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So last week I blogged about a band I heard about, Imagine Dragons, and how their concert in Houston was happening on February the 12th.
Well I decided to look for tickets and of course they were sold out online, next thing I did was look on Craigslist and not only there were no tickets for sale, but there were adds of people wanting tickets and willing to pay 3-4 times the face value which was $20 dollars.
With no success from my usual resources, I went on and tried official resale websites like stubhub.com and ticketsliquidator.com, and I found the tickets, actually many of them, but the prices were ridiculous. Tickets that would normally sell for $20 dollars, were starting at $120 and going up to $400.
Frustrated with my lack of success, I decided to listen to the radio and see if they were giving away tickets. That's how I came across Mix 96.5, a great radio station btw, who happen to have a Live Lounge session with Imagine Dragons and were giving away tickets.
Spent my whole Monday listening to the radio and trying to answer some of their questions, but again that wasn't enough.
I've never really had to go through all this to get tickets, but I thought it would be a good experience, specially since I see all those people that go the extra mile to be able to see their favorite artists.
In conclusion, I totally hate scalpers and the fact that they try to rip-off people that actually want to watch the concert. I'm still going to the concert and I'll try to see if anyone has an extra ticket for sale at a decent price, which usually happens at concerts that I've been too.
I'm sure at least a few of you had to deal with scalpers or online websites to buy tickets for an event you've wanted to go, how was that experience? If I make it to the concert I'll post some photos and videos.
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