Comments on: Phish Apologizes For Ticket Snafus

By: Uh oh, WSJ smells a merger! « It’s worth a listen.

Uh oh, WSJ smells a merger! « It’s worth a listen. — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:49:36 +0000

[...] Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and Live Nation Inc. are nearing a merger. Live Nation, which just recently launched its own ticketing service, would be pairing with the well-known ticketing beast to bring over 200 artists under one name. The [...]

By: Bobby M

Bobby M — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:33:12 +0000

… look on the WSJ’s website and see an article speaking of a potential Ticketmaster/ Live Nation merger. Great. Antitrust? No?

By: Monkey Man

Monkey Man — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:49:12 +0000

I scored but not after an exhausting effort.. The true phans will not be shut out or down!! Sorry suckers

By: rstank

rstank — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:44:46 +0000

Perhaps someone should comment on the apology itself. I think that it is great of the band to recognize what happened, and offer an apology. Once again, this goes to show that they really do care for their fans, and it makes me very happy to be such a fan of these guys. I saw this and immediately thought back to IT, and the sign that was at the entry to the concert field: Our intent is your delight.

By: Steppin_Razor

Steppin_Razor — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:43:28 +0000

i, for one, and extremely pissed. live nation didnt even give me a chance

By: sam

sam — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:13:28 +0000

i harken back to the day when phish did actual mail order with money orders, etc. i understand that phish does not wnat to hire people to go through mail order’s, but back then, the actual fans actually got tickets.

i have been denied every time ever since phish stopped doing its own mail order. it really sucks and is turning me, a fan and supporter since 1991, off. fuck.

By: Jon B

Jon B — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:13:09 +0000

did you really say newb?

By: Jim Jay Bollock

Jim Jay Bollock — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:33:31 +0000

Here’s what I want to know. How can tickets go on-sale, or so they say they do. Then, you go on places like ebay, stub-hub, or tickets now..a short time after and tix are for sale on there. How is this fucking legal? Why are these companies allowed to f*ck with the system.
This is why the economy is going for shit. Why even put tix on sale or even put a tour together if your “fans” or people who have “invested” in your music not allowed the chance to buy tickets to your event.

I commend Pearl Jam for trying to bring TM down in the late 90′s..but this kind of thing is even worse. F*ck Live Nation and ticket scalper scum.

By: Ray

Ray — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:39:44 +0000

Ticketmaster (aka ticketbastard) has SUCKED for YEARS – it’sbeen impossilbe for fans to obtain tickets AND TM charges exhorbitant “handling”charges up to %30 % of the ticket price…. i applaud the effort to try something new with someone other than the existing monopoly and, despite some issues, thought the process overall was a major improvement. I hope some day that Phish goes back to the old mail order system with a priority for real fans – determined by frequent flyer and DS subscibers, but in the mean time, i finally got some tickets again. thank you.

By: maze920

maze920 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:36:12 +0000

Boooooooooooooooooooooo!