Petition To Stop Premium Ticketing

[Mateo2k]

You know, it'd be easier if you didn't request or purchase them.

[Crumbo]

Originally Posted by Norman Smiley

Live nation has nothing to do with Warehouse tickets

sure they do

LN/TM owns music today/WH

[Norman Smiley]

Originally Posted by Crumbo

sure they do

LN/TM owns music today/WH

Totally forgot about the merger/purchase...

[thedak]

Originally Posted by ComeNDnceWithMe

Premium Tickets are Fantastic

I agree.

[dmb27364041]

There's a typo in the last sentence. "You are out last hope..."

[dmb27364041]

Originally Posted by Crumbo

sure they do

LN/TM owns music today/WH

Originally Posted by Norman Smiley

Totally forgot about the merger/purchase...

Is this a joke?

[mcwyffe]

Originally Posted by bluehorseshoe

I just signed your name to this dastardly petition, twice actually.

"Mcwyffe" and "Drunk Mcwyffe"

Originally Posted by SyracuseFan

the 1%...

It's good to be on top. Sorry poor people.

[Norman Smiley]

Originally Posted by dmb27364041

Is this a joke?

That i forgot? or that it happened?

it happened a few years ago.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1462...t-its-business

[dmb9howell]

I have nothing against the Premium Ticketing policy. In my current financial situation, it was very beneficial for me. However, being a long time fan, there were many years where I was having to save and scrounge and borrow so I could go to just one more show, just hoping the Warehouse would hook me up because I could not afford to pay more than face value. I am a bigger supporter of the old ways of everyone getting a fair chance. It allows first time fans the opportunity to sit up close for their first show, and it rewards seniority. I could just out pay the next person and sit wherever I want for the shows I choose, but I like it better when it's fair for everyone.

[unccrombie]

Originally Posted by dmb27364041

Is this a joke?

why is this stickied?

[efraser77]

Originally Posted by unccrombie

why is this stickied?

Because someone who has the power to make a thread sticky supports the petition.

[dmbkc]

Signed............

[Jordan#41]

Signed.......

[rwwest7]

See you in the pit...not signing this.

[DMBzilla]

Originally Posted by rwwest7

See you in the pit...not signing this.

Do you even know how to read? This has literally nothing to do with the pit.

[BritishInvasion]

Originally Posted by dreamingtree_34

this is how the free market works people. they had been leaving profit sitting on the table and now they're opting to grab it instead. you don't like it, move to communist russia

It seems like the Warehouse is controlling the regime here. They don't allow us to be "capitalists" and resell our tickets for a profit, for the betterment of the whole community. Now they want to raise ticket prices for premium seats by 300%. Its just hypocritical on their part, and thats what is angering the community.

And that is why I am happy to sign.

[bustedstuff88]

Being the poor guy I am, I signed with pleasure.

[coombse]

Asinine-

PEOPLE-

Fact: Live Nation runs Warehouse

Fact- best seats in the house are premium tickets

Warehouse members get first crack at premium tickets

This will not change, premium tickets are here to stay

[SpotlightEyes]

Hell fucking no, I'm not signing that. Most you have no idea what you're even signing.

I've been with the Warehouse for 13 years. Take my word for it. SENIORITY MEANS DICK.

They've never, ever respected seniority, everything has always been random plus a little intentional finagling. Adding premium seating was the smartest thing they have ever done. This cuts down on stubhub by allowing folks with money to buy into the good seats at a fair price.

Most of you never even go through stub hub for tickets. Most of you put your ticket in the hat and hope to get something decent, because it's all you can afford. This applies to many of you. The Warehouse is your one stop shop for tickets, and whatever you get, you get. You don't go hunting elsewhere at higher prices.

Well, many others DO. And because of that, most good seats end up on stub hub, and are purchased for double the original price or greater. THAT was and is a big problem, and it gets addressed by this Premium Ticketing through the Warehouse. Smart move. Much more important than giving a pit seat to a 2 year member in the random pool. MUCH, more important.

[brian523]

Funny the way it is, if you think about it
Ten year fan club member is in lawn
and a new one is in $250 premium seats

Remember when there used to be
integrity, seniority and humbleness?

This band and mgmt have always attempted to help the little guy and there actions used to back their words, but not this one. It sucks but greed has gotten to the lot of them.

Last I checked:
1. tickets prices rise every year with lawn going for more than $50
2. the band/mgmt continues to sell licensed merchandise (tshirts, posters, etc) for absorbent prices - how many emails from mgmt do you get selling something
3. now charging extra for premium seats

Tom Petty has done the same thing over the past few tours. Pay for the fan club and then pay for substantially marked up tickets. He even took our season tickets at our local venue to sell to his fan club. Here I am paying an already expensive price to only have my tickets yanked from me and then given tickets that weren't even close to the value I paid for them. (thanks to the local venue mgmt, I was able to find something decent, but F tom petty!)

