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Behind the music: What's in a booking fee?

Despite the best efforts of Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen, Ticketmaster still rakes in millions in 'service fees' for concert tickets – but where does all the money go?On 3 June, concert promoter Live Nation dropped the service fee on more than 5m concert tickets in a drive they call – funnily enough – "No Service Fee Wednesdays". Concerts included in the deal are Nickelback, Nine Inch Nails, Coldplay, the Killers and Depeche Mode. But don't all run to your computer or nea...

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09:06 on June 15 2009

Behind the music: What's in a booking fee?

Guardian Music — Despite the best efforts of Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen, Ticketmaster still rakes in millions in 'service fees' for concert tickets – but where does all the mo... more info
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