26 October 2008

Gig Tickets: A Fallacy

Can someone pleeeeease explain to me what the hell is going on with the whole 'buying gig tickets' scenario in this country?

Case in point: Holloways at Hertford Marquee on 6 November is £10 in advance and £12 on the door. Now, the more conscious of us would think "Holloways, good band, high demand" and would try to get in advance. But why bother? Having looked, you gain absolutely nothing out of advance sales, and in fact you are paying more. A total sham of a situation. Which begs the question, why charge extra on the night.

In advance, the Holloways tickets (per ticket) come with a £2.01 surchage. So yes, if you buy one in advance, you're actually paying 1p more than you would if you chanced your arm on the door. And that's only if you pick up from box office. Postage is an extra 50p. So essentially, what is being said here, is that you can't - anywhere - actually get a ticket at face value. Because obviously if they're cheaper in advance, then that's how much they are, period.

Obviously, go to the larger, more prominent ticket retailers and they'll find any god-given reason to stick as much as they can on the order. I'm pretty sure I've paid a fiver booking fee for a £8 ticket before. Does this not put pressure on our beloved artists/groups to perform to ensure that our booking fee hasn't gone to waste...?


Tottenham Hotspur

That Levy, he hasn't got a clue. Of course I speak with the knowledge that 'Arry is already joining the circus, but a year after Levy pushed Martin 'Look at me go in Germany, I'm actually quite good ta' Jol out the door, he's encourage Ramos the same way. Asides from the obvious farce, Ramos (like Jol) was hung out to dry but the ineptitude of Damien Comolli.

Last year-
"Damien, we need a defender and defensive midfielders"
- "I got Darren Bent"
"You tool."

This year-
"Damien, we need a defender and defensive midfielders, and it's deadline day and we'll get what we want for Berbatov.
- "Uh, Frazer Campbell? "
"You tool."