NYC councilman Justin Brannan looks to ban hidden ticket fees
New legislation being proposed by Brooklyn, New York City Councilman (and hardcore musician) Justin Brannan would ban hidden fees attached to concert and sport event tickets.
According to the NY Daily News, the bill will be introduced on Wednesday and will put an end to ticketing websites hiding service and/or handling fees from a consumer until after said consumer has selected their ticket(s) and entered payment information.
"When I was a touring musician, live shows were about having fun and building a sense of community — not nickel and diming kids who like music," said Brannan, who is a founding member of both Indecision and Most Precious Blood.
"Ticket prices in our city are already through the roof. New Yorkers don't need big retailers making things worse by hiding extra fees until the very end of a sale," Brannan said. "Nobody wants to click on a ticket that costs $50, fill in their name, address, telephone number, email, and credit card information, and then find out it actually costs $100 or more."
The bill would also require fees to be listed in any ads that "tout the price of tickets."24 comments
Post CommentThis is great news. He also looks like Frank Black.
this dude was always so solid and caring. Good for him and good to see someone from this scene doing something to give back. He wrote this story that appeared in the insert of Downpours (ATL) "no lie can live forever" album, great read if anyone comes across it. Good move Justin.
The hidden fees are complete bullshit -- this is awesome.
While this is great and all wouldn't a better solution be to put a cap on the markup these companies call "service fees"?
Tackling the hard issues. Good on you. Fight the good fight.
The fees are a rip off but his argument is not accurate. You put your cc number in after you find out the final price. Plus, a $50 ticket doesn't go to $100, more like $70.
Justin's heart is in the right place but this "bill" is alot of grandstanding. For one, so what that you find out what the ticket fee is after you select your ticket/s? Second, if the ticket is $50 and the fee is $12.50, you can either buy the ticket or not buy it. You're paying $62.50 total whether you know about the total price before or after you go to the payment page. I doubt knowing what the fee is along with the admission will "shame" Ticketmaster.
If he really wants to make ticketmaster pay he should make all the managers and shareholders carry sheetrock for a week and see how they like it
Socialism is making its way into ticket sales. Great. Aren't there more pressing issues to deal with?
Really jumping on the big picture issues of our current political climate, thanks Justin! -TJ Cinnamons
For those I love I will pay high ticket prices
The truth is, after the addition of one "Rob Fusco" the band entered into a steep and continual decline. There is no denying this.
I'm unsure why Emmure wasn't added to this...pretty fcked up.
As is typical with all politicians, they conveniently misword the facts - 1, that the ticket price after fees doubles in cost (never the case) and 2, that you don't find this out until after you input all your info (you know before you agree to pay). If he cares, maybe should propose a bill to break up Live Nation. They own Ticketmaster and as the world's largest concert promoter, they use Ticketmaster whenever possible.
I'm normally 100 percent against further government regulation of anything but this right here has absolutely got to happen. Piece of shit ticket sales companies have pulled these pure horseshit tactics for way too long.
Blame Live Nation since they own Ticketmaster and are the ones pulling the strings. Not like Live Nation is gonna allow a third party ticket company to sell on any of its concerts.
To Live And Die in New York City and Not Pay Fee's
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*i support this inclusive ban* -deez_nutz(the real one, not that limped dick fruit cup who posts as Snoopy2)