Two proposed class-action lawsuits have been filed against Ticket Master recently, as two seperate cases of “misconstruing” customers has led to users of Ticket Master seeking damages against the site, including actual and punitive damages, injunctive relief and attorneys’ fees.
The first case arose when a man from New Jersey who had attempted to purchase tickets to The Dead, but was redirected to TicketsNow, a secondary ticket seller subsdiary of Ticket master. However, the problem persisted as the man was charged $830 for four tickets, and was not aware of the face value of the tickets ($99) until they arrived in the mal. The man seeks action on behalf of Ticket Master users who were redirceted to TicketsNow from Ticket Master after January 15th.
“Within literally minutes of tickets going on sale by Ticketmaster, and often less than one minute later for high-demand events, those tickets are being offered for resale in the secondary market by TicketsNow at greatly inflated prices,” the suit says.
The second case occurred in Massachusetts when a man claimed Ticket Master and TicketsNow engaged in fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy and unjust enrichment, after the man had been redircted to TicketsNow in a similar fashion to that of the first case. This time it is alleged that the man had purchased two tickets from TicketsNow for $455.50, but later received an email stating he had purchased 9 tickets at a $90 face value, yet charged for $2,064.25.
The validity of these claims has yet to be established, however, we will update the story as news comes in.
Month: May 2009
Katy Perry extends tour
After a disappointing end to her tour in late April, after wildfires in California forced the singer to cancel her closing show in Sant Barbara, Katy Perry has announced she will return for a short second leg of her tour, adding eight dates that will be performed through July to September, the final show being on September 5 at the Bumbershoot Festival.
The singer, best known for her hit “I Kissed a Girl,” is currently about to start a short, four-day tour of Japan beginning on May 25 before heading to Europe for the next leg of her tour.
The opening concert of the extended North American Tour will take place on July 24 in New York, and close on September 5 in Seattle; the postponed show in Santa Barbara has been rescheduled for August 30.
North American Tour Dates
New York Katy Perry Tickets: Jul 24 – Rockefeller Center – New York, NY
Boston Katy Perry Tickets: Jul 25 – Agganis Arena – Boston, MA
Toronto Katy Perry Tickets: Jul 26 – The Molson Amphitheatre – Toronto, Ontario
New York Katy Perry Tickets: Jul 28 – Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY
Houston Katy Perry Tickets: Aug 2 – Verizon Wireless Theater – Houston, TX
Irvine Katy Perry Tickets: Aug 4 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Irvine, CA
Santa Barbara Katy Perry Tickets: Aug 30 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
Seattle Katy Perry Tickets: Sep 5 – Seattle Center – Seattle, WA
Blink 182: reunited and touring!
Blink 182 members Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis barker are set to tour over the course of this summer as they reunite nearly five years after splitting up, playing a total of 47 cities over the three month reunion tour. The tour begins July 24th in Las Vegas and continues to October 3 in Atlantic City, with an eight show stint in Canada through July and August.
Best known for their late-90’s hits such as “What’s My Age Again?,” “All The Small Things,” and “The Rock Show,” Blink 182 hasn’t actually released any new music since their self-titled album in 2003, but that isn’t stopping them from trying to give their fans an amazing experience: “After a four year break, we’re ready to get out on the road and play what we hope will be the most amazing tour of the season,” said Hoppus.
Not only has the band worked hard with promoters to ensure the Blink 182 tickets remain affordable, but the all-star lineup of bands touring with the trio will make every ticket worth the price of entry. Fans can expect sets from Weezer, Fall Out Boy, All American Rejects, Panic at the Disco, Taking Back Sunday, Asher Roth and Chester French, playing at selected stops on the tour.
