Live Nation: Sorry, No More $10 Ticket Deals at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel
Instead, Groupon deals and bulk discounts available.
Don't expect $10 tickets at the PNC Bank Arts Center shows this summer, says LiveNation VP of Marketing Jim Steen. Last year, LiveNation proffered 40,000 seats, or ten percent of its inventory, to ticket buyers as a sweet deal in tough economic times, said Steen. On certain Wednesdays, the queue could grow a couple hundred people at the box office, he said. But this year management did not renew the offer. "There's a reality of doing business in New Jersey, and things cost money," said Steen. "Artists' fees are not going down." Instead, Live Nation will provide Groupon discount deals to 75 percent of its shows and continue the "Family Four-Pack," the buy three-get-one-free lawn seat deal. The anticipation of $10 ticket sales proved to …
