Baltimore’s spending board is expected on Wednesday to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the city-owned Royal Farms Arena charged concertgoers unlawful ticket fees. The proposed $420,000 cash settlement would end a two-year fight over the suit brought by John G. Bourgeois of Perry Hall. Bourgeois alleged that the city received illegal “user” or “convenience” fees from tickets sold through …
It was a music lover’s dream come true last week when popular event ticket distributor Ticketmaster shelled out thousands of discounts and vouchers for free concert tickets. Far from a generous giveaway, the …
San Francisco Giants pitcher Jake Peavy is among the athletes who were defrauded by investment adviser Ash Narayan, the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges in a lawsuit. Documents unsealed in federal court in Dallas indicate Peavy, Denver Broncos quarterback Mark Sanchez and former MLB pitcher Roy Oswalt were defrauded of around $30 million. Bloomberg News reported the SEC says Narayan …
Update: The list of available concerts has been reduced significantly. If you have an account with Ticketmaster, there’s a chance you could be receiving some concert goodies from the ticketing outlet. Thanks to a Ticketmaster settlement over ticketing fees, concertgoers who bought tickets using the service from Oct. 21, 1999, through Feb. 23, 2013, may be eligible for something.
I have six vouchers for pairs of general admission concert tickets, a payout from the class action lawsuit Schlesinger vs. Ticketmaster. They are sitting inside my Ticketmaster account, waiting to be used before their 2020 expiration date. They might be waiting for a long time.