Comments on: HT Interview Exclusive: David Butler – President of Ticketmaster North America

By: Hump Day Heady Links | Music Blog

Hump Day Heady Links | Music Blog — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:28:36 +0000

[...] iLuke Sacks interviews David Butler, the President of Ticketmaster North America. [Hidden Track] [...]

By: LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com | Hump Day Heady Links

LIVE MUSIC BLOG.com | Hump Day Heady Links — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:58:46 +0000

[...] iLuke Sacks interviews David Butler, the President of Ticketmaster North America. [Hidden Track] [...]

By: Hump Day Heady Links | Wiz Kid Reports

Hump Day Heady Links | Wiz Kid Reports — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:27:47 +0000

[...] Luke Sacks interviews David Butler, the President of Ticketmaster North America. [Hidden Track] [...]

By: Hump Day Heady Links | Beautiful Lie - Music & Beyond

Hump Day Heady Links | Beautiful Lie - Music & Beyond — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:21:04 +0000

[...] Luke Sacks interviews David Butler, the President of Ticketmaster North America. [Hidden Track] [...]

By: Buckroe Steve

Buckroe Steve — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:51:37 +0000

WOW!!!….just got off the phone with TM about a charge for shipping on some tix I just payed for.& had to share with yall….you all….all of you….I wanted to get them before this weekend (payed Wed. morn)so I payed the”2 day evening…=$18.50″ for them to get here today,.got an e-mail this afternoon that said my tix had been”printed & should be sent via ups soon”..( I had called after I ordered to ask if the tix were even available for 2 day & the girl told me that they had already been shipped out,..I said …”Cool”..).ANYWAY..Long story short…NO TIX…They’ll be here Mon….(6 days)….(for $18.50)..I called to ask if they’d even give me a credit…on the shipping diff..& they acted like I was asking for a kidney,.they told me that they’d try to get it back from UPS & lemme know,..Honestly its not the money… Its the fact that $220.00 worth of tix costed after fees & shipping $285.00…& theyre assholes about it,..TRY THIS AND SEE IF I’M LYIN,.. ..I told him that I might be recording this call.. “for Quality assurance”…lol.. & He said that if I was recording that he was instructed to hang up…… & he did,…ASk for …CUSTOMER SERVICE….Both the 1st guy and the”floor manager said theyre name was “Angel”..prob a name for the unit..His (the floor managers) # was ZYS811…CAll him & say HIIIIIIIIIIIII… He’ll help ya right on out….

By: Scotty G

Scotty G — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:00:14 +0000

Wow, interview didn’t explain anything to me that I did not know except that Ticketmaster owns broker websites like TicketsNow, which makes this whole situation even MORE SKETCHY… I wish I could interview a corporate scum bag because I would ask the real questions, not ones that are planned out by somebody above me to make Ticketmaster sound good. DAMN THE MAN SAVE THE EMPIRE!!

By: Jennifer Kirk

Jennifer Kirk — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:17:04 +0000

Ticketmaster Executive Resigns:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123845826584871689.html

By: Bobby Dank

Bobby Dank — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:05:49 +0000

Now that TM and Live Nation are ONE, we are all screwed. Within a year they will roll the fees into the price of tix so you don’t think you’re getting fucked. Except that the price of tix will skyrocket. This is a monopoly that will fuck over TRUE live music fans. I hate the way corporations run this country. The little guy gets fucked every time.

By: TM needs to face the music (from federal prosecutors and consumer boycotts)

TM needs to face the music (from federal prosecutors and consumer boycotts) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:54:21 +0000

BrotherTim77 said: “Laws are enforced everyday capturing criminals online from preying on minors for sex or kiddy porn. I know there is no money involved, but the point is that the higher powers are highly motivated to put an end to these types of behaviors. They are not motivated to stop scalping of tickets for above face value because their is too much money to be made and all said parties above have their hands in the cookie jar.”

I’m ambivalent about Phish but say: ‘Zactly!

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:19:52 +0000

This is the biggest bunch of BS ever. TicketsNOW are cornering the Tix from Ticketmaster(which, of course, is in on it) and SCALPING the same tix for 300%-1000% gain. Complete Scam and ILLEGAL or at least should be.
What’s the difference in some fuckwad slinging tickets for more than face value. TicketsNOW, STubHUB, and every other company like that….you should all be HUNG. you fucks ruin it for the real fans.