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Dearer ticket fears if merger agreed
Posted by admin in Ticket News on October 9, 2009
Millions of music fans may face dearer concert tickets if a proposed mega-merger between two of the music worlds super powers gets the go ahead.
Watchdogs have expressed grave concerns about the tie-up between booking agency Ticketmaster and promoter Live Nation. Fears are that already expensive ticket prices for events such as X Factor, Cold Play, Britney Spears and Take That will increase further.
The Competition Commission wants to scupper the £500million deal but admits that It’s powerless as both businesses are US based. Although the Competition Commission cannot block the deal it claims that options remain to limit the powers of a newly merged super company here in the UK.
One option under consideration is to force bosses to split or sell UK arms of the business or make gig tickets available through rival companies.
Current estimates show that Ticketmaster holds around 50% of the UK’s concert and gig ticket market, with nearest rival See Tickets at about 20%.
Do you think that this merger should be allowed? Will it effect you and your willingness to buy tickets if prices were to increase? Let us know what you think.
Need to sell or buy gig or concert tickets ?
Posted by Darren in Festivals and Concerts, Gigs Concerts & Tours, Ticket News on September 18, 2008
Do you have some tickets for an event that you’re no longer able to attend ? Or maybe you need to get your hands on a ticket for that sold out gig, concert or live music event that you so desperatly want to attend ? Well maybe the answer is to visit MyTicketMarket.com the online ticket marketplace where music fans can sell and buy concert tickets.
You get access to the largest guaranteed database of sold out concert tickets. It’s also a safer option than using eBay and other online ticket companies as all transactions are 100% guaranteed. They offer Royal Mail, FedEx or UPS tracking, managed logistics, and live customer service. MyTicketMarket provide a safe, easy, and convenient method of purchasing gig, concert and live music event tickets 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
In addition to the great ‘My ticket Market’ service, if you want to search for all the latest and greatest gig and concert information where you live and buy tickets online, why not use the Mrgig venue and performer search.