Pipkinrah, I agree to everything you have said but for the credit card assumption. Crass indeed. To those complaining about the whining, why click on this thread? This is obviously a thread for folks mad as hell at ticket practices, particularly after learning that some of the nefarious actions were...

da2008, Forgive me for not wanting to share your pint of Kool Aid. One can enjoy an artist and still be upset with tactics employed on their behalf or for their benefit. You state with clarity "don't buy from scalpers." I agree for the most part. I guess its hard to take that with growing ...

Perhaps we should look to Leonard and his management team for answers as to any involvement and/or profiting from these odious tactics -- please see the article below from March 11 2009 Wall Street Journal: * MARCH 11, 2009, 9:53 A.M. ET Concert Tickets Get Set Aside, Marked Up by Artists, Managers...

Micropup, Your comments re scalpers being able to upgrade a ticket on the basis of a better draw during the public sale are true. However, with StubHub, one can request and be guaranteed a ticket fedexed overnight which means that someone has to have tickets in hand today...and that shouldn't be the...

Not sure where this post goes (here or in Tickmaster Sucks) so forgive me and my rant: For the Chicago concert, my friend and I were each able to purchase two tickets during the presale, the conditions for which require a visit to the Will-Call booth on the night of the show--which means waiting on ...