The entire industry of events and ticket sales is the biggest consumer rip off there is. Aside from the expensive shows there are the crazy add on fees, phony on line sales that sell out within seconds only to have the tickets mysteriously appear on stub hub minutes later and the refund policies.
A couple years ago I had tickets to a show at house of blues in san diego. Apparently the event was so popular they decided to move it to a much larger venue. The problem is the most expensive tickets at the new place were much cheaper than what I paid to Ticketmaster originally and they told me to pound sand. I eventually disputed the charge through my credit card but even that was a huge hassle.
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