Presales for Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s highly anticipated Grand National Tour began today and if you entered the Hunger Games to secure your tickets you know exactly why Ticketmaster is trending on Twitter.
After securing three tickets for the Atlanta show in April, I was taken aback during checkout when I saw the additional $125 in service fees tacked on to my total.
According to my Twitter timeline I wasn’t the only one flabbergasted by the Ticketmaster tomfoolery.
The company attempted to defense itself against accusation that they allow bots to purchase all of the good and affordable seats writing:
This is false. We never prioritize brokers over fans. In fact, we have invested more than the rest of the industry combined in developing technology to block bad actors from stealing tickets from fans.
See the original tweet below.
This is false. We never prioritize brokers over fans. In fact, we have invested more than the rest of the industry combined in developing technology to block bad actors from stealing tickets from fans. https://t.co/I0T2gkVcGX
— Ticketmaster (@Ticketmaster) December 4, 2024
But, I didn’t see any tweets addressing those excessive service fees.
Read a few tweets dragging Ticketmaster below.
“How much is it going to cost to see Kendrick & SZA at the Grand National Tour?”
— alex (@AlexUlrichh) December 3, 2024
Ticketmaster:pic.twitter.com/tVSZq2vNTp
Nosebleed tickets for Kendrick and SZA are $350. Ticketmaster, you will crumble.
— NUFF (@nuffsaidny) December 4, 2024
The merger of Live Nation and TicketMaster by far the worst thing to ever happen to concerts man
— Oluwamucho (@MuchoTV2) December 4, 2024
abolish ticketmaster
— kyle (@KYLEWILDFERN) December 4, 2024
I need the feds to win this case against Live Nation. I’m so sick of Ticketmaster and they fuckass prices
— Primetime (@Soul_Brother13) December 3, 2024
Ticketmaster you son of a bitch, $60 in fees for a $159 is insane
— Sharice✨ (@Shariceeei) December 4, 2024
Ticketmaster must be auto price gouging depending on what time you get in the queue because why the presale tickets i bought for $150 are now $371 in the same section lol. Yall will pay for yall crimes @Ticketmaster
— itsJustBigME (@chadlawsonphoto) December 4, 2024
Something needs to be said/done about live nation and Ticketmaster using dynamic pricing to increase the prices of tickets that have just released. I saw Kendrick tickets go from $40 to $250 on the floor I saw them go from $451 to $1000 a pop.
— Nick W. 💛💜🏁 (@nickwnyc_) December 4, 2024
I previously reported the Justice Department dropped a bombshell antitrust lawsuit on Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, on Thursday (May 23).
Accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America, the DOJ, along with 30 state and district attorneys general, is looking to break up the dynamic duo they say is jacking up prices and squeezing out the little guys in the concert world.
I need the Department of Justice to prioritize and prosecute this case to the fullest extent of the law!
Truth is: I’m tired of Ticketmaster.
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