Gordon Lightfoot Forums - View Single Post

Auburn Annie · 02-13-2009, 08:59 PM

From the 2/12 Minneapolis Star Tribune

Gord's Gold
We weren't surprised to hear all the complaints about Ticketmaster when it came to the hot-selling Bruce Springsteen and AC/DC concerts, but this one was downright shocking: "How, in the real world, could main floor seating be sold out in less than five minutes for Gordon Lightfoot?!" Karen Fernow of Minnetonka rightfully asked. Fernow claims she clicked to buy seats for ol' Gordo's March 22 show at the State Theatre five minutes after they went on sale, but was redirected to Ticketmaster's in-house link to ticket scalpers, TicketsNow. "This is nothing more than organized exploitation," said Fernow, who bit the bullet and paid $100 apiece for tickets originally priced at $50. If it's any consolation, Karen, we checked midweek and found those seats now priced $121-$396.

02-13-2009, 08:59 PM	#1
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	Gord's tickets scalped? From the 2/12 Minneapolis Star Tribune Gord's Gold We weren't surprised to hear all the complaints about Ticketmaster when it came to the hot-selling Bruce Springsteen and AC/DC concerts, but this one was downright shocking: "How, in the real world, could main floor seating be sold out in less than five minutes for Gordon Lightfoot?!" Karen Fernow of Minnetonka rightfully asked. Fernow claims she clicked to buy seats for ol' Gordo's March 22 show at the State Theatre five minutes after they went on sale, but was redirected to Ticketmaster's in-house link to ticket scalpers, TicketsNow. "This is nothing more than organized exploitation," said Fernow, who bit the bullet and paid $100 apiece for tickets originally priced at $50. If it's any consolation, Karen, we checked midweek and found those seats now priced $121-$396.