live nation/ticketmaster question

[Evan]

i want to go see a show at the mansfield arena (outside boston), but the tickets basically double in price after all the 'convenience charges'. i know i've bought tickets to portland civic center concerts at their box office at face value. does anyone know if i can buy ticketmaster to the boston show at the portland location or do i have to actually be at the venue for the show in question?

 

[TheSoundMan]

its possible, but not likely........Most places now find it easier to let other companies handle there ticket sales than to do it in house. If I remember correctly that is a "Live nation Venue" which basically means you SOL on avoiding surcharges. that's why Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam boycotted ticketmaster back in the day....

 

[Kati]

does stubhub or ticketsnow have what you are looking for at a more affordable cost?

 

[EvilAsPie]

I just bought tickets to a "ticketmaster show" at FYE in the maine mall. Still had the $7 per ticket charge but no other shipping/printing charges.

Going to see sublime... at least most of them...

 

[Evan]

stubhub is more expensive then direct, and thanks evil as pie, i'll check that out.

 

[Kati]

interesting. I am going to try FYE! Everytime I see this it reminds me to search for some tickets. I am trying to go to an event next month but the seats aren't as good as last years... TicketMaster says to check back as the event nears, and I should get better seats. It happened last year, so we'll see.

 

[Kati]

darn if I found the tickets online, then I could pay the extra $3.00 fee to pick them up at FYE but the seats are still too far back.