Live Nation has announced that it will eliminate service fees on lawn tickets and concerts at venues such as Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in a one-day promotion on June 3.
The 24-hour event is being called “No Service Fee Wednesday” and begins at 12:01 a.m. on June 3. The ticket dealer says it will have more events like this on Wednesdays throughout the summer.
Service fees, which usually run about one-third of the cost of tickets, are usually the biggest complaint people have when buying tickets. To be honest, I usually refer to them as “fondling and masturbation charges.” Why? Because I feel like I’m getting fucked. So, it’s great that LiveNation sees the downside and has lifted them, if even for a day.
The concerts that are a part of the promotion are:
311
Aerosmith with ZZ Top
Bad Company/Doobie Brothers
Brad Paisley with Dierks Bentley
Coldplay
Creed
Crue Fest 2
Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick
Incubus
Kid Rock & Lynyrd Skynyrd
Nickelback
Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction
No Doubt
Rascal Flatts with Darius Rucker
The Allman Brothers Band
Toby Keith with Trace Adkins
Warped Tour
This article appears in May 26 – Jun 2, 2009.