I'm waiting for this to happen for this tour. DMB has never done it with the warehouse before, but theres always a first and if it happens I'll probably blow up. Bands are becoming their own scalpers. Business smart - yes, but when you're all about helping others - no.

[rwwest7]

They've sold more tickets than any other band over the last ten years, excuse them if they capitalize on their own success. At least you get a poster and snuggie with your ticket.

No other band has as many spoiled fans as this one.

[RiotAct]

OP is 'd

[DMBzilla]

Originally Posted by SpotlightEyes

Hell fucking no, I'm not signing that. Most you have no idea what you're even signing.

I've been with the Warehouse for 13 years. Take my word for it. SENIORITY MEANS DICK.

They've never, ever respected seniority, everything has always been random plus a little intentional finagling. Adding premium seating was the smartest thing they have ever done. This cuts down on stubhub by allowing folks with money to buy into the good seats at a fair price.

This is patently false. From the time they started seniority - summer 2000 - through the time they started doing a lottery for tickets - spring 2002 - I didn't get a single Warehouse ticket outside of the first 15 rows. Even then, I was in the first 15 rows for every seniority night.

Originally Posted by SpotlightEyes

Most of you never even go through stub hub for tickets. Most of you put your ticket in the hat and hope to get something decent, because it's all you can afford. This applies to many of you. The Warehouse is your one stop shop for tickets, and whatever you get, you get. You don't go hunting elsewhere at higher prices.

Well, many others DO. And because of that, most good seats end up on stub hub, and are purchased for double the original price or greater. THAT was and is a big problem, and it gets addressed by this Premium Ticketing through the Warehouse. Smart move. Much more important than giving a pit seat to a 2 year member in the random pool. MUCH, more important.

You don't think scalpers were signing up for Warehouse just to request a ton of premium tickets, knowing that if they got them they'd be able to skirt the all will call policy for pit tickets?

Look at Camden N2. From what I've heard, VIP encompassed the first 7 rows of 102, which is about 180 seats. There are currently 34 tickets in that area on StubHub right now. That almost 20% of VIP. How do you think those tickets were obtained?

[jenzzjetII]

Originally Posted by DMBzilla

You don't think scalpers were signing up for Warehouse just to request a ton of premium tickets, knowing that if they got them they'd be able to skirt the all will call policy for pit tickets?

Look at Camden N2. From what I've heard, VIP encompassed the first 7 rows of 102, which is about 180 seats. There are currently 34 tickets in that area on StubHub right now. That almost 20% of VIP. How do you think those tickets were obtained?

This! I found Pit tickets for Gorge on StubHub and I emailed them regarding the will-call only policy for pit tickets.

StubHubs response,

"Thank you for contacting StubHub. I apologize for any confusion and I
completely understand your concern. From what I can see the tickets
listed on our site are correct. We are aware that all Pit GA tickets are
for will-call only, however there is an exception to this, Premium Pit
passes are available as ticketed items that can be delivered to buyers.
If you had a specific date or venue you were looking at please email us
back with the specifics and we can take another look."

[BruceW]

Originally Posted by jenzzjetII

This! I found Pit tickets for Gorge on StubHub and I emailed them regarding the will-call only policy for pit tickets.

StubHubs response,

"Thank you for contacting StubHub. I apologize for any confusion and I
completely understand your concern. From what I can see the tickets
listed on our site are correct. We are aware that all Pit GA tickets are
for will-call only, however there is an exception to this, Premium Pit
passes are available as ticketed items that can be delivered to buyers.
If you had a specific date or venue you were looking at please email us
back with the specifics and we can take another look."

Now it's time to find out which of those tickets are able to be sent out and not will-call only...then they should be NAILED, so some of us can get RAILED

[jenzzjetII]

Originally Posted by BruceW

Now it's time to find out which of those tickets are able to be sent out and not will-call only...then they should be NAILED, so some of us can get RAILED

I forwarded to Warehouse and was told they were "looking in to it".

[BruceW]

Originally Posted by jenzzjetII

I forwarded to Warehouse and was told they were "looking in to it".

yea fucking right...

[dmb27364041]

Originally Posted by Norman Smiley

That i forgot? or that it happened?

it happened a few years ago.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1462...t-its-business

I knew about the TicketMaster/Live Nation merger, but I had no idea Live Nation bought into MusicToday. That is the worst news I've heard recently. Live Nation will ruin (apparently already are ruining) the WH ticketing process. I don't know how much this petition will do if Live Nation is involved in the decision making process now.

[crashintonickdm]

put your time in, and save your 250 dollars. the band isnt worth that anymore anyway

[arriflex]

WH continues to fuck me hard and without lube. When asked how I've gone from no worse than 10 from the stage to 10 from the lawn they tell you everything is normal, nothing has changed, there is just a greater demand by senior members. Did they even look at my join date?