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No service charges for ACL
Austin-based C3 Presents has announced that it will no longer tack on service charges to ticket prices at the three major festivals it produces, including the Austin City Limits Music Festival Sept. 14- 16 in Zilker Park. “There is an expense to ticketing, but that will be figured into the ticket price,” said C3’s Charlie Walker. “But now there will be no surprises. If a show is advertised at $100, that’s what it will cost, not $114 after service charges.”
Walker said fans have long complained about hidden charges, which inspired the “no service charge” change, which will first go into effect at Lollapalooza Aug. 3-5 at Chicago’s Grant Park. Other promoters have suspended service and handling charges on occasional events, but Walker says he thinks this is the first time it’s become policy for festival promoters. The Lollapalooza lineup, announced Thursday, is headlined by Pearl Jam, Ben Harper, the Stooges, Muse, Modest Mouse and Daft Punk. Tickets are $195 for a three-day package.
The ACL Fest ticket price will be announced next week.
The third major festival being produced by C3 is the Big State Festival, featuring country acts to be named later, at College Station on Oct. 13 & 14.
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By Michael R M
April 13, 2007 10:28 PM | Link to this
The title of this article is misleading. There will STILL be service charges in the ticket cost. The fact that it’s not added to the back end when you make the purchase doesn’t mean the ticket price does not include a service charge. At least this new practice will be more truthful than it is currently.