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So today I bit the bullet and forked out $95 to join Ticketek’s new Privilege Club.
I must admit, with the price of concert tickets being what they are I wasn’t keen to shell out another hundred to join. But in recent times it’s become increasingly more difficult to nab the good concert tickets before the scalpers, so I figured I’d see how this serves me.
The $95 yearly fee promises plenty, but only time will tell whether it’s worthwhile. The lure of premium seats is especially enticing. I’ll also be keen to see whether the privilege club presales are better than your average Ticketek ones, and whether we’re treated better than fan club members.
I must say I’m not sure I’ll really use the waitlist, since my finger tends to be pretty much on the pulse when it comes to concert tickets anyway. But it is interesting to see which acts are rumored to be heading our way soon.
I’m not sure whether I’ll find value in the special packages either. The ones currently on sale don’t really do a lot for me, but you never know what will crop up in the next year.
The promise of news on extra tickets for sold out shows might be nice if I can’t secure them the first time around. Although if I still can’t get tickets this way, I might have to give up on the club I think!
The biggest sweetener though is the $50 Cellarmasters voucher Ticketek is offering for all new members joining before June 16. If this ends up being a waste of money at least I can drown my sorrows with some good grog!
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I bit the bullet some time ago and joined Privilege club and would like to share I feel that the club is brilliant and worth the money. The privilege club presales are much better than the ” everyone gets one” Ticketek presales, I even had sucess in getting hold of the Sold out Red Hot Chilli Pepper tickets!!! So that in its self was worth forking out the $95 fee. Pitty i missed out on my cellarmasters voucher.
Thanks for weighing in Kylie. It’s very reassuring to hear you’ve found the club so worthwhile. I was just sick of logging on at 9 am and still being offered seats towards the back of a theatre! This was the case with Bon Jovi and the first Michael Buble gig … I was lucky to find a friend with a spare Bon Jovi ticket and to get decent tickets for the second Buble gig. But it just blows my mind how quickly tickets go these days, not to mention how quickly they end up on eBay. If I can avoid these experiences the Ticketek club will definitely be $95 well spent. That’s a real shame about the Cellarmasters voucher though!