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I’ve gotta admit, I was a big fan of MMA before but since the launch of BattlePass my fandom has gone almost to the nuclear scale. So it was with great anticipation that I awaited this last weekend’s matchup between seasoned veteran Ken Shamrockand Internet phenom Kimbo Slice.
Only the fight didn’t happen. Hours before the fight Shamrock apparently suffered a cut and was not allowed to fight. his last minute replacement was a previously relatively unknown fighter named Seth Petruzelli.
Petruzeilli knocked him out in 14 seconds. Kimbo was supposed to be the best thing for MMA since, well, (forgive the pun here) sliced bread, but he suffered an embarrassing beatdown at the hands of a no-name. And now, there are allegations that the fight was supposed to be fixed. But before I get there, why don’t you watch the fight in it’s entirety? Seriously, it will only take 14 seconds. Go ahead.
Okay so Seth delivers a beatdown. But Seth isn’t used to the limelight. So naturally, when everyone and their mother wants to talk to the guy who beat Kimbo, our boy Seth tells too much:
“They didn’t want me to take him down, let’s just put it that way. It was worth my while to try to stand up and punch with him.”
Ouch. You can read the whole article here if you are interested, but this could be big trouble for ProElite. We’ll keep you posted. One of the great things about MMA is that to this point it has been about combat, performance, preparation, skill. this kind of shenanigan would put a black eye on the sport, but it would be nothing new. I mean, there have been empires (*cough cough WWE*) built on this type of tom-foolery. The BattlePass team will actually get to meet ProElite head of Operations Jeremy Lappen at Fight Promoter University V in November, so I’m anxious to get his take on this whole matter (away from what says to the media).
On a side note, I am now a HUGE fan of Gina Carano. Wowza.
*swoon*
Yesterday we continued our absolutely frenetic pace of innovation and released what I feel is probably the coolest TicketBiscuit enhancement since print at home tickets. It represents a HUGE step forward in ticketing, and will definitely help our clients sell more tickets.
You can now publish your events AUTOMATICALLY to Eventful.com
You may have remembered our tip on how to sell more tickets from a couple of weeks ago- when we introduced a lot of you to Eventful.com. For those of you who missed the post, Eventful.com is an event aggregator site- they maintain a comprehensive listing of local events in cities nationwide. It is a very cool service and as of last count had upwards of 7 million users.
Well, thanks to our team of super genius developers at TicketBiscuit, we’ve now made the process of adding your event to Eventful.com as easy as clicking a button.When you set up your event, it will be automatically populated to Eventful and kept up to date as you update it in TicketBiscuit.
Seven MILLION more sets of eyes. Zero additional effort.
We’ve got more innovations like this in the pipe coming your way soon, all geared toward helping you have more successful events and helping you sell more tickets. If you have ideas or enhancements that you feel would be useful to your business, we’d love to hear them. Just drop us a line and let us know.
Last week we added a couple of clients that I’m pretty thrilled to have on board.
Jackopierce
Jackopierce is an acoustic rock band. Jack O’Neill and Cary Pierce formed the group in 1988 and they released six albums up through 1997. These guys were really popular when I was in college, and they even came to the BSC campus once and played a live set (they are GREAT live). After a decade long split, the band recently reunited and are touring again – you can catch the dates on their website.
Jackopierce is putting together a limited access show at the Star Hill Ranch in Texas for May of next year, and they chose the Biscuit to ticket the event. If you’re going to be in or around the Texas Hill Country in mid-May of next year, this should be very cool- stay tuned to www.jackopierce.com for details.
Roy Englebrecht
Roy Englebrecht is owner of Roy Englebrecht Promotions, California’s third largest boxing promotions company, and Roy Englebrecht Events. Roy has managed one of the most successful professional boxing shows, the Battle in the Ballroom, for 22 consecutive years. Jeff and I flew out to Orange County in early September to meet with Roy and discuss ticketing his events with BattlePass. Last week, we inked the deal – BattlePass will be the official ticketing company of the Battle of the Ballroom series for 2009, and we will be the official ticketing company of Roy’s Fight Promoter University. This is a huge step for us and looks to be a promising relationship. Check out the Battle in the Ballroom site.
Having proven talent and legendary industry players like Jackopierce and Roy Englebrecht seek us out and choose us to do business with is a great feeling of validation. It shows that our efforts are paying off, and TicketBiscuit is emerging as the premier choice in ticketing. Welcome to the family, guys!
TicketAlert – Ticketmaster Keeps Order Processing Fees on Cancelled Events!
October 19, 2008 in Commentary, Musings, ticketing news | Tags: Frank Caliendo, Order Processing Fees, ticketmaster | by jburdett | 2 comments
Ticketmaster never ceases to amaze me. I bought tix to Frank Caliendo’s show in Birmingham and it was cancelled. On Friday, I received this email from Ticketmaster:
Hello, this is Ticketmaster Customer Service with an important alert for your upcoming event. Frank Caliendo, scheduled at BJCC Concert Hall on Friday, October 24, 2008, at 8:00PM, has been cancelled.
Your credit card will automatically be credited the ticket price and convenience charges, and should post to your account within 7 to 10 business days. Please note, the $3.20 per order processing fee and any ticketFast or UPS delivery charges are non-refundable.
If you have any questions, please contact us online at:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/h/asktm.html
Thank you for using Ticketmaster. We appreciate your business!
I love the last line: We appreciate your business! What service did they provide me? In my opinion, they just stole $3.20 from me and provided no service at all. Glad to see I’ll get my money back so quickly as well (note the sarcasm).
I know this isn’t news to many of you and I’m sorry you have to put up with it. There is something you can do about it. Stop going to events where Ticketmaster is the ticketing vendor and encourage your favorite venues, promoters, and artists to sign up with the Biscuit.
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