Ticketmaster Says Most Bruce Springsteen Tickets Go for Under $200, and Only 11% are Part of Controversial ‘Dynamic Pricing’ Program

By Chris Willman
July 24, 2022

[variety.com]

Hooray! He's our hero again!

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Ticketmaster Says Most Bruce Springsteen Tickets Go for Under $200, and Only 11% are Part of Controversial ‘Dynamic Pricing’ Program

By Chris Willman
July 24, 2022

[variety.com]

Oh, wow! Barely 1/2 of tickets sold were $199.99 or less. Still waiting on some half-assed, non-answer from blue collar Bruce. He doesn’t care, if he did, he could sell all tickets for $99 like Rage Against The Machine, Pearl Jam and Garth Brooks. It can be done, if it’s a priority.

Maybe he can have The Ghost Hounds open. I heard they pay to play. $$$

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Still waiting on some half-assed, non-answer from blue collar Bruce. He doesn’t care, if he did, he could sell all tickets for $99 like Rage Against The Machine, Pearl Jam and Garth Brooks. It can be done, if it’s a priority.

Yep - "the boss" is a complete phony.

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The fact that you'd go anywhere near $500 face is the problem right there by the way.

I know and you are dead 1000% right , but this was and is a personal journey that I must complete from the last time in 2016 which I attended the Bruce and the E Street Band show (same venue ) and now this will come full circle . This is a cathartic and healing process for me . The best way to describe this without divulging personal details would be to say I fell down and now I will get up and resume the journey .

Good on ya

I didn't get the verified option.. saved some $$ perhaps as I know I would have picked up a couple tix.. now not likely to.

What venue?

MVP Arena



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Ticketmaster's so called "dynamic pricing" is leaving some fans out in the street!



There have been numerous occasions in which Ticketmaster has faced legal action for its methods, musicians accusing the company of employing underhand tactics to tighten its grip on the market in a way that can only be described as corporate greed. However, many were only alerted to what is perhaps their most unscrupulous tactic last week when the issue of their “dynamic pricing” was brought to the fore yet again by social media.

[abcnews.go.com]

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Ticketmaster's so called "dynamic pricing" is leaving some fans out in the street!



There have been numerous occasions in which Ticketmaster has faced legal action for its methods, musicians accusing the company of employing underhand tactics to tighten its grip on the market in a way that can only be described as corporate greed. However, many were only alerted to what is perhaps their most unscrupulous tactic last week when the issue of their “dynamic pricing” was brought to the fore yet again by social media.

[abcnews.go.com]

These people calling out Live Nation/Ticketmaster best be careful or they'll wind up sleeping with the fishes.

Yes, Ticketmaster et al are greedy scum, but in the end, the consumer who is ready to hand out hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars for a ticket, even foe front of stage, does complete also a very important part. Without this " I don't care" attitude, the whole thing would not fly.

So who gets the extra money? Ticketmaster? That’s so wrong. They make tons of money on handling fees.
I miss the days of waiting in line at the only location that the tickets were sold.

It's a partnership between the Artist and the Venue/ promoter . They are all in bed together to squeeze the scalper as Ticketmaster along with the Artist scalp there own tickets in real time as they are released and put on sale . None of this is done without the CONSENT of the Artist , who gets the highest percentage of the funds .

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It's a partnership between the Artist and the Venue/ promoter . They are all in bed together to squeeze the scalper as Ticketmaster along with the Artist scalp there own tickets in real time as they are released and put on sale . None of this is done without the CONSENT of the Artist , who gets the highest percentage of the funds .

Ty!

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It's a partnership between the Artist and the Venue/ promoter . They are all in bed together to squeeze the scalper as Ticketmaster along with the Artist scalp there own tickets in real time as they are released and put on sale . None of this is done without the CONSENT of the Artist , who gets the highest percentage of the funds .

Ty!

Please explain ?

Bruce has been selling his fake image for decades.

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It's a partnership between the Artist and the Venue/ promoter . They are all in bed together to squeeze the scalper as Ticketmaster along with the Artist scalp there own tickets in real time as they are released and put on sale . None of this is done without the CONSENT of the Artist , who gets the highest percentage of the funds .

Ty!

Please explain ?

Ty means thank you.

Post above with the image, text and video is somewhat misleading.

The image and text are from a much longer opinion piece published by Far Out Magazine in May, so "last week" is not in reference to the recent Springsteen issue.

[faroutmagazine.co.uk]

The ABC News video was not part of that piece.

