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News Date: 3/12/2009
Author: KFBB News Team
Source: KFBB
URL: http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/41186797.html

Cascade County Severs Ties with Ticketmaster Over Fees

Cascade County voted Thursday to send Ticketmaster packing.

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As the county transitions into taking over the fairgrounds from management company SMG, it also wanted to look into other ticketing companies. On Thursday morning, Cascade County commissioners approved a contract with VisionOne to provide ticketing services for events and concerts at the Expopark.

Cascade County Commissioner Joe Briggs says nthis move will save people about four dollars on a $27 ticket, compared with current prices.

Briggs adds, "VisionOne works very much like Ticketmaster in the sense that there's a website people go to and pick the tickets that they want off. But unlike Ticketmaster, we control what the upcharges are. Ticketmaster has a rather aggressive schedule of additional charges that they add to a ticket when they purchase online. As a result, the tickets end up very pricy."

VisionOne will begin selling tickets for Expopark events beginning
in April. The county will consider adding 24 hour ticket kiosks as well.