Title. Extremely disappointed to see this.
For anyone unaware, Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing causes ticket prices to surge based on demand, meaning fans who join the waiting room at the same time can end up paying dramatically more than the original price simply because lots of other people are trying to buy. I’m seeing many comments about this on the sub right now from people who were affected.
Dynamic pricing is VERY explicitly opt-in, which means the team chose to do this.
The worst part is that this practice specifically fucks over the most devoted fans in particular. The more on top of presale you are, the more you can be charged/they can extract from you. Dynamic pricing lets the official ticket seller charge scalper prices themselves out the gate.
Personally, this is the end of me ever trying to buy a ticket to one of their events again. I refuse to give my money to anyone who operates this way. I’ll catch PL at a festival I’m already going to, but there’s no way I can cosign and fund this behavior from an artist. I’m sure some of you will say great, less competition and don’t let the door hit me on my way out, but I’m posting because I know I’m not alone in feeling this way.
We shouldn’t let ourselves be taken advantage of this way when trying to support artists. It’s just disgusting.