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It's a partnership between the Artist and the Venue/ promoter . They are all in bed together to squeeze the scalper as Ticketmaster along with the Artist scalp there own tickets in real time as they are released and put on sale . None of this is done without the CONSENT of the Artist , who gets the highest percentage of the funds .

Ty!

Please explain ?

Ty means thank you.

Thank You for your help !

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Still waiting on some half-assed, non-answer from blue collar Bruce. He doesn’t care, if he did, he could sell all tickets for $99 like Rage Against The Machine, Pearl Jam and Garth Brooks. It can be done, if it’s a priority.

Yep - "the boss" is a complete phony.

I took the bait and signed up for the early TicketMaster only decided after reading stories from all of you here to just wait. I love this site!

So, take your guitar, write a song, play for 50 years around the world to millions of people and let's talk about phony

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So, take your guitar, write a song, play for 50 years around the world to millions of people and let's talk about phony

No one said he wasn’t talented, but when you portray yourself as one with the common man and you allow the ticket prices to get that high (yes, if he doesn’t prevent it, he is allowing it), then, yes, he is phony. No way around it.

A common man ? A long time ago in a distant far away galaxy . Today he is friends with President Obama , has had a long running show on Broadway (those tickets were not cheap either ) I certainly am not defending him in any way at all .

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A common man ? A long time ago in a distant far away galaxy . Today he is friends with President Obama , has had a long running show on Broadway (those tickets were not cheap either ) I certainly am not defending him in any way at all .

Years ago, he was a "common man".
Last year he was a cowboy.
What will he be this year?

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Broadway is exactly where he found out he can charge way more for tickets than he used to. The most expensive Broadway tickets were, what, $850?

In fact, if anything, you could say that Bruce's tickets were a bit underpriced for a long time.

Well, not anymore!

Still, the difference between USA arena prices and Europe stadium prices is noticeable. GA Pit (almost $500 fees included) is more than 3 times as expensive in the US, and that's the face value/base price/Standard Admission, before any "dynamic" Platinum pricing kicks in. For most shows in Europe, front of stage/pit tickets were about 140-150 €.

I remember GA going for about $170 on The River tour in the US. Back then they still did the lottery to determine who got into the pit, the whole floor was GA. Now the floor behind the pit is seated - the only reason for that is you can charge more for those best seats.

I got verified for Seattle tomorrow. If I can get in for $100 or under I'll do it. If not, I'm going to take a hard pass.

...or wait it out and see if the prices (including resale prices) drop closer to show day. Playing the long game might not be a bad idea if you get shut out on day one.

Day one of ticket sales is sometimes amateur night.



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A common man ? A long time ago in a distant far away galaxy . Today he is friends with President Obama , has had a long running show on Broadway (those tickets were not cheap either ) I certainly am not defending him in any way at all .

Years ago, he was a "common man".
Last year he was a cowboy.
What will he be this year?

Capitalist

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...or wait it out and see if the prices (including resale prices) drop closer to show day. Playing the long game might not be a bad idea if you get shut out on day one.

Day one of ticket sales is sometimes amateur night.

I'm a pro.

Philadelphia on sale today, not through Ticketmaster.

[www.wellsfargocenterphilly.com]

Even for Philly, the fine print said that ticket prices were "subject to change without notice".

So non-TM venues are going "dynamic" with their pricing as well.



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Ticketmaster DID NOT create "dynamic pricing" out of whole cloth and simply decide to foist it on an unsuspecting world. Artists and promoters have long been in search of a method to defeat scalpers and ultimately, unable to beat them they decided to join them. The logic is irrefutable: if people are going to pay scalpers big money why shouldn't the artists and promoters i.e. THE RIGHTFUL RECIPIENTS OF THAT MONEY get it instead, as they should? Ticketmaster merely implements the wishes of the artist, promoters and, to some degree, the venues. They don't decide what the act is going to charge - the act (i.e Bruce) does that.

It's easier, I realize, to hate on "eeeveeeel, greeedy Tickemaster" rather than simply acknowledge that your longtime rock and roll heroes are instigating ticket pricing that is freezing you, "their number one, forever fan" out of the market but that is what is happening.

"Dynamic" pricing was just being introduced into American on-sales when covid hit so its effect wasn't really realized until this tour where the algorithms (which are apparently adjustable) were set so out of whack.

It works the other way too. How many 2021 Stones fans immediately shelled out $450 (or thereabouts) for a good lower bowl seat only to find out on show night that the folks sitting right behind them paid half of that or less two weeks before? It happened a lot.



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Yes, Bruce Inc. totally signed off on it. No question.