Archive: Ticket Madness
Don't Touch My (V.I.P.) Package
Poison should really include their old outfits in the VIP packages. Since nobody makes money on CD sales anymore, bands have to come up with new and creative ways to keep raking in that revenue. The latest trend? Premium ticket packages. So if you love Motley Crue so much...
By David Malitz | May 20, 2008; 10:39 AM ET | Comments (3)
'Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Amphitheatre'
Hey, brother, can you spare a ticket? Radiohead, May 11, Nissan Pavilion, totally sold out. Cue "All I Need" here! The swap meet and scalping are in full effect over on Craigslist, where ticketless Radiohead fans are begging, bartering, pleading and bargaining. There's also one fan who took to...
By J. Freedom du Lac | February 20, 2008; 12:33 PM ET | Comments (8)
The Price You Pay
Sister, can you spare a seat? And, umm ... are you hot? One of the great pleasures of Web surfing is stumbling across Craigslist postings in which music fans get down on their digital knees and grovel for concert tickets. Some, of course, do it much more artfully and amusingly...
By J. Freedom du Lac | November 12, 2007; 04:30 PM ET | Comments (4)
