to on music streaming services such as Spotify and MOG. The launch of FB Timeline Apps has arrived and there was much excitement last week about Ticketmaster's [...]

Good festive news: the government is proposing a ban on made-up credit card processing fees . Companies like Ticketmaster will still be able to charge credit card fees, but not the silly, made-up mark-ups they currently do. Bad festive news: this won't stop Ticketmaster making up other fees, and slapping arbitrary sums onto those. In effect, then: from the end of 2012, you'll be ripped off on a different line of your gig ticket bill. -- Visit No Rock & Roll Fun to comment, complain and kvetch

Multiple sources have confirmed to Hypebot that TicketMaster, Live Nation and Big Champagne have entered into a "category killer, game changing", across the board data deal. Details to follow...

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Bye Bye EMI: During this morning's poor WMG earnings report , new CEO Steve Cooper said the company was " not willing to pay a price for EMI that would not have provided an adequate return". ( more ) SoundExchange and the Harry Fox Agency have joined forces to reach out to artists and labels owed millions. Apple 's mega store in NYC's Grand Cetral Station will open tomorrow, Dec. 9th. Does [...]

CBS : Beastie Boys, Guns 'n' Roses, and Chili Peppers among 20122s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Still no Hall and Oates. Billboard : Ticketmaster forced to refund $1.50 for ten years' worth of ticket purchases for failing to state service charges are for profit-generating purposes. Don't expect those charges to disappear, though. Hypebot : Sony Entertainment Chief Tim Schaaf gives some words on how he plans to beat Spotify and iTunes. DCist : Prince George's [...]

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Ticketmaster will be the defendant in a Class Action lawsuit to be held in May 2012 due to its excessive fees. "'If you bought tickets on Ticketmaster's website between October 21, 1999 and October 19, 2011, a proposed Class Action Settlement may affect your rights. Two Ticketmaster customers filed a class action lawsuit claiming that Ticketmaster's Order Processing Fees and UPS Expedited Delivery Prices of tickets are excessive and deceptive. Ticketmaster disputes each of Plaintiffs' claims...If the Settlement is approved by the Court and you have not opted out of the Class, you will [...]

If you've used Ticketmaster's fun-filled website to purchase tickets in the past twelve years your concert addiction will be getting some much needed help. Well 'help' like a slap on the face. A proposed class action settlement will force Ticketmaster to credit $1.50 per ticket order (up to 17 orders) to customers due to the fact that they profited off of "processing fees". Despite the max payout being a hefty $25.50 for avid concert-goers, the reality is that Ticketmaster is screwing you again . See this money is actually in the form of Ticketmaster "credits" which may only be [...]

Ticketmaster , a Live Nation Entertainment company, announces Holiday Ticket Deals, the company's largest ticket promotion of the year. Throughout the United States and Canada, Ticketmaster has worked with artists, venues, theatres and teams to secure over 2500 participating events, each deal providing between 25-50% off of the ticket price. The two week sale ends December 4th at midnight. The promotion features special offers on all segments of entertainment, including Concerts, Sports, Arts & Theatre and Family events. Fans...

Here's a bright story to end the week on. Everybody loathes going to Ticketmaster and paying ridiculous convience fees that come sometimes equal 50% markup on the original ticket prices. Two people had enough and filed a class-action lawsuit against the ticket giant AND WON. Metal Insider breaks down what this means for you: Anyone ...

Since all of us who visit TSS regularly are music lovers, I'm sure the vast majority of you have gone to a show at some point or another between October [...]

To anyone who feels they've ever overpaid for concert tickets though Ticketmaster, expect a check in the mail next year. As part of a proposed class action settlement that claims Ticketmaster profited from processing fees, the ticket website is required to refund $1.50 per order (up to separate 17 orders) for tickets purchased between October 21st, 1999 and October 19th, 2011, according to Billboard . The claim, filed back in October 2003, also indicates that UPS' price for expedited delivery wasn't competitive; ticket orders which fall under the UPS clause would receive a $5 credit per [...]

If you used Ticketmaster 's website to buy tickets between October 21, 1999 and October 19, 2011 , you're likely to be eligible for a refund. If the court approves the proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit charging deceptive and excessive processing fees, fans will be getting back $1.50 for every ticket order bought on the site in the last 12 years. The details: There is a proposed limit of 17 ticket orders . But that still means that the fan who goes to even one Ticketmaster [...]

Photo by G. $14 ticket from Ticketmaster with $3.50 in service charges! Ticketmaster is so evil! It's illegal to operate a monopoly in the United States, but somehow Ticketmaster does it and has gotten away with it for years! They charge processing fees, "convenience fees" and these charges often come close to doubling the price of a ticket. Today, Ticketmaster has announced they profited off these fees and will be offering refunds of $1.50 [...]

Ticketmaster , a Live Nation Entertainment company, announces Holiday Ticket Deals, the company's largest ticket promotion of the year. Throughout the United States and Canada, Ticketmaster has worked with artists, venues, theatres and teams to secure over 2500 participating events, each deal providing between 25-50% off of the ticket price. The two week sale ends December 4, 2011 at midnight. The promotion features special offers on all segments of entertainment, including Concerts, Sports, Arts & Theatre and Family events. Participation includes events in select markets like [...]

Today is a good day for opponents of Ticketmasters online fees. Or is it? As part of an eight-year old ongoing class action lawsuit against the company, customers were notified of the terms of a... Continue reading "Ticketmaster Fees Class Action Lawsuit: One Step Closer to Settlement, But Who Wins?" >

Two former Ticketmaster customers have filed a class action lawsuit against the giant ticket seller ( Curt Schlesinger et al. v. Ticketmaster ). The customers claim that "Ticketmaster's Order Processing Fees and UPS Expedited Delivery Prices of tickets are excessive and deceptive." If a settlement is reached Ticketmaster customers who purchased tickets on the website between October 21, 1999 and October 19, 2011, could stand to gain between $1.50 to $25.50 as part of the settlement. As part of the settlement customers would receive a credit of $1.50 per [...]

Ticket Masters Earns Rave Reviews Plume To Issue Paperback on April 24, 2012 The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Maclean 's and Pollstar are among the many outlets that have issued rave reviews of Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped . Based on first-person interviews with key players and meticulous research, authors Dean Budnick and Josh Baron have delivered a compelling, [...]