So, You Buy Tickets to a Mickey Dolenz Concert; Naturally You Demand Your Money Back - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 09-10-2009, 10:26 PM

Local music fan Chris Stout, 25, thought it odd that one of his favorite pop-punk groups of the '90s, the Teen Idols, was scheduled to perform Oct. 9 at Grand Casino in Onamia, Minn., but that's what he saw on Ticketmaster.com. The site even posted the Chicago band's bio next to the date.

So you can imagine Stout's surprise when he got his tickets in the mail with these names posted on them: Mickey Dolenz, Peter Noone and Mark Lindsay, performers closer to their 90s than they are the 1990s. Turns out, Ticketmaster mistook the pop-punkers for the pop-geezers from the Monkees, Herman's Hermits and Paul Revere & the Raiders, respectively, who are touring together on the so-called "Teen Idols Tour." Wait, wasn't Davy the idol in the Monkees?

Anyway, Stout said he was brushed off once by Grand Casino and three times by Ticketmaster's customer service center -- you know, the company that charged him $13 in "convenience" fees -- before he was finally offered a refund. But the Ticketmaster.com listing still did not get fixed until the Star Tribune called a couple days later (and then it was fixed within an hour or two). A Ticketmaster publicist called the "Idols" confusion "an easy human mistake" and then sent out an e-mail to all ticketholders with the correction and refund details. Stout got all his money back, plus a Ticketmaster gift card, but he remains annoyed.

"It was pretty ridiculous of them not to admit they made a mistake even after stating and repeating my case numerous times," he said. Had he not gotten his money back, he added, "My mom saw the casino ad for the real 'Teen Idols' show the day after I got my tickets. She at least knew who those three guys were."

http://www.startribune.com/entertain...aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ

Marvo301 · 09-10-2009, 10:48 PM

Personally I'd rather see Mickey Dolenz, Peter Noone, and Mark Lindsay anyway!

catlover79 · 09-10-2009, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

Personally I'd rather see Mickey Dolenz, Peter Noone, and Mark Lindsay anyway!

So would I! Could Davy Jones and Michael Nesmith be too far behind??

Marvo301 · 09-10-2009, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

So would I! Could Davy Jones and Michael Nesmith be too far behind??

What? No mention for Peter Tork? Poor Peter!

catlover79 · 09-10-2009, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

What? No mention for Peter Tork? Poor Peter!

How could I have forgotten Peter??

Of course, he'd be there, too!!

MickeyMac · 09-11-2009, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

Personally I'd rather see Mickey Dolenz, Peter Noone, and Mark Lindsay anyway!

Same here

MickeyMac · 09-11-2009, 12:29 PM

As long as Michael Nesmith has the money from his mother's inheritance. He probably wont be doing too many shows.

robyrob · 09-11-2009, 12:53 PM

i hate ticket master with a passion - they have an unfair monopoly so they can do whatever they want.

09-10-2009, 10:26 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	So, You Buy Tickets to a Mickey Dolenz Concert; Naturally You Demand Your Money Back Local music fan Chris Stout, 25, thought it odd that one of his favorite pop-punk groups of the '90s, the Teen Idols, was scheduled to perform Oct. 9 at Grand Casino in Onamia, Minn., but that's what he saw on Ticketmaster.com. The site even posted the Chicago band's bio next to the date. So you can imagine Stout's surprise when he got his tickets in the mail with these names posted on them: Mickey Dolenz, Peter Noone and Mark Lindsay, performers closer to their 90s than they are the 1990s. Turns out, Ticketmaster mistook the pop-punkers for the pop-geezers from the Monkees, Herman's Hermits and Paul Revere & the Raiders, respectively, who are touring together on the so-called "Teen Idols Tour." Wait, wasn't Davy the idol in the Monkees? Anyway, Stout said he was brushed off once by Grand Casino and three times by Ticketmaster's customer service center -- you know, the company that charged him $13 in "convenience" fees -- before he was finally offered a refund. But the Ticketmaster.com listing still did not get fixed until the Star Tribune called a couple days later (and then it was fixed within an hour or two). A Ticketmaster publicist called the "Idols" confusion "an easy human mistake" and then sent out an e-mail to all ticketholders with the correction and refund details. Stout got all his money back, plus a Ticketmaster gift card, but he remains annoyed. "It was pretty ridiculous of them not to admit they made a mistake even after stating and repeating my case numerous times," he said. Had he not gotten his money back, he added, "My mom saw the casino ad for the real 'Teen Idols' show the day after I got my tickets. She at least knew who those three guys were." http://www.startribune.com/entertain...aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ
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09-10-2009, 10:48 PM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,456	Personally I'd rather see Mickey Dolenz, Peter Noone, and Mark Lindsay anyway!
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09-11-2009, 12:53 PM	#8
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,194	i hate ticket master with a passion - they have an unfair monopoly so they can do whatever they want.
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09-11-2009, 12:29 PM	#7
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	As long as Michael Nesmith has the money from his mother's inheritance. He probably wont be doing too many shows.