Last Friday (7th March 2008) I attended the Sean Kingston "concert" at One World in Parramatta with two of my friends. The Ticketek website and the ticket both stated that the performance would start at 10:30pm and finish at 12am.
At approximately 10:40pm we were informed that Sean Kingston was running a little late, but that he would arrive soon, so I (and the rest of the audience) continued to wait. At 11:30pm we were once again informed that he was running late but that he was on his way. At that stage - I would have been quite content to leave, as no one should be expected to wait that long. However, having paid $56.70 for the ticket I was determined to see something.
At approximately 12:05am Sean Kingston arrived. After playing for 20 minutes, he said "Thank you all for coming" and left the stage. As the ticket advertised an hour and a half performance, he should have been on stage until at least 1:30am. If he had no intention of playing for that amount of time - the ticket should not have advertised it as such, as the audience purchased the ticket believing they were paying $56.70 for a 90 minute show. I see this as false advertisement.
Not only that, but at no point during the performance was an apology made to the audience for making us wait for over and hour and a half. There was also no apology for the very brief appearance.
It appeared to me and many others that I spoke to on the night that this was a pretext to keep ticket holders buying drinks. Unfortunately I think most who attended will not be regular customers at One World in the future. I feel it has damaged the venue's reputation.
To say that I am disappointed is an understatement. If a reason had been given for the delay and Sean Kingston had played for the promised ninety minutes, I doubt I'd be writing to you. As it is, waiting for 90 minutes for a 20 minute show is ridiculous for $56.70. Overall this was an extemely unprofessional event that left the impression of exploitation. It was neither a performance nor a concert, possibly it could be described as a fleeting appearance.
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Absolute Rip Off
Last Friday (7th March 2008) I attended the Sean Kingston "concert" at One World in Parramatta with two of my friends. The Ticketek website and the ticket both stated that the performance would start at 10:30pm and finish at 12am.
At approximately 10:40pm we were informed that Sean Kingston was running a little late, but that he would arrive soon, so I (and the rest of the audience) continued to wait. At 11:30pm we were once again informed that he was running late but that he was on his way. At that stage - I would have been quite content to leave, as no one should be expected to wait that long. However, having paid $56.70 for the ticket I was determined to see something.
At approximately 12:05am Sean Kingston arrived. After playing for 20 minutes, he said "Thank you all for coming" and left the stage. As the ticket advertised an hour and a half performance, he should have been on stage until at least 1:30am. If he had no intention of playing for that amount of time - the ticket should not have advertised it as such, as the audience purchased the ticket believing they were paying $56.70 for a 90 minute show. I see this as false advertisement.
Not only that, but at no point during the performance was an apology made to the audience for making us wait for over and hour and a half. There was also no apology for the very brief appearance.
It appeared to me and many others that I spoke to on the night that this was a pretext to keep ticket holders buying drinks. Unfortunately I think most who attended will not be regular customers at One World in the future. I feel it has damaged the venue's reputation.
To say that I am disappointed is an understatement. If a reason had been given for the delay and Sean Kingston had played for the promised ninety minutes, I doubt I'd be writing to you. As it is, waiting for 90 minutes for a 20 minute show is ridiculous for $56.70. Overall this was an extemely unprofessional event that left the impression of exploitation. It was neither a performance nor a concert, possibly it could be described as a fleeting appearance.