The best part is I thought it was a ripoff with unlimited drinks, I'm SO glad now.

All over the internet Insomniac is getting backlash for this bullshit. If they want EDC, and more importantly their company, to remain where it is today, they better change the fucken limit back to open bar. The entire facebook page is filled with rage over the limit. The whole point of VIP is the open bar, I bought a ticket with the website claiming open bar. If this was a car, I'd be suing Insomniac right now.

Complain to [email protected]

If we get enough complaints, I'm sure they will change their bullshit policy. Otherwise, there is one person on this board who I will continue not to trust

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Originally posted by DaveT Not sure if you have to pay a conveniece fee for EDC if you pick up the ticket at a remote ticket location (ie. a store), but I've def had to pay for them in the past for other events. I think the store has to add it on to make any money...probably just how they make any profit off of it in those cases. So yeah, be sure to call! Hopefully there's none for EDC tix. The venue's box office is usually where there's no service fee. Butit's usuaully not convenient to get to them. :-p

For those who still care about this (I don't, but I like to inform!), the EDC website (in development) says, "Tickets with no service charge are available in downtown Los Angeles at the Sports Arena box office, located at 3939 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA 90037."

To me, that makes it sound like the remote ticket locations do have convenience fees.

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Originally posted by DaveT For those who still care about this (I don't, but I like to inform!), the EDC website (in development) says, "Tickets with no service charge are available in downtown Los Angeles at the Sports Arena box office, located at 3939 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90037." To me, that makes it sound like the remote ticket locations do have convenience fees.

I was just about to post this! thanks!

The VIP tix for LovEvolution 2009 came with 2-3 free drink tickets, so it does vary by event. I do agree that selling a ticket without explaining what's offered isn't a good thing to do, however.

Absent any information otherwise, I think most people would assume that this year's VIP would be same as last year's. Personally, I would prefer that they pour a decent quality vodka and have a limit on the drinks rather than serve that Russian Standard sh*t again, which by any other name is poison!



Also, I would be dead after drinking 7 vodka drinks, although I know everybody's different.

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so, Armin event at Calgary on June 27th is sold out and people want 100 bucks on craiglist for tix so screw them, hmm googled around and then I went to his website and saw that he will be playing at EDC, then I saw the line up

ARMIN VAN BUUREN
ABOVE & BEYOND
LAIDBACK LUKE
GARETH EMERY
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE
SIMON PATTERSON
SEAN TYAS

OK, BRB picking my jaw

all of this for only 75 bucks





I am in in in w00t gonna make a trip to LA again in glorious sunshine this time (Jan 2010 was a bad time to travel to LA )

too bad the Above & Beyond show at Calgary ends at 2:30am on Friday and I don't think I have enough time&energy to pull so probably have to skip that one :'(

Be ready for the shock of your life when you see the (candy kids) rave scene here. Everyone who comes from the east coast, north or south, is always shellshocked by how young and how vibrant (exposed?) and PLLLUUURRRFUL all the young ones are. :-p

the more I think about it, the more I think that what insomniac did was probably illegal

If Insomniac made a change and offered to refund (including any convenience fee) tickets purchased prior to so-and-so date (basically the date the site is launched) because of the change, then it probably wouldn't get far in any type of court because they are at least trying to make good. I've seen enough court shows on TV to know that them at least trying to show they are making good goes a long way, lol!

If they wanted to play it even safer, they could either setup a system where if someone wanted to exchange for a GA ticket (and get the difference as a refund) rather than a full refund, they could do so where the cost of the GA ticket was the price it was either when tickets were first sold or at least at the cost they were at the time the VIP tickets were first bought.

BTW, this is all hypothetical. If nothing is offered, I'd still be shocked if much is done. 99.9% of people will complain but do nothing more.

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Originally posted by DaveT If Insomniac made a change and offered to refund (including any convenience fee) tickets purchased prior to so-and-so date (basically the date the site is launched) because of the change, then it probably wouldn't get far in any type of court because they are at least trying to make good. I've seen enough court shows on TV to know that them at least trying to show they are making good goes a long way, lol! If they wanted to play it even safer, they could either setup a system where if someone wanted to exchange for a GA ticket (and get the difference as a refund) rather than a full refund, they could do so where the cost of the GA ticket was the price it was either when tickets were first sold or at least at the cost they were at the time the VIP tickets were first bought. BTW, this is all hypothetical. If nothing is offered, I'd still be shocked if much is done. 99.9% of people will complain but do nothing more.

i agree with this. offer the refund or change it back to open bar, preferably the latter. can't really offer a service and then change it after its been purchased (unless there are some legal reasons behind it).

*tip* it would be nice to have an explanation or best yet, an apology.

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i have tried the vip tix at past insominac events and never doing it again.

to get a f'ing drink, you have to wait 30 to 45 mins to get one freakin drink. last time we had vip, we ended up going out of the vip area to buy drinks cause there were no lines at the non-vip bars.

if you are buying the vip tix for open bar/drinks, then its not worth it. take my word for it.

i think vip tix are good if you like the freedom to roam wherever you choose and to be in areas where everyone is at least over 21. but other than that, i always found myself in the middle of the dance areas (where its most fun) - so vip is def not worth it, imo.