LCD Soundsystem rants at scalpers

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  • feather
    Shanghai ooompa loompa
    • Jul 2004
    • 20895

    LCD Soundsystem rants at scalpers

    this here is just to say that we were more than taken aback and surprised about the speed of ticket sales for the april 2nd msg gig, as well as the effectiveness of scalper pieces of fucking shit at getting their hands on said tickets before fans could, and it’s knocked us on our asses…
    no—we didn’t have a smart paperless ticketing system in place, and no—we didn’t have the pre-sale worked out very well, but this is simply because we’ve never sold anything out so quickly in our lives, and certainly never sold out anything as big as msg…
    we tried calling our lawyer about the ticket scalping. “it’s legal”. No joke. It’s fucking legal. I tramped around with friends and band getting insane. I wanted to buy some expensive tickets and then track the seller down to beat him….
    So to the point. You can’t make everyone happy, and i’m sure this will wind someone up somewhere….
    We’re going to play 4 shows at terminal 5 in nyc leading up to the msg show, and they will include most if not all of the songs we play at msg… obviously we’re going to look seriously at the way we sell these tickets. Not “paperless, (i’ve been advised that the “paperless” thing is apparently now illegal in ny… seriously—don’t ask me) but there are some ideas floating around that could be just as effective (though it’ll take a minute to get folks in the door.)…
    oh—and a small thing to scalpers: “it’s legal” is what people say when they don’t have ethics. The law is there to set the limit of what is punishable (aka where the state needs to intervene) but we are supposed to have ethics, and that should be the primary guiding force in our actions, you fucking fuck.
    And to everyone else: Thank you. You rule. Don’t let the shitbags win.
    I feel like conan o’brien.
    -james
    :d

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  • DIDI
    Aussie Pest
    • Nov 2004
    • 16844

    #2
    Re: LCD Soundsystem rants at scalpers

    Originally posted by TheVrk
    it IS incredible isn't it??
    STILL pumpin out great set after great set...never cheesed out, never sold out, never lost his touch..
    Simply does not get any better than Hernan
    The 'club spirit' is in the soul. It Never Dies

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    • Shpira
      Angry Boy Child
      • Oct 2006
      • 4969

      #3
      Re: LCD Soundsystem rants at scalpers

      ??? Am i the only one who feels that this was a bit of a self indulgent rant?

      oh—and a small thing to scalpers: “it’s legal” is what people say when they don’t have ethics. The law is there to set the limit of what is punishable (aka where the state needs to intervene) but we are supposed to have ethics, and that should be the primary guiding force in our actions, you fucking fuck.
      The Idiots ARE Winning.


      "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect."
      Mark Twain

      SOBRIETY MIX

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      • DIDI
        Aussie Pest
        • Nov 2004
        • 16844

        #4
        Re: LCD Soundsystem rants at scalpers

        ^^^ Yep !! Seriously, I see your point but I'm still glad that it was said
        Originally posted by TheVrk
        it IS incredible isn't it??
        STILL pumpin out great set after great set...never cheesed out, never sold out, never lost his touch..
        Simply does not get any better than Hernan
        The 'club spirit' is in the soul. It Never Dies

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        • Shpira
          Angry Boy Child
          • Oct 2006
          • 4969

          #5
          Re: LCD Soundsystem rants at scalpers

          I am all against scalpers but not because of "ethics" ...lol
          I am against bad doctors, corrupt politicians or late abortions because of my ethics...but I don't think scalping tickets is "unethical"...its just like any other "job" that creates no real value.... I wonder how he feels about drug dealers lol
          The Idiots ARE Winning.


          "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect."
          Mark Twain

          SOBRIETY MIX

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          • chunky
            Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
            • Jan 2006
            • 10551

            #6
            Re: LCD Soundsystem rants at scalpers

            They counld always change the venue to a larger one
            Originally posted by res0nat0r
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            • res0nat0r
              Someone MARRY ME!! LOL
              • May 2006
              • 14475

              #7
              Re: LCD Soundsystem rants at scalpers

              Scalpers suck. Really I don't think there is any way around it, and since artists are relying more and more on live shows + merch to make their living vs cd sales its not going to get any better. I know I already have tickets for a few shows this summer and tix never are getting any cheaper which is no good.

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