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Avoiding booking fees on music tickets

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  • 16-07-2011 2:15pm
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    compsys
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    Sorry If this isn't the correct place to post but as the title thread suggests, how cab you avoid paying the €5=6 or so booking fees on most concert tickets?

    I wanna go see too man DJs in Marlay park and also Blondie in the Olympia.

    If I just bought the Blondie tickets straight form the Olympia box office would I be charged the fee?


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    Skid
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    compsys wrote: »
    Sorry If this isn't the correct place to post but as the title thread suggests, how cab you avoid paying the €5=6 or so booking fees on most concert tickets?

    I wanna go see too man DJs in Marlay park and also Blondie in the Olympia.

    If I just bought the Blondie tickets straight form the Olympia box office would I be charged the fee?

    If you buy them from the Ticketmaster booth in St Stephens Green Shopping Centre (Cash or Laser), you won't have to pay any additional booking fee or service charge.

    I think it's the same if you buy from The Olympia Box Office, but you wouldn't be able to buy tickets for The Marlay Park concert there.


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    dudara
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    Moved to Gigs & Events

    dudara


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    uncle ernie
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    buy them from soundcellar on nassau st. and bypass ticketbastard altogether. soundcellar just add on a one euro handling fee. and theyre sound.


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    Skid
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    uncle ernie wrote: »
    buy them from soundcellar on nassau st. and bypass ticketbastard altogether. soundcellar just add on a one euro handling fee. and theyre sound.

    But they are more expensive than the Ticketmaster booth up the road?


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    uncle ernie
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭uncle ernie


    really? i always thought soundcellar and tickets.ie were cheaper to buy from than ticketmaster outlets

    maybe someone else can verify it but im nearly certain this is the case


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    Skid
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    uncle ernie wrote: »
    really? i always thought soundcellar and tickets.ie were cheaper to buy from than ticketmaster outlets

    maybe someone else can verify it but im nearly certain this is the case

    I could be wrong,

    Maybe tickets.ie/Soundcellar are cheaper, but I'm not sure if they sell tickets for all gigs (at the moment)

    As you say, maybe someone else will know for certain.


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    rubadub
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    uncle ernie wrote: »
    really? i always thought soundcellar and tickets.ie were cheaper to buy from than ticketmaster outlets
    They are cheaper unless you are paying cash/laser at those particular ticketmaster booth(s?) -in which case there is no fee. Soundcellar will charge an additional fee, if you collect at the boxoffice using tickets.ie then there is no fee -so its the same price as buying at the booth.

    I think if you buy at the olympia box office there will be an additional charge.


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    Just Like Heaven
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    I think the Max booking fee for a ticketmaster outlet is 2.15, compared to like 7 euro online. So those are your best bet really.

    Also I think Blondie in the olympia is sold out :o

    http://mcd.ie/home/fn.php?c=2623121&ar=blondie&cat=all


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    compsys
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    Nooooooo!


    :(


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    honru
    Registered Users Posts: 4,585 ✭✭✭honru


    There is no booking fee charged when purchased at the Olympia box office... this was something I was completely unaware of when I bought my ticket to Sisters of Mercy there a week or two ago.


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    uncle ernie
    Registered Users Posts: 405 ✭✭uncle ernie


    compsys keep an eye out on this site, i reckon you'll get tickets no problem

    http://www.toutless.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12062


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    blastman
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    I saved the guts of seven Euro on Friday buying two tickets for two different gigs at a ticketbastard outlet (Elvery's) rather than online. That still included a fee of just over two Euro on each ticket. It's a bit more reasonable than the €6+ I would have paid on one of the tickets online, mind you.


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