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Ticketmaster operates as a comprehensive ticketing platform for live events. Founded in 1976, the company facilitates ticket sales for concerts, sports, theater and family events, offering digital ticketing, seat selection and resale options.

Pros
  • User-friendly ticket purchasing
  • Tickets to a wide variety of events available
  • Responsive customer service
  • Secure online transactions
Cons
  • High service fees
  • Technical issues during sales

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    Reviewed May 20, 2026

    I had posted a ticket for Bottleneck for resale on Ticketmaster Exchange in March. There was no movement on it, and then I received an email that my listing would expire a week later in May. On the expiration date, I requested my wristband be sent to me because I had a buyer. My ticket never appeared sold on the TM site, and I never received an email informing me it was sold. I checked spam as well.

    When I logged back into my account, it said the ticket had sold 2 days before the listing expired, and then it said I would receive payment by 5/10. The payment never happened and the listing had expired on 5/9, and so it appeared to me the ticket was not sold. That is why I sold it to someone else. I called regarding this and was told this situation would get escalated and that I would receive a call back 24-48 hours. Nobody called to discuss, and instead, they ignored me.

    Their listings are very misleading. There is a settled/expected payment line, but then no payment occurred by the expected date, yet they would not give me my ticket. THIS IS THEFT. When I contacted them again, the supposed customer service agent was rude and not helpful, and despite my request for another escalation, nothing happened. I've now another buyer, but TM won't release my ticket to give to them. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

    The unfortunate part: There are so many stories like this, TM has a 1-star review, yet they keep selling tickets as a big company, and all of us who work hard for our money are ultimately screwed anyway. The 1 star doesn't seem to matter and they know it. So basically this site is a place to share stories and experiences about TM's terrible, unfair, shady business practices, and thievery, but there is no resolution.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2026

    Ticketmaster sold me tickets for seats that didn’t exist for the Morgan Wallen concert in Gainesville Fl 5/15… We had to stand in the aisle after paying @ $1k. They refuse to refund any/all! Awful monopolistic company!!

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      Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaffResolution

      Reviewed May 14, 2026

      I wanted to share my recent experience with Ticketmaster’s customer service. While purchasing tickets is straightforward, finding support has been extremely difficult. I first attempted to resolve my issue via live chat with an agent named Joyce. She ended the session abruptly after I requested specific assistance rather than quoting articles I had already read. Phone line wait times exceed 30 minutes, and my previous emails have gone unanswered so far. Be aware that while the platform works well for standard transactions, their support staff is quite unhelpful and response times are very slow if you encounter a problem.

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      Reviewed May 11, 2026

      I bought four tickets for the Vegas Golden Knights’ first playoff game. I successfully completed payment and received a confirmation email; however, I never received the actual tickets. I called multiple times regarding the issue and was repeatedly told that the tickets would be transferred to AXS and that I would receive an email confirmation. During my final conversation with Ticketmaster before the game, I was informed that the tickets had not yet been transferred but should appear no later than one hour before game time.

      Unfortunately, the tickets were never transferred. I also contacted AXS directly, and they confirmed they had never received the tickets. Although I provided proof of payment and confirmation, they stated they could not issue the tickets unless Ticketmaster completed the transfer. By 6:00 p.m., one hour before the game, we still had not received the tickets. I attempted to contact Ticketmaster again, but customer service was already closed for the evening. As a result, I never received the tickets I had paid for and was forced to purchase four additional tickets at a significantly higher price for worse seats in order to attend the game.

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      PriceRates

      Reviewed May 6, 2026

      I have been a long time season ticket holder In Buffalo. Ticketmaster have been price gouging our fans to extremes the last few seasons. I went to purchase extra tickets for the upcoming playoff season and was allowed to buy up to three. They only gave me two after hitting purchase and was way over charged.

