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What's up today · by Omar Hassan · 2026-10-21

Live Nation is trending — anyone else just get burned on fees?

Live Nation is among today's top searches in the US, with ongoing fallout around the antitrust case and fresh ticket drops. What's the worst fee breakdown you've seen at checkout?

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Rafael Almeida · 9 likes

\$89 ticket, \$34 in 'service fees' and \$6 'facility fee'. the facility is a stadium i also paid parking for

Angel Reyes · 9 likes

the facility fee for the facility i am paying to enter, love it

Angel Reyes · 9 likes

dont forget the \$4 'order processing' fee for clicking a button

Priya Nair · 8 likes

just go to small venue shows, cheaper, better sound, and the artists actually get money

Midnight Rider · 6 likes

small venues are where the magic happens anyway

Priya Nair · 6 likes

i paid \$12 in fees for a FREE event once. FREE

Sebastián Rojas · 8 likes

thats art at this point

Angel Reyes · 4 likes

all in pricing law helped a little, at least you see the total upfront now

Priya Nair · 1 likes

seeing the robbery upfront is still robbery lol

Danylo Kovalenko · 4 likes

dynamic pricing is the real villain. \$450 for nosebleeds because 'demand'

Sebastián Rojas · 0 likes

airline pricing for concerts, what a time

Angel Reyes · 0 likes

the DOJ case has been going forever. is anything actually going to happen?

Danylo Kovalenko · 4 likes

trial is moving, but a breakup is years away if ever