I wish we could break up the monopoly of TicketMaster.

Just bought a ticket to the Easter Show. Required to change my password - no reason given. They push you hard to install their app, apparently oblivious to how much people distrust them. This might be linked to the lack of a printable ticket.

I got to the QR code* in the webpage and took a screenshot with my phone. The page happens to say "Screenshots will not get you in" which is kind of nuts as the screenshot is exactly the same as what the webpage looks like. So if the webpage will work, the screenshot should too?

It's getting awfully user hostile

* it's not a QR code - it's a PDF417, also called a 2D barcode.

@static Does anyone here know what became of the USA #TicketMaster monopoly lawsuit in 2024?

The thing I really, really resent is the per-ticket “processing fee”… for what, exactly?

(Same goes for ordinary movie tickets bought online too though. Hate it. At least the credit card surcharge will go away soon.)

@whybird Oh yeah - that "ticket processing fee" should definitely be illegal.