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      Reviewed May 5, 2026

      We got scammed by Ticketmaster. We bought 5 tickets end of Feb for Karan Aujla concert may 2 2026. Planned everything for my sister 50th birthday wish. I have the confirmed emails from ticketmaster also email day before saying your tickets are good to go tomorrow show. We show up on gate 8 to scan our tickets. Person told us someone already entered in on our tickets 20 mins ago. Sent us to ticket counter. Girl there name Sofia and her manager told us we can't do anything about it. Called the security and police on it to scare us off. After security said go back to gate 8 talk to supervisor there.

      We went back to supervisor and told her everything. We bought us back to Sofia ticket counter then took us to gate 7 where people scanned our tickets. Then she confirmed with her supervisor gate 7 about her seeing us entering through that gate and we didn't she said no she never saw us. Then she went back inside to check our seats who is sitting there.. She said there is people sitting there all ready and if we came late they be on our spot and we be inside.. Clearly said double sold our tickets and we got scammed. No one helped us. She gave me number to call her other manager. We did called left message no reply. Shame on ticketmaster playing scam with customers and taking their money and memories. Shame on you guys. We not gonna give up without our money back. Stay away from these scammers.

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      Reviewed April 30, 2026

      I was purchasing a CB tickets. For the December 5, 2026 date. I was in a pre-sale Q and I was finally my turn. I selected a section 17 of the Hard Rock Stadium. I purchased three tickets totaling around $1700. After I checked out it showed me that they gave me a completely different section. Shocked, I reached out and called immediately. I explained to them the situation, they told me they could not exchange the seats from what they gave me and the ones that I actually selected because what I purchased was apparently a VIP package even though they were the same exact price.

      I have been in constant communication with them via email. They told me that I had to wait until general admission was opened by the time that happened. Everything in section 17 was gone. They did that on purpose because they don’t care to make that exchange, we pay them a $300 service fee for them not to service us. You think you go to Ticketmaster because they’re a reputable name, but what they really do is just take your money and they don’t care about rectifying the technical issues that happened on their site. This has been reported by many other people.

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      Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsMaintenance

      Reviewed April 24, 2026

      I have been unable to have my payout for the tickets I sold for my event. It has been nearly two months and I am still not paid. The micro deposit verification does not work and the customer service request took an additional day longer than they said. I still have not been properly paid for the tickets that I sold. I will never use them again.

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      PriceRates

      Reviewed April 21, 2026

      Extremely over priced. And also too many extra fees. Oh and did I mention so many errors while trying to purchase tickets. Do better!

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      Reviewed April 15, 2026

      Terrible terrible terrible…went on Ticketmaster to sell a hockey ticket I bought and cannot use, their fees are criminal, Asked how much I wanted for ticket, to put in 400.00, then the readout said when sold it would pay me 327.00, when I went searching for the ticket online they also bumped up the ticket for another service fee of 72.00…so a 150.00 swing for ticketmaster, will never deal with them.

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      Ticketmaster author review by ConsumerAffairs Research Team

      Ticketmaster has been the go-to place to find great concert and event tickets for two decades now, and recently it joined with Live Nation to make the experience even better.

      • 3-day returns: Send your tickets back within three days of purchase (at least a week before the show) and get a full refund.

      • Resell marketplace: If you're too late for a refund, sell your tickets in the Ticketmaster fan-to-fan marketplace.

      • Mixed listings: Search this website for music, sports, theater, family events and VIP events.

      • Ticket deals: Search through the Deals page to find great offers on featured events.

      • Credit card payment: Ticketmaster accepts Visa, Mastercard, Diner's Club, Discover and American Express.

      The ConsumerAffairs Research Team believes everyone deserves to make smart decisions. We aim to provide readers with the most up-to-date information available about today's consumer products and services.

      Ticketmaster Company Information

      Company Name:
      Ticketmaster
      Year Founded:
      1976
      Address:
      9348 Civic Center Dr.
      City:
      Beverly Hills
      State/Province:
      CA
      Postal Code:
      90210
      Country:
      United States
      Website:
      www.ticketmaster.com