Blink 182 Canadian Tour Dates
Vancouver Blink 182 Tickets: Tue, Jul 28 – General Motors Place – Vancouver, British Columbia
Calgary Blink 182 Tickets: Thu, Jul 30 – Pengrowth Saddledome – Calgary, Alberta
Edmonton Blink 182 Tickets: Fri, Jul 31 – Rexall Place – Edmonton, Alberta
Saskatoon Blink 182 Tickets: Sat, Aug 1 – Credit Union Centre – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Winnipeg Blink 182 Tickets: Sun, Aug 2 – MTS Centre – Winnipeg, Manitoba
Quebec City Blink 182 Tickets: Fri, Aug 7 – Quebec Colisee Pepsi – Quebec City, Quebec
Montreal Blink 182 Tickets: Sat, Aug 8 – Bell Centre – Montreal, Quebec
Toronto Blink 182 Tickets: Sun, Aug 23 – The Molson Amphitheatre – Toronto, Ontario
Fri, Jul 24 – The Joint – Las Vegas, NV
Tue, Aug 4 – Marcus Amphitheater – Milwaukee, WI
Thu, Aug 6 – Comcast Center – Mansfield, MA
Wed, Aug 12 – The Star Pavilion at Hersheypark Stadium – Hershey, PA
Thu, Aug 13 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
Fri, Aug 14 – Post-Gazette Pavilion – Burgettstown, PA
Sat, Aug 15 – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre – Tinley Park, IL
Sun, Aug 16 – Westfair Amphitheatre – Council Bluffs, IA
Tue, Aug 18 – Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, MN
Thu, Aug 20 – Verizon Wireless Music Center – Noblesville, IN
Fri, Aug 21 – Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center – Darien Center, NY
Sat, Aug 22 – DTE Energy Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI
Tue, Aug 25 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
Thu, Aug 27 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, NY
Fri, Aug 28 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
Sat, Aug 29 – New England Dodge Music Center – Hartford, CT
Sun, Aug 30 – TBD – Washington, DC
Mon, Aug 31 – Nikon Theater at Jones Beach – Wantagh, NY
Wed, Sep 2 – Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Thu, Sep 3 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis – Maryland Heights, MO
Fri, Sep 4 – Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone – Bonner Springs, KS
Sun, Sep 6 – Fiddlers Green Amphitheater – Englewood, CO
Mon, Sep 7 – David O. McKay Events Center – Orem, UT
Thu, Sep 10 – White River Amphitheatre – Auburn, WA
Sat, Sep 12 – Sleep Train Amphitheatre – Wheatland, CA
Sun, Sep 13 – Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
Mon, Sep 14 – Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
Wed, Sep 16 – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre – Chula Vista, CA
Thu, Sep 17 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Irvine, CA
Sat, Sep 19 – Tempe Beach Park – Tempe, AZ
Mon, Sep 21 – Journal Pavilion – Albuquerque, NM
Wed, Sep 23 – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, TX
Thu, Sep 24 – Superpages.com Center – Dallas, TX
Sat, Sep 26 – Cruzan Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL
Sun, Sep 27 – Ford Amphitheater at State Fairgrounds – Tampa, FL
Tue, Sep 29 – Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood – Atlanta, GA
Thu, Oct 1 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Charlotte, NC
Fri, Oct 2 – Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater – Virginia Beach, VA
Sat, Oct 3 – Borgata Events Center – Atlantic City, NJ
STT attends luncheon, "breaks through barriers"
Founder and CEO of ShowTimeTickets.com, Mario Livich, along with the Director of Marketing and Web Development, Serena Hillman, attended an industry luncheon yesterday afternoon to gain a better understanding of the possible uses of public relations and social media in preparation for the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics.
- Founder and CEO Mario Livich, with Betsy Cooper (left) and Marni Wedin (right) at the Media Madness luncheon
The event, “Media Madness: How to Break Through the Barriers,” was hosted by two experienced professionals: Betsy Cooper, a seasoned public relations professional who has worked on PR campaigns for the likes of Molson, Labatt and NFL Canada, and Marni Wedin, a long-time writer/producer who has written and produced over 1,000 hours of both studio and magazine-style programs.
Together they instructed guests on how to strategically plan their media campaigns to garner attention during the Olympics media blitz by pitching to the media, developing relationships, and using social media to break through!
Canucks out as Blackhawks move on
After a long and hardfought series, the Vancouver Canucks finally fell to the young and determined Chicago team that had been written off as an inexperienced group of kids since the start of the playoffs. Having beaten Calgary in the first round, Chicago began to turn heads, and continued to do so as they tied up the series with Vancouver on two occassions, in both the second and fourth games.
The Canucks went into this series as the favourites, despite showing signs of struggle against the Hawks in the opening game, then being shutdown 6-3 on home ice in the second game. But no matter how hard they tried, or which tactics they employed, the Canucks could not solve the Blackhawks and found themselves traling 3-2 in the series as they headed back to Chicago for Game 6.
It was a sea-saw battle for 53 minutes as both teams lost and regained the lead; a number of Vancouver’s fourth-liners stepped up to keep their team in the game, Shane O’Brien especially, having scored his first playoff goal in the second period to tie the game at three a piece.
Although the majority of the Canucks made their resence known in the United Center, one integral member of the team failed to live up to the standards of not only the fans, but himself as well. Roberto Luongo, for the first time as a Canuck, let in seven goals in one game, and had this to say after the game: “We had some chances early and I made some saves, but the rest of the way I didn’t help my teammates out,” continuing, “When you let in seven goals, I don’t think that’s a very good performance.”
While the loss can’t be placed entirely on Luongo’s shoulders, it was a dissappointing loss for the team and fans of Canadian hockey as the Canucks were the last of the Canadian teams to be eliminated from the tournament. Now fans must wait a grueling four months before they can see how this team will rebound.
Heaven and Hell close out the summer with tour
For the third summer in a row, Heaven and Hell, led by frontman and rock legend Ronnie James Dio, will be touring across North America, this time exclusively in the month of August. Dio, along with bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice, will be performing a total of 15 concerts during their month long tour, beginning in Vancouver, BC at the UBC Thunderbird Arena on August 7. Joining them on tour is opening act Coheed and Cambria, who will be playing at every stop except for the Seattle show on August 8th, which will be opened by Neurosis. Vancouver will be the only Canadian stop on this tour, much to the chagrin of other Canadian fans, but if you can, be sure to check out Heaven and Hell before their tour ends on August 28th in Boston.
Heaven and Hell North American Summer Tour Dates
Vancouver Heaven and hell Tickets: Fri, Aug 7 – UBC Thunderbird Arena – Vancouver, BC
Seattle Heaven and Hell Tickets: Sat, Aug 8 – WaMu Theater – Seattle, WA
San Jose heaven and Hell Tickets: Mon, Aug 10 – Event Ctr. At San Jose State Univ. – San Jose, CA
Los Angeles Heven and Hell Tickets: Tue, Aug 11 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Phoenix Heaven and Hell Tickets: Wed, Aug 12 – Dodge Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
Albuquerque Heaven and Hell Tickets: Fri, Aug 14 – Journal Pavilion – Albuquerque, NM
Morrison Heaven and Hell Tickets: Sat, Aug 15 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
Cincinnati Heaven and Hell Tickets: Tue, Aug 18 – PNC Pavilion At Riverbend – Cincinnati, OH
Chicago Heaven and Hell Tickets: Wed, Aug 19 – Charter One Pav. @ Northerly Isl. – Chicago, IL
Rochester Heaven and Hell Tickets: Fri, Aug 21 – Meadow Brook Music Festival – Rochester, MI
Cleveland Heaven and Hell Tickets: Sat, Aug 22 – The Nautica Pavilion – Cleveland, OH
Columbia Heaven and Hell Tickets: Sun, Aug 23 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD
New York Heaven and Hell Tickets: Tue, Aug 25 – WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
Wallingford Heaven and Hell Tickets: Thu, Aug 27 – Chevrolet Theatre – Wallingford, CT
Boston Heaven and Hell Tickets: Fri, Aug 28 – Bank Of America Pavilion – Boston